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Sierra Club and Kentucky Waterways Alliance filed a federal lawsuit against Kentucky Utilities, on July 12th, seeking cleanup of toxic coal ash waste at the E.W. Brown Power Plant near Harrodsburg that is leaking pollution into Herrington Lake, contaminating the water, sediments, and fish.

Environment Agency staff talking to members of the public.

An Environment Agency fisheries enforcement officer during a patrol

On July 12th the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes the efforts of federal facilities that took steps to improve efficiency, save resources and reduce costs as part of the Federal Green Challenge (FGC).

On July 12th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes the efforts of federal facilities that took steps to improve efficiency, save resources and reduce costs as part of the Federal Green Challenge (FGC).

Honourable Bright Msaka SC, Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, from the government of Malawi, opened the session saying, “Forests are critical to the social and economic development of our nations. In many countries, forests have been managed unsustainably, leading to high levels of deforestation and degradation.”

Visitors at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah. Home to some of the most dramatic desert scenery in the West, the monument is often described as a “Dinosaur Shangri-la” due to its world-class dinosaur excavations.

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“The G20 was a gut check moment where the world stood firm on continued climate action, despite pressure from the Trump Administration. By reaffirming the Paris Agreement as irreversible and offering a concrete plan to implement it, world leaders made clear that they are looking forward, unwilling to retreat from gains made.