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On September 18, community groups Committee for a Better Arvin and Committee for a Better Shafter along with Medical Advocates for Healthy Air, represented by Earthjustice, along with the National Parks Conservation Association filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its failure to enforce deadlines for the submission of clean-air plans in California’s San Joaquin Valley.

On September 18, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) largely rescinded its Waste Prevention Rule. The 2016 rule requires the oil and gas industry to use cost-effective technologies and practices to reduce venting and flaring, as well as find and fix leaks from oil and gas infrastructure on public and tribal lands.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District for chemical safety and risk management violations at the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. The sanitation district will pay a $37,830 civil penalty and make improvements to its risk management practices.

Palm oil suppliers to the world’s largest brands, including Unilever, Nestlé, Colgate-Palmolive and Mondelez, have destroyed an area of rainforest almost twice the size of Singapore in less than three years, according to a new investigation by Greenpeace International.

The storm system that struck southeastern states along the U.S. East Coast as Hurricane Florence is now soaking areas in the northeast with heavy rain as forecasters warn of widespread flooding threats.

Oceans beyond national borders cover almost half of our planet and belong to us all. For the first time in history, this shared responsibility could be enshrined in law with a Global Ocean Treaty.

“Big brands like Nestlé have been promising to stop deforestation for palm oil for almost a decade. For Nestlé to announce only now that it will start trying to monitor where its palm oil comes from is simply embarrassing.

The Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) wraps up after three days of new commitments and discussions on addressing climate action.

Recognizing the risks posed to their water resources and ecosystems, senior government officials from Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan agreed to launch a regional network to boost their mountain economies and combat glacier and snow melt caused by climate change and air pollution across the region, on September 17.

Globally, Bangladesh is one of the countries most affected by pollution and environmental risks. To achieve upper-middle income status, Bangladesh must act now to tackle environmental degradation and pollution, especially in its cities, says a new World Bank report.