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China doesn't renew GMO research permits for rice, corn

China doesn't renew biosafety certificates for GMO rice, corn research

Aug 20, 2014 09:29 PM EDT

On Aug. 20, 2014, Chinese Ministry of Agriculture official ditched research permits for genetically modified organisms, GMOs, in two rice and one corn varieties. While officials didn't give a reason for not renewing the 5-year certificate, this effectively stops GMO rice research in China.

ExxonMobil Starts Offshore Drilling in Russia's Arctic

Cody Brooks |

Aug 12, 2014 02:22 AM EDT

The US gas company ExxonMobil started drilling for oil offshore in Russia's Arctic on Saturday after signing a deal with Russian president Vladimir Putin, despite US and European Union sanctions.

Toledo Tap Water Now Safe to Drink but Lake Erie Still Contaminated by Algae Toxin

dweisman |

Aug 05, 2014 12:35 AM EDT

Toxic algae bloom fouling Lake Erie water continues with no end in sight

SPC to Set up Environmental Tribunals

Erika Villanueva |

Jun 28, 2014 03:37 AM EDT

Insider says that the Supreme People’s Court of China is thinking about creating a tribunal to hear complicated environmental disputes and resolve increasing pollution problems in the country.

Foreign Beijing-Based Firms Affected By Deteriorating Air Quality

Christl Leong |

Jun 25, 2014 02:37 PM EDT

Foreign Beijing-based firms are having a harder time recruiting expatriates because of the deteriorating quality of the air in the city.

Facial and Body Scrub Microbeads Pose Serious Risk to Environment

Christl Leong |

Jun 20, 2014 03:44 AM EDT

Environmentalists recently found an abundance of microbeads, which are commonly found in facial scrubs, body scrubs, soaps and toothpaste, in several bodies of water including Lake Michigan and Lake Ontario.

Coral Reefs Are Coastlines’ Newest Defense

Christl Leong |

May 20, 2014 04:26 AM EDT

A new study published in the British journal, Nature Communications, shows that coral reefs may be more advantageous in protecting coastlines than artificial ones.

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