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EU, US prosecutors step up cooperation in fight against environmental crime
Specialised public prosecutors from the United States and EU Member States agreed Monday to step up cooperation on tackling major cross-border and intercontinental environmental crime….
US-European Satellite Will Make World’s First Global Freshwater Survey
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will make measurements of over 95% of Earth’s lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography…
US-European Satellite Will Make World’s First Global Freshwater Survey
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will make measurements of over 95% of Earth’s lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography…
Climate Change on Course to Hit U.S. Corn Belt Especially Hard, Study Finds
Climate change will make the U.S. Corn Belt unsuitable for cultivating corn by 2100 without major technological advances in agricultural practices, an Emory University study…
US Forests Provide 83 Million People With Half Their Water
Forested lands across the U.S. provide 83 million people with at least half of their water, according to a broad new study of surface water…
New Climate Modeling Predicts Increasing Occurrences of Flash Flooding Across Most of the U.S.
The latest U.N. report on climate change documented researchers’ efforts that have shown some measures of global warming are now unavoidable, and current research efforts…
EU and US officials discuss efforts to donate and deliver 1.7 billion vaccine doses around the world by mid-2022
Senior European Commission officials met yesterday with senior White House and other U.S. government officials on progress and next steps towards achieving the US-EU Agenda…
EU, United States agree steps to decarbonise steel
The European Union and the United States agreed Sunday to suspend bilateral WTO disputes on steel and aluminium, and start discussions on a Global Arrangement…
AI to increase waste-to-energy production
About 12% of the about 300 million tons of trash generated by Americans is converted into energy by waste-to-energy plants. Though recycling and…
Report estimates drop in plastic recycled in 2019
Slightly less scrap plastic from the U.S. was recycled in 2019 than the year prior. The data comes as brand owners signal greater…
Most US coal generators can’t compete with wind and solar, US study finds
A new report from US think tank Energy Innovation shows that 72% of the country’s coal power fleet is now uneconomic compared to local wind…
Secretary-General welcomes US decision to lift sanctions against ICC officials
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the decision by the United States to lift sanctions and visa restrictions against officials with the International Criminal Court…
U.S. Continues to Ship Illegal Plastic Waste to Developing Countries
The majority of the world is working together to reverse the massive plastic pollution problem. But, the world’s leading producer of plastic waste, the U.S.,…
US plastic waste exports in violation of new UN rules
Plastics recycling in most developing countries is crude, incomplete, and highly polluting. Under the new rules, mixed and contaminated plastic wastes, or those containing PVC,…
Solar power’s future could soon be overshadowed
As more households and industries have opted to harness the sun’s energy, a small but definite shadow is nagging at the many manufacturers who have…
US plan to reform asylum, reunite families, reflects ‘authentic humanitarian values’
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said it is “heartened” by the United States’ president’s signing of executive orders on Tuesday which aim to provide…
Social & structural factors influence racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality
COVID-19 mortality racial disparities in the U.S. are associated with social factors like income, education and internet access, according to a Rutgers study. The study,…
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