Environment

India: EU reaches out to victims of Assam floods

The floods in Assam, the worst in many years, are estimated to have affected over two million people. Since June, the heavy monsoon rains have caused the River Brahmaputra and its tributaries to overflow, flooding thousands of hectares of crop land...

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Conservation, Wildlife, and Health Groups Seek Dispersant Rulemaking

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A U.S. Air Force chemical dispersing C-130 aircraft drops an oil dispersing chemical into the Gulf...

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Groups Challenge Weak Regulations to Clean Up Haze in National Parks

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The effects of haze on visibility at
Great Smoky Mountains National Park...

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Latest Atlantic Herring Management Plan

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Atlantic (sea) herring, river herring and shad are critical components of the ocean and coastal ecosystem...

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