Environment

Japanese Airport Damaged by Typhoon to Partially Reopen Friday

Japan’s Kansai International Airport will partially reopen Friday, days after sustaining serious damage from Typhoon Jebi.

Japanese authorities now say 11 people are dead and about 470 injured, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said...

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Runaway climate change still “a real possibility”: UN Secretary-General

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l to r: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Co-Chair of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate;...

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Wood treater J.H. Baxter agrees to modify practices, pay penalty for hazardous waste handling, storage violations

J.H. Baxter & Company has agreed take corrective action at their Eugene, Oregon wood treatment facility for mishandling and improper storage of hazardous waste. They will also pay a $64,000 penalty as part of the agreement.

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Marine life flies outside UN as world meets to discuss global ocean treaty

Greenpeace activists flew a giant turtle outside the United Nations HQ in New York, on September 4, as countries gathered to begin negotiations, for the first time in history, towards a treaty covering all oceans outside of national borders. A large...

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