Environment

Elm Ridge Exploration Company agrees to resolve Clean Air Act violations at Colorado gas plant

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday announced a Clean Air Act settlement with Texas-based Elm Ridge Exploration Company, LLC (Elm Ridge) resolving alleged violations at the Ignacio Gas Treating Plant located on the Southern Ute Indian...

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Supreme Court Will Not Review Roadless Area Protections

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Ice Lake Basin, Colorado. Dramatic scenery of Bear Mountain in a roadless area in Colorado's Ice Lake...

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Bayer CropScience LP to Pay $13,900 Penalty for Distribution of Misbranded Pesticides in Missouri

Bayer CropScience LP has agreed to pay a $13,900 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of environmental violations related to the distribution of misbranded pesticides through its facility in Kansas City, Mo.

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Environmental Groups Defend EPA Rule Reducing Large Ship Pollution

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Ocean-going vessels with large marine diesel engines, such as container ships, tankers, freighters and...

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