others
Single-use plastic bags banned in New Zealand
Wellington, July 1 (Xinhua/UNB)-- Single-use plastic bags were officially banned for all New Zealand retailers from Monday.
Melted Alaska sea ice alarms coast residents, scientists
Anchorage, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — Sea ice along northern Alaska disappeared far earlier than normal this spring, alarming coastal residents who rely on wildlife and fish.
NYC Pride March concludes month of Stonewall commemorations
New York, Jun 30 (AP/UNB) — New York is throwing a massive LGBTQ Pride march as other cities including San Francisco, Chicago and Seattle also host parades commemorating the 50th anniversary of the clash between police and gay bar patrons that sparked the modern gay rights movement.
Alaska's warming ocean is putting food and jobs at risk, scientists say
Dhaka, Jun 30 (UNB)- The ice around Alaska is not just melting. It's gotten so low that the situation is endangering some residents' food and jobs, reports CNN.
New Mexico governor seeks ideas for recreational pot law
Santa Fe, Jun 29 (AP/UNB) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is launching a new effort to craft legislation that could legalize recreational marijuana sales next year.
40 tons of fishing nets retrieved in Pacific Ocean cleanup
San Francisco, Jun 28 (AP/UNB) — In a mission to clean up trash floating in the ocean, environmentalists pulled 40 tons (36 metric tons) of abandoned fishing nets this month from an area known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Walt Disney World Resort In Florida
Dhaka, Une 28 (UNB)- There's no better place for families and friends to come together than Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, eports NDTV. With 4 Theme Parks, 2 Water Parks, 2 exciting night-time entertainment districts, over 25 themed hotels, and so much more, it's easy to see why Walt Disney World Resort is the place where dreams come true, and at more than 122 square kilometres in size, this holiday paradise is as big as Manhattan!
Changes to lobster fishery to help whales might arrive 2021
Freeport, Jun 28 (AP/UNB) — Changes to the Maine lobster fishery designed to help a critically endangered species of whale might arrive in 2021 after a lengthy rulemaking process.
Climate fight lays bare a divide between rural, urban Oregon
Portland, Jun 27 (AP/UNB) — The divide in Oregon between the state's liberal cities and its conservative and economically depressed rural areas has made it fertile ground for the political crisis unfolding over a push by Democrats to enact sweeping climate legislation.
All-green woodland gardens can provide serenity
New York, June 25 (AP/UNB) - All-green gardens are becoming popular again as the centerpieces of monochromatic landscaping. The designs are appealing and restive, driven as they are by massed ferns, moss, leaves, bark, berries, rock and foliage combinations. They serve some practical purposes, too.