Environment

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sign is seen on the podium at EPA headquarters in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Ting Shen/File Photo CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday that farmers can use existing supplies of an agricultural weed killer linked to crop damage, after a federal

A demonstrator holds an image of a mink during a protest calling for an end to the fur trade, following the decision of the Dutch government to cull thousands of mink on farms where animals are infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in The Hague, Netherlands, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Eva Plevier THE HAGUE (Reuters) –

Tropical Storm Cristobal is seen on a northern track over the Gulf of Mexico in a satellite image taken June 7, 2020. NOAA/Handout via REUTERS (Reuters) – The center of Tropical Storm Cristobal has made landfall along the coast of southeast Louisiana between the mouth of the Mississippi River and Grand Isle, the U.S. National

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Cristobal on Saturday dumped rain from Louisiana to the Florida peninsula as it moved through the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, prompting evacuations of several southeast Louisiana towns and dozens of offshore oil platforms. Workers disembark from a helicopter after being evacuated from oil production platforms ahead of Tropical Storm Cristobal,

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil and gas producers operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico have pared 33% of offshore oil and 31% of natural gas output ahead of Tropical Storm Cristobal, offshore regulator Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said on Saturday. Companies have evacuated 174 manned production platforms and shut in wells producing

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia has captured 50 people and charged them with illegally trafficking plants and animals as part of efforts by authorities to protect the environment, the government said in a statement on Friday. The Andean country is the world’s second most biodiverse country after neighboring Brazil and is home to over 50,000 recorded

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump announced on Friday he will open up a 5,000 square mile conservation area in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New England to commercial fishing. U.S. President Donald Trump talks about a U.S. jobs report amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as he addresses a news conference as

U.S. President Donald Trump talks about a U.S. jobs report amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as he addresses a news conference as members of his administration listen in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is expected to sign a

FILE PHOTO: The Environmental Protection Agency headquarters is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released on Thursday a proposed overhaul of how major clean air rules are written by changing the cost-benefit analysis process, a move that would affect the stringency of future

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Charles said the recovery from the coronavirus crisis represented a “reset moment” for the world and was an opportunity to prioritise sustainability issues, as he made the opening remarks at a virtual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend the Commonwealth

A worker wearing a protective mask due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak carries a saw blade after it was confiscated during a police operation named Flora Amazonica against illegal sawmills and loggers in Manacapuru near Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) – Police stormed a dozen sawmills in

MARSTON, Missouri (Reuters) – The residents of New Madrid County cheered in 2018 when a bankrupt aluminum smelter that rises over the Missouri region’s vast farm fields restarted operations and hiring, thanks to aluminum tariffs levied in President Donald Trump’s trade war. FILE PHOTO: A sign marking New Madrid County is seen on the side

(Reuters) – Tropical Depression Three has formed in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico, and is expected to strengthen and bring heavy rainfall to parts of the country, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. It is located about 50 miles (80 km) west southwest Of Campeche, Mexico, packing maximum sustained winds of 30

ZURICH (Reuters) – Wildlife advocates are pushing drugmakers to curb their use of horseshoe crab blood by switching to a synthetic alternative for safety tests, including those needed before a COVID-19 vaccine can be used for humans. FILE PHOTO: Atlantic horseshoe crabs come ashore by the thousands to spawn and lay their eggs on Pickering

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Amanda has killed at least seven people in El Salvador as heavy rains made rivers overflow, flooded city streets and produced landslides, Interior Minister Mario Duran said on Sunday. “We’ve seen people asking for help, asking for the government. We haven’t deployed everywhere, the situation is overwhelming,” said Duran.

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities are considering two companies’ requests to dispose mining waste into the ocean, a senior government official said on Sunday, at a time of heightened sensitivity about the environmental impact of mining. The requests come as mining waste management is increasingly scrutinized after a nickel plant in neighboring Papua New Guinea