Environment

Settlement with Amherst, Mass., Company Reduces Emissions to Air

Under the terms of a recent settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), John S. Lane and Son, Inc. (JS Lane), a sand and gravel company in Amherst, Mass., has taken steps to reduce air pollution, as required by the Clean Air Act (...

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Second largest reef on Earth off ‘danger list’, following IUCN’s advice

The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System – the world’s second largest coral reef system after the Great Barrier Reef – has come off the List of World Heritage in Danger, following the advice of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)....

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Environmental Groups Target Culture Of Secrecy At Zinke's Interior Department With New Lawsuit

On June 26, Earthjustice filed suit on behalf of the Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth in federal court in the Northern District of California to pry loose suspected new agency guidelines around transparency at the Department of Interior (DOI) put...

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EPA Announces Settlement with Northeast Dredging Equipment Company LLC, Puts Cleaner Diesel Engines on Floating Crane in NY/NJ Harbor

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Northeast Dredging Equipment Company, LLC has completed the installation of two cleaner diesel engines on a floating crane as part of a legal settlement reached in April of 2017 for alleged...

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