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Romania to step up cull of brown bears after hiker killed

admin — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:04:39 +0000

MPs approve cull of 481 bears this year, up from 220 last year, to control ‘overpopulation’ of protected species

Romania’s parliament has approved the culling of almost 500 bears this year in an effort to control the “overpopulation” of the protected species after a deadly attack on a hiker sparked nationwide outcry.

The country is home to Europe’s largest brown bear population outside Russia, with 8,000, according to the environment ministry. Bears have killed 26 people and severely injured 274 others over the past 20 years in Romania, the ministry said this year.

Hispanics and Pacific Islanders exposed disproportionately to toxins from Great Salt Lake – study

admin — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:00:50 +0000

Winds blow particulates from drying lake into minority neighborhoods, exposing people to harmful particulates

Toxic dust storms from the dried, exposed Great Salt Lake bed disproportionately poisons the air in Utah neighborhoods with higher levels of Hispanic and Pacific Islander populations, new research finds.

Australia’s big banks lent $3.6bn to fossil fuel expansion projects in 2023, report shows

admin — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:00:49 +0000

Lending puts banks in ‘complete violation’ of commitments to Paris agreement, climate group says, even as overall funding to sector ebbs

‘I couldn’t get him to move’: dog owners struggle through US heatwave

admin — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:00:48 +0000

Blazing temperatures force people to find new ways to keep their pets safe, cool and occupied: ‘They sit, pee and go home’

Heat-resistant bootees, frozen bananas and pet sunscreen – it takes a lot to keep dogs safe during a nationwide heatwave. As pet owners across the US try to keep cool themselves, they’re changing dog-walking habits to accommodate boiling sidewalks or scorching parks, relying on indoor pet games to relish air conditioning, and embracing what has become a new normal for the dog days of summer, as extreme heat becomes an increasingly common reality.

UK has almost 1m EV chargers, with new public one installed every 25 minutes

admin — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:52:29 +0000

Electric vehicle industry says spring data shows installations are keeping pace with rising battery sales

There are now almost 1m electric car chargers in the UK, according to data, a figure that the industry argues is proof that installations are keeping pace with increasing sales of battery vehicles.

There were 930,000 UK chargers at the end of June, according to ChargeUK, a lobby group, but the majority of these have been installed in homes and business premises, with only about 65,000 public chargers available.

Information commissioner urges water firms to ‘be open’ about sewage spills

admin — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:14:15 +0000

ICO calls on companies to be as transparent as possible with customers about waste release into rivers

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Water companies must be transparent with the public about sewage spill data, the UK’s information commissioner has warned.

First Asian elephant vaccinated in fight against deadly herpes virus

admin — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 07:00:12 +0000

Tess, a 40-year-old female at Houston zoo, has been given a trial mRNA vaccine to help combat the virus, a leading killer of calves in captivity

An Asian elephant at Houston zoo in the US has received the first mRNA vaccine against herpes, which is the leading killer of Asian elephants calves in captivity.

Ed Miliband to lead UK negotiations at Cop29 climate summit

admin — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 05:00:10 +0000

Senior climate figures welcome move after Conservative government largely left the role to junior ministers

Ed Miliband is to take personal control of the UK’s negotiations at vital international climate talks, in stark contrast to his Tory predecessors.

Climate plans of Australian companies would be exempt from private litigation for three years under proposal

admin — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:30:04 +0000

Bill praised for targeting corporate climate responsibility but lawyers say it could allow polluters to avoid public scrutiny for longer

Record-breaking heatwave shifts east as millions of Americans under heat alert

admin — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 13:53:51 +0000

Over 245 million Americans are expected to experience 90F temperatures early this week, with some as high as 105F

A heatwave that impacted the US west coast over the past week is now moving east into the midwest and south-east, as millions of Americans have been under a heat alert at some point in the past week.