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An international team of nuclear installation safety experts led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has evaluated the Gravelines Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in France to assess how the station has followed up on an Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) mission undertaken in 2012.

Despite an extensive search operation co-ordinated by the US Coast Guard, which involved planes from the US, Canada and the UK, as well as US Navy and Coastguard ships, and merchant vessels, the missing sailors have not been located. The US Coast Guard has now made the exceptionally difficult decision to conclude operations.

Countries of the world should confront climate change squarely as part of the global efforts to end poverty and boost prosperity. It’s a challenge that needs collective action by national governments, development partners, private sector, civil society, and local communities.

The latest population estimate released by the Govt in 2012 shows there is likely to be just 55 adult Maui's left. WWF has warned the animal will soon be extinct like the moa if we don't get nets out of the water throughout the dolphins' range

Young Timorese fisherman wearing his wooden goggles to catch fish along the shores of Atauro island off Dili.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notified Exide Technologies of federal violations at its Vernon, Calif. lead smelting facility. EPA’s investigation, prompted by community concerns as well as ongoing investigations by state and local agencies, found that Exide violated the Clean Air Act’s lead emissions standards on more than 30 occasions. EPA’s investigation of the facility is ongoing.

United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated that David Braswell was sentenced in federal court in Florence, South Carolina, for violation of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7412. United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell of Florence sentenced Mr. Braswell to six months in prison, six months house arrest, three years supervised release and a $10,000.00 fine.

The new fund will ensure long-term protection of the world's largest network of protected areas, 60 million hectares of the Amazon rainforest.

Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu.

Mexico's plans would reduce about 15% of emissions from the power sector, according to WWF´s preliminary estimations.