Environment

New Zealand ban on single-use plastic bags a win for people power

New Zealand’s government on August 10, announced it will phase out single-use plastic bags by 2019, a move Greenpeace is calling a win for people power and another big step towards addressing the global plastic pollution crisis.

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EPA and DOJ Reach Settlement with Ag Processing, Inc., to Help Prevent and Prepare for Accidental Oil Spills

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 have entered into a consent decree with Ag Processing, Inc. (AGP) to ensure compliance with oil pollution prevention requirements of the Clean Water Act (...

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EPA and DOJ Reach Settlement with Ag Processing, Inc., to Help Prevent and Prepare for Accidental Oil Spills

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 have entered into a consent decree with Ag Processing, Inc. (AGP) to ensure compliance with oil pollution prevention requirements of the Clean Water Act (...

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Court Overturns Denial Of Endangered Species Protection For Montana Grayling

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, on August 17, that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s denial of endangered species protection for Montana Arctic grayling was unlawful and ordered the agency to reconsider protection for the rare fish.

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