U.S. to overhaul environmental review process, dismiss climate impacts

WNM | Jan 7, 2020 at 12:08 AM

The Trump administration will unveil new regulations, which would limit the types of projects like highways and pipelines that require environmental review and no longer require federal agencies to weigh their climate impacts, sources familiar with the plan said to Reuters.

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Rhino poaching at record levels in Botswana

WNM | Jan 3, 2020 at 12:01 AM

Rhino poaching in Botswana’s Okavango Delta has risen at an unprecedented rate with 23 white rhinoceros and eight black rhinoceros killed since October 2018, the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism said.

Brazilian northeast beaches hit by second oil spill

WNM | Jan 1, 2020 at 12:01 AM

Crude oil smudges have been spotted at some Brazilian beaches in the northeast state of Ceará, the country’s navy said, almost two months after the area was hit by another oil slick.