Environment

Russian authorities board Greenpeace ship during Arctic oil protest

The Russian Coast Guard has begun a mandatory ‘inspection’ of the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise following a peaceful protest in the Arctic on Aug, 26 morning. Greenpeace entered the Northern Sea Route, in defiance of Russia’s attempt to ban the group...

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Greenpeace calls for tuna fishing nations to rescue Pacific tunas

At a press conference ahead of a commission meeting in Tokyo, Greenpeace urged tuna fishing nations to halt the overfishing of the region's valuable bigeye tuna and to ensure other tropical tuna stocks are managed sustainably.

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UN climate change body partners with Latin American bank to boost clean development efforts

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Christiana...

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Big West Oil to spend $18M on emission controls to resolve Clean Air Act violations at North Salt Lake refinery

Big West Oil LLC has agreed to pay a $175,000 penalty and to spend approximately $18 million to install emission controls at its refinery in North Salt Lake, Utah, announced the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA...

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