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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking steps to ensure portions of the agency’s 2016 New Source Performance Standards for the oil and natural gas industry do not take effect while the agency works through the reconsideration process.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed constructing a water line to connect certain residents to a drinking water supply as part of the cleanup of the Mansfield Trail Dump Superfund site in Byram Township, N.J. Under the proposal, EPA will connect about 18 impacted properties to the water system. These residences currently use private wells with water treatment systems that were installed during the earlier stages of the cleanup of this site.

Gland, Switzerland: A new report by WWF reveals that, despite some good practice, no major global bank has robust enough policies in place to safeguard World Heritage sites.

According to press reports, Secretary of the Interior Zinke has issued a recommendation to President Trump urging him to shrink the boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument.

On June 12th, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the United States stands firm on its decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement and has reset the conversation about climate change reflective of the new priorities of the Trump Administration and the expectations of the American people.

Italy's environment minister, Gian Luca Galletti, says the United States and the rest of the G-7 are far apart on the Paris Climate Agreement and will remain so.

A beaver lodge in the Sunset Roadless Area. The area is home to species including elk, bear, beaver and goshawk.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 9th, selected the City of Taunton, Mass. to receive Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) supplemental funding in the amount of $500,000. The additional support will help the City continue its work cleaning up contaminated brownfield properties.

Overfishing and the degradation of coral reefs across the Caribbean and Pacific islands are pushing many fish, including food sources like tunas and groupers, towards extinction, according to two regional Red List reports published on June 8th, by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

On June 8th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Rockwood Chemical Company over an improperly stored and labeled agricultural pesticide at its facility in Brawley, Calif. The company, a pesticide re-packager and distributor, will pay a $50,929 civil penalty and has corrected all identified compliance issues.