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A Massachusetts developer agreed this month to resolve allegations by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the company failed to follow the terms of its permits for discharging stormwater from three construction sites. EPA alleged that Fafard Real Estate and Development Corporation, based in Milford, Massachusetts, did not follow its Clean Water Act permit at the Ledgemere Country Residential Development in Uxbridge as well as at Maplebrook Commons Condominiums and Lakeview Estates, both in Bellingham.

The state of the climate crisis on land and the urgent need to protect forests and shift our global food system to sustainability is expected to be laid bare in an upcoming authoritative UN report on Climate Change and Land.

In response to updated national wild tiger population estimates announced on July 29 by the Indian government, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued the below statement from Ginette Hemley, senior vice president for wildlife conservation.

A five-year 1,370% surge in Chinese equity investments in solar, wind, and coal projects around South and Southeast Asia means stronger financing options for wind and solar projects, while the equity model spells financial risk for coal investors who now forge long-term financial ties to projects in peril of becoming stranded assets.

Marine scientists from around the world have issued a stark warning about the emerging industry of deep sea mining, stating that its development “puts the overall health of ocean ecosystems under threat” and could contribute to climate breakdown.

The D.C. Circuit Court, on July 19, confirmed that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not require hard-rock mine operators to obtain financial assurances to ensure they can foot the bill for cleanup costs in the event of toxic disasters or hazardous spills.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the brain-damaging pesticide chlorpyrifos can still be used on food, although mainstream science says this pesticide is unsafe for children and farmworkers. This decision meets the deadline ordered by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for the EPA to make a final decision on a petition to ban chlorpyrifos on food.

WWF will highlight the plight of tuna species including Pacific bluefin which has been subjected to such heavy fishing that its spawning stock biomass has plunged to 3.3 per cent of the unfished level according to the most recent stock assessment. There are also serious concerns for populations of yellowfin and bigeye tuna.

WWF will highlight the plight of tuna species including Pacific bluefin which has been subjected to such heavy fishing that its spawning stock biomass has plunged to 3.3 per cent of the unfished level according to the most recent stock assessment. There are also serious concerns for populations of yellowfin and bigeye tuna.

The updated list shows an increasing number of species are being pushed to the edge of extinction by human activities. Overfishing has led to two families of extraordinary rays to teeter on the brink, while illegal logging has put Madagascar’s endangered rosewoods at greater risk. Meanwhile, pollution, dams and unsustainable demand for freshwater are responsible for serious declines in river wildlife, from Mexico to Japan, and habitat destruction has now driven seven primates into decline.