Environment

Alaskans Challenge Old Growth Timber Sale In Tongass National Forest

Local conservation and business interests represented by Earthjustice sued the U.S. Forest Service to stop an old-growth timber sale on Kuiu Island in the Tongass National Forest, on May 16. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Alaska, says...

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Budget MEPs approve €104.2 m in EU aid to Greece, Spain, France and Portugal

Budget MEPs approved on Wednesday EUSF aid worth €104.2 million to support reconstruction in Greece, Spain, France and Portugal, hit by natural disasters in 2017.

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Judge Overturns Oakland Ban On Handling And Storing Coal

On May 15, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled in favor of coal terminal developer Phil Tagami in his lawsuit challenging the City of Oakland’s ban on coal handling and storage. After a three-day trial, the judge found that the City of Oakland...

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Climate change: An 'existential threat' to humanity, UN chief warns global summit

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Austrian World Summit at the Hofburg in...

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