Environment

Fin Whale, Mountain Gorilla recovering thanks to conservation action – IUCN Red List

Conservation action has brought renewed hope for the Fin Whale and the Mountain Gorilla, according to the update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The Fin Whale has improved in status from Endangered to Vulnerable following bans on whaling,...

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Greenpeace investigation reveals Shell, Total, and other oil majors using illegal toxic waste dumps in Patagonia

A Greenpeace Andino investigation has exposed how oil companies operating in Vaca Muerta, one of the world’s largest unconventional reserves of oil and gas, are using illegal dumps operated by local waste treatment company Treater S.A. Oil majors...

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EPA Recognizes Massachusetts Organizations for Reducing Food Waste

The Town of Andover, Mass. Public Schools is being honored nationally by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their work keeping wasted food out of landfills and incinerators and putting it to better use. Two additional Mass. organization...

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Georgia-Pacific Settles EPA Clean Air Act Claims at Crossett, Ark., Facility, Will Correct Alleged Violations and Pay Civil Penalties

On Decemberj 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC and Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC (Georgia-Pacific) of alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) set forth in a...

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