Environmental Glance
According to new research in England, several unregulated chemicals may be delaying the recovery of the ozone.
The depletion of the ozone in the 1970s and 80s was caused by the proliferation of chlorofluorocarbons, chlorine derivatives used in aerosol cans, refrigerators and many other products and appliances. After the 1987 passage of the Montreal Protocol, the first treaty unanimously ratified by all members of the United Nations, CFCs were almost entirely phased out.
A number of recent studies have detailed the slow but steady recovery of the ozone layer over the last three decades, but the latest study suggests there is room for improvement.
Unregulated chemicals may be stunting ozone recovery, new study suggests
Overnight Energy: Trump moves to repeal Obama water rule
The Trump administration took formal action Tuesday toward repealing the Obama administration’s controversial regulation that extended the reach of the federal government over small waterways.
Under the proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers, federal officials would go back to enforcing a guidance document from 2008 when deciding whether a waterway is subject to federal oversight for pollution control purposes.
Utah's Brian Head wildfire torches more homes as residents flee
A wildfire menacing the southern Utah ski town of Brian Head for nearly a week flared again, doubling in size for the second night in a row and torching more homes after residents fled the flames, officials said Friday.
The blaze was one of several burning in the U.S. West as extreme heat challenges firefighters. The Utah fire that's charred 51.5 square miles near the town of Brian Head has destroyed a total of 13 homes, Forest Service spokeswoman Cigi Burton said.
Church Of England ‘Colluded And Concealed’ Sex Abuse Of Young Men, Report Finds
The Church of England failed to respond appropriately to victims who accused a former bishop of sexual misconduct decades ago, an independent report released on Thursday has found.
The review claims bishops and other senior leaders in the centuries-old religious institution were more concerned with protecting the church’s image than listening to men and boys who were abused by former bishop Peter Ball.
Oil giants back carbon tax proposal
Major oil companies are lining up behind an idea from former top Republicans to impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions.
The Climate Leadership Council, which is pushing the idea, on Tuesday announced that Exxon Mobil Corp., BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Total are among a group of “Founding Members” for its campaign. Other major corporate and individual members are also included.
Oil giants back carbon tax proposal
Major oil companies are lining up behind an idea from former top Republicans to impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions.
The Climate Leadership Council, which is pushing the idea, on Tuesday announced that Exxon Mobil Corp., BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Total are among a group of “Founding Members” for its campaign. Other major corporate and individual members are also included.
A third of the world now faces deadly heatwaves as result of climate chang
Nearly a third of the world’s population is now exposed to climatic conditions that produce deadly heatwaves, as the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere makes it “almost inevitable” that vast areas of the planet will face rising fatalities from high temperatures, new research has found.
Climate change has escalated the heatwave risk across the globe, the study states, with nearly half of the world’s population set to suffer periods of deadly heat by the end of the century even if greenhouse gases are radically cut.
“For heatwaves, our options are now between bad or terrible,” said Camilo Mora, an academic at the University of Hawaii and lead author of the study.
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