Environmental Politics News

3:37 PM EST
2/8/2012 Japan, U.S. to move Marines in Okinawa to GuamThe U.S. and Japan jointly announced on Wednesday that American Marines stationed in Okinawa will be moved to Guam while both governments try to resolve an impasse over a plan to relocate an air base in the island.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Armed Forces, Lifestyle And Leisure, Travel And Commuting, Environmental Issue, Environmental Politics

9:50 AM EST
2/7/2012 Maldives president resigns after coup attemptMaldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically-elected president of the tiny South Asian country, on Tuesday offered his resignation following a coup attempt engineered by state security forces, Maldivian media claimed.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Coup D'etat, Politics, Government, Heads Of State

11:18 AM EST
2/6/2012 Pennsylvania lawmakers reach compromise on natural gas drilling billLawmakers in Pennsylvania have reached an agreement on a bill charging companies an "impact fee" for drilling natural gas in the Marcellus Shale, legislation that is expected to be part of Gov. Tom Corbett's budget address on Tuesday.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Natural Gas, Environmental Issue, Environmental Politics, Politics, Government

7:27 AM EST
2/6/2012 China opposes EU’s emissions schemeIn what could lead to a trade war in the sector, China on Monday openly opposed the new European Union emissions plan, barring its airlines from imposing charges on carbon emissions.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Transport, Air Transport, Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Environmental Issue, Environmental Politics

12:24 PM EST
1/19/2012 Bangladesh security agency smash coup conspiracyBangladesh security agencies have unearthed a conspiracy to overthrow the anti-Islamist government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Military officials said 14 to 16 former and active mid-level radical Muslim officers were involved in the conspiracy to topple the democratic government and install a hardline Islamist regime.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Coup D'etat, Politics, Government, Executive (government), Crime, Law And Justice, Inquiry

7:06 PM EST
1/18/2012 Obama nixes Republican pressure and the Keystone XL pipelineU.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday refused to buckle under Republican deadline and rejected a bid to expand the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline according to the Obama Administration.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Environmental Issue, Environmental Politics, Labor, Employment, Labor Market

2:33 PM EST
1/18/2012 State Department to deny permit for Canada-U.S. oil pipeline projectThe U.S. State Department is reportedly denying a permit for the construction of Keystone XL, a 1,700-mile oil pipeline between Canada and the U.S. The news sent shares of TransCanada Corp., which will undertake the project, falling on Wednesday.

Source:AHN Topics:Environmental Issue, Environmental Politics, Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Energy, Politics, Government, Government Departments

9:04 AM EST
1/18/2012 Fledgling environmental authority up against big businessRecently hundreds of dead fish floated to the surface of a stream which was the only water source for a rural community in Swaziland's drought-prone eastern region. A local sugar processing plant admitted to accidentally discharging toxic effluent into the stream, and brought in water tanks to supply the community until clean-up operations could be completed.

Source:IRIN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Business, Environmental Issue, Environmental Politics

8:01 AM EST
1/14/2012 EPA Sees Risks to Water, Workers In New York Fracking RulesNew York's emerging plan to regulate natural gas drilling in the gas-rich Marcellus Shale needs to go further to safeguard drinking water, environmentally sensitive areas and gas industry workers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has informed state officials.

Source:ProPublica Topics:Environmental Issue, Environmental Politics, Water, Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Oil And Gas - Upstream Activities

8:05 AM EST
1/6/2012 Turkish court orders arrest of ex-army chiefFor the first time in the history of the country, a Turkish court has issued an arrest order for Gen. Ilker Basbug, the former head of the country's armed forces, for plotting to overthrow the government.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, Public Officials, Defense, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Coup D'etat