Environment

Filipino typhoon survivors demand climate action on Haiyan anniversary

With the UN climate talks underway in Bonn, and as the Philippines is preparing for the visit of President Trump for the upcoming ASEAN Summit, Filipinos are gathering to commemorate the fourth anniversary of super typhoon Haiyan, the most devastating...

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EPA settles with Kloosterboer Dutch Harbor for ammonia release and emergency response violations in Unalaska

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, has reached a settlement with Kloosterboer Dutch Harbor LLC, a Seattle-based company that operates a seafood cold storage facility in Unalaska, Alaska, for violations related to an ammonia release...

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Newly discovered orangutan species in Indonesia already at risk

Researchers have announced the discovery of a new species of orangutan in the north of Sumatra Island. The Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) is the first new addition in almost a century to the small club of great apes, joining its fellow...

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Sand and Gravel Company in Central Mass. to Reduce Emissions Under Settlement with EPA

In a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Kimball Sand, a sand and gravel company operating in the Massachusetts communities of Blackstone and Northborough, agreed to reduce its emissions of hazardous air pollutants and visible...

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