Environment

Poorly managed fisheries impact food security and livelihoods

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Small traditional fishing village in Greece

'Superstorm' Sandy Batters US East Coast

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EPA Continues Work at San Gabriel Valley Superfund Site, Additional $1.44 Million Settlement Reached for Groundwater Cleanup / More than 12.5 billion gallons of drinking water treated, 5500 pounds of contaminates removed thus far

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement of $1.44 million with TDY Industries, LLC to help pay for groundwater cleanup at the South El Monte portion of the San Gabriel Valley Area 1 Superfund Site in Los Angeles, Calif.

Mammoth Storm Impacts US Political Campaigning

Huge swaths of the U.S. East Coast are being pelted by one of the biggest storms ever to approach the mainland, just more than a week before Americans vote for president and pick a new Congress. Hurricane Sandy has forced the cancellation of campaign...