Environment
BP Products North America to Improve Spill Response Preparedness at Oil Terminals Nationwide / Company also agrees to pay $210,000 penalty for oil spill response violations at Maryland facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that BP Products North America, Inc. will pay a $210,000 penalty and implement an enhanced oil spill response program at its oil terminals nationwide, as well as a comprehensive compliance audit to resolve alleged violations of oil spill response regulations at its Curtis Bay Terminal in Md.
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Agreement Secures $25 Million Cleanup for the Rio Tinto Mine in Nevada / State of Nevada, U.S. EPA and Shoshone Paiute Tribes to oversee cleanup, creek improvement
The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection announced a $25 million agreement for the cleanup of the Rio Tinto Mine, an abandoned copper mine in Elko County, Nev. Four companies have agreed to pay for the environmental project.
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Refineries emit cancer-causing pollution including benzene
An oil refinery in Corpus Christi, TX. The petrochemical industry annually releases large amounts of VOCs that contribute to smog, and include cancer-causing pollutants.
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Destruction of Indonesia’s peatland forests and orangutan habitat continues despite moratorium on deforestation
Greenpeace Indonesia and WALHI (Indonesian Environmental Forum) activists, along with Robi, lead singer of famous Balinese grunge band, Navicula, came across the fresh clearing in the middle of a plantation run by PT Asia Tani Persada.
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Laos’ last chance to save last 6 river dolphins
A dolphin is found dead, entangled in a gillnet.
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WA Court of Appeals Rules County’s Plan to Manage Polluted Runoff Illegal
Polluted runoff, or stormwater, is a toxic stew of metals, oil, grease, pesticide, herbicides, bacteria and nutrients. When it rains, the toxic runoff drains off roofs and streets in amounts that seriously degrade water quality and kill marine life.
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Nearly 2 Million Displaced After India Floods
Flooding has killed at least 18 people and displaced nearly two million others in India's northeastern Assam state.
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Greenpeace demands Japan end commercial whaling as new financial woes emerge
The industry is reportedly seeking money from Japan’s 'Profitable Fisheries Support Fund' to prop up its 'scientific' whaling programme, despite separate reports earlier this year that indicated three quarters of the whales caught by the fleet near Japan went unsold at auction.
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Coalition of U.S. Senators Say No to Arctic Oil & Gas Leases
From the letter: "In the event of an oil spill the response may be too slow and irreversible damage to ecosystems and species could result."
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Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior ends two weeks of joint fisheries surveillance with Mozambique government
Due to limited resources, vast areas of Mozambique’s waters are not closely monitored, creating an opportunity for illegal and unreported fishing.
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Human Rights
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020