The European Banking Authority (EBA) has recommended further research into cryptocurrency and will perform “a number of actions” relating to the sector in 2019. The agency has said this in its latest report published Jan. 9. In the document, which focuses on the “applicability and suitability of European Union law to crypto-assets,” the EBA appeared broadly unhurried about developing new regulatory […]

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced federal funding of up to $4.8 million for universities working on R&D projects, including those related to blockchain. Announced Monday, the funding is being made available through the department’s Office of Fossil Energy as a part of the “University Training and Research” initiative aimed to develop fossil energy applications. […]

Car sales in China, the world’s biggest vehicle market, have seen their first annual fall in twenty years. Sales fell 6% to 22.7 million units in 2018, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). The deceleration comes amid a slowdown in China’s economy which has hit performance at car manufacturers around the world. The […]

President Donald Trump has walked out of a meeting with Democratic leaders as negotiations broke down on the 19th day of a US government shutdown. The Republican president ended talks after Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer stuck by their refusal to fund his planned US-Mexico border wall. Mr Trump called his meeting with the pair […]

HONOLULU  – U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard appears to have “called out” U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono over her questioning of a judicial nominee, accusing her and others of religious bigotry. Conservative media groups have been covering Sen. Hirono’s questioning of judicial nominee Brian Buescher for several weeks. In a stunning op-ed published on Tuesday, Congresswoman Gabbard […]

HONOLULU – An annual effort to monitor humpback whale migration numbers in Hawaii will proceed as scheduled despite the shutdown of the federal government, a spokesperson for the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation said Tuesday. Each year, the group and its volunteers — along with federally-funded agencies like NOAA — conduct an ocean count at the […]

It is frustrating: you buy a new appliance then just after the warranty runs out, it gives up the ghost. You can’t repair it and can’t find anyone else to at a decent price, so it joins the global mountain of junk. You’re forced to buy a replacement, which fuels climate change from the greenhouse […]

EDF Legal Fellow Lance Bowman co-authored this post Looking for some good news to start the year? Right now, there are new state Attorneys General taking office across the country who have committed to protecting public health, the environment, and the rule of law. Many of them are replacing Attorneys General who lost their elections […]

The scourge of plastic waste has now reached the island furthest removed from human activity. With the expansion of the pollution dire, and information yet to be clarified, experts are calling for urgent international inspections and countermeasures on par with climate change to battle plastic waste. In the South Pacific Ocean 5,000 kilometers west off […]

The city of Albuquerque could soon be a lot greener. Multiple city councilors are sponsoring an ordinance that would ban plastic at restaurants and retail shops in the city. Four councilors decided to come together after the last city council meeting, where students urged the city to make a change on plastic waste. No more plastic straws, plastic […]