Environment

Department of Justice, EPA, State of West Virginia Settle with CSX Transportation Over 2015 Derailment and Oil Spill in Mount Carbon, West Virginia

On July 24, the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State of West Virginia announced a settlement with CSX Transportation Inc. to resolve its liability for state and federal water pollution violations related to...

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Wildfires in Greece Kill At Least 49

Fire officials in Greece said Tuesday at least 49 people have been killed and more than 140 injured in wildfires raging through resort towns near the country's capital.

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Two Chinese Flight Attendants Ordered Out of US for Turtle Smuggling

Two Chinese flight attendants have been ordered to pay large fines and leave the United States for trying to smuggle protected box and spotted turtles out of the country.

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OSCE supports international conference on transboundary water co-operation in Kazakhstan

Some 130 representatives from Kazakhstan’s Parliament, central and local government authorities, academia and civil society, as well as experts from both Kazakhstan and Russia, participated in an OSCE-supported international conference on...

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