Environmental Issues This section features news related to environmental issues and concerns. Topics may include international environmental concerns, industry trends, litigation, strategic development plans, problems, and solutions.
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Jun 12, 2017, 16:29 ET Local Businesses Fear Threats To Grand Canyon Continue To Pile Up: Nearby Town Of Tusayan Doubles Building Heights At the Doorstep Of The Grand Canyon National Park
The Grand Canyon runs the risk of transitioning from a national park to a national tragedy as another environmental threat has emerged. As the...
Jun 12, 2017, 16:23 ET
HITN Launches New Programming Block, 'Tu Planeta'
HITN, the leading Spanish-language network that offers educational and entertainment content to more than 44 million households across the...
Jun 12, 2017, 15:14 ET U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc. Partners with greencents™ to Launch Energy Efficiency Program
U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc. ("USG&E"), a national retail energy supplier operating in eleven states and the District of Columbia, proudly...
Jun 12, 2017, 14:54 ET The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute Issues Statement on Growth Energy's 'Sales' Campaign; Reminds People to Look Before You Pump
The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), an international trade association representing more than 100 small engine, utility vehicle and...
Jun 12, 2017, 14:00 ET Finalists Named for California's 2017 Cox Conserves Heroes Program, Public Asked to Vote
Cox Communications and The Trust for Public Land are recognizing volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing shared outdoor spaces....
Jun 12, 2017, 10:03 ET Aurora Solar Inc. Introduces Unprecedented Commercial Financial Analysis to Solar Design and Sales Platform
Aurora Solar Inc. has added financial analysis to its commercial suite, making it the solar industry's only all-in-one solar design and sales...
Jun 12, 2017, 08:00 ET Kimberly-Clark Joins Forces with World Wildlife Fund to Engage Consumers to Help Save the World's Forests
Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB), a leader in sustainably-made personal care products, today announced a unique three-year agreement and collaboration...
Jun 12, 2017, 06:11 ET GABV Emphasises the Importance of Paris Agreement and Calls on its Members to Continue Working to Minimize Impact of Climate Change
The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), a network of the world's leading values-based banks, emphasises the importance of the Paris...
Jun 10, 2017, 11:36 ET WORLD OCEANS DAY: James Cameron, the Avatar Alliance Foundation and Partners Collaborate on Zoe Saldana-Narrated "What Would the Ocean Say?"
Presented by filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence James Cameron and the Avatar Alliance Foundation, "What Would the...
Jun 09, 2017, 12:00 ET Wolf Administration Dedicates Restored Dam, Gatehouse at Pymatuning State Park, Crawford County
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today joined other state officials and Bureau of State Parks...
Jun 09, 2017, 10:18 ET The Hylink Environmental Challenge - Make The Planet Great Again
Following the U.S. government's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, Hylink Digital (Hylink) has embraced the opportunity to step up its...
Jun 08, 2017, 21:30 ET Susquehanna Nuclear Unit 1 Automatically Shut Down
At 3:28 p.m., on Thursday, June 8, 2017, Unit 1 at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Luzerne County Pennsylvania automatically shut down. The...
Jun 08, 2017, 17:03 ET Rebel Green Unveils Carbon Neutral, Tree Free Paper Products
Rebel Green, the Milwaukee-based natural, eco-friendly household cleaning products company, announced today the launch of its tree free paper...
Jun 08, 2017, 16:08 ET U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct visitor surveys at recreation areas this summer
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will conduct visitor surveys this summer at six of its lake projects nationwide....
Jun 08, 2017, 16:01 ET Raytheon releases 2016 Corporate Responsibility Report
Raytheon Company released its (NYSE: RTN) 2016 Corporate Responsibility Report, which details the company's efforts to address environmental...
Jun 08, 2017, 14:12 ET World Oceans Day Spotlights The Impact Of Marine Debris On Animals; Critical issue for many of SeaWorld's 30,000 rescued animals
Link to photos & captions of a manatee return: https://www.webcargo.net/d/11930763/s08nh8anZF/ Link to video of a manatee return:...
Jun 08, 2017, 10:11 ET Snook survive cold spell in deeper waters of Everglades
Restoring freshwater flow to the Florida Everglades could help snook, one of the state's prized gaming fish, survive extreme climate...
Jun 08, 2017, 10:06 ET SuperGreen Solutions Offers Sustainability Program for Businesses
SuperGreen Solutions (SGS) has developed a comprehensive sustainability program for small to medium sized businesses, that is available...
Jun 08, 2017, 08:55 ET Keystone Power Holdings Establishes Tax Equity Fund To Expand Project Financing Capacity
Keystone Power Holdings, LLC has established its first investment fund, KPH Solar Farms Fund I, in an effort to bring the cost and energy savings...
Jun 08, 2017, 08:45 ET Oceana and UN Light Empire State Building Blue for World Oceans Day
Tonight, in partnership with the United Nations, Oceana will light the Empire State Building blue to mark World Oceans Day. "World Oceans Day is a...
Jun 08, 2017, 08:05 ET Inspiring Action in the Dive Community to Help Explore and Protect More of the Ocean
PADI® (Professional Association of Diving Instructors®) and Mission Blue™ are partnering together to help increase the level of protection of our...
Jun 08, 2017, 07:30 ET CO2 Solutions to Present at Clean Innovation Investor Forum & Carbon XPRIZE Summit
TSX-V: CST QUEBEC CITY, June 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - CO2 Solutions Inc. (TSXV: CST) (the "Corporation"), leader in the field of enzyme-enabled...
Jun 08, 2017, 07:00 ET EnSync Energy Contracts Power Purchase Agreement with Easter Seals of Hawaii
EnSync, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ESNC), dba EnSync Energy Systems, a leading developer of innovative distributed energy resource (DER) systems and internet...
Jun 08, 2017, 00:01 ET U.S. Solar Market Adds 2 Gigawatts of PV in Q1 2017
Following rapid growth across the industry in 2016, the United States solar market added 2,044 megawatts of new capacity in the first quarter of...
Jun 07, 2017, 13:27 ET Peru Commits to Publish Vessel Tracking Data through Global Fishing Watch
Today the Peruvian government made a public commitment to make its national vessel tracking data publicly available through Global Fishing Watch,...
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World's most influential journals for 2017 unveiled in the Journal Citation Reports from Clarivate Analytics
