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J.H. Baxter & Company has agreed take corrective action at their Eugene, Oregon wood treatment facility for mishandling and improper storage of hazardous waste. They will also pay a $64,000 penalty as part of the agreement.

Greenpeace activists flew a giant turtle outside the United Nations HQ in New York, on September 4, as countries gathered to begin negotiations, for the first time in history, towards a treaty covering all oceans outside of national borders. A large and colorful kite, representing iconic marine life, was flown from boats on the East River, alongside an aerial banner reading “Global Ocean – Global Treaty!”

Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) with a 'whale cam' or a CATS suction cup video tag surfacing in front of tourists. Antarctic Peninsula. WWF is working in collaboration with international whale researchers to better understand how and where baleen whales in the Southern Ocean.

U.S. forecasters expect Tropical Storm Gordon to gain strength during the day Tuesday before making landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast.

EPA Region 7 has reached an administrative settlement with two concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) facilities in the West Point area to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The agreement is expected to help safeguard Nebraska waterways from pollutants and bring both facilities within federal regulatory compliance.

Close-up of Grevy Zebra (Equus grevyi). An endangered species commonly found in Northern Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.

On August 30, a federal judge today granted a temporary restraining order stopping Wyoming and Idaho’s planned grizzly hunt that was set to start Sept. 1. The order grants the bears a reprieve while the judge decides whether the federal government should reinstate federal protections for the bears.

Brian Cladoosby, the elected Chair of the Senate of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, during a ceremony at the Fraser River.

The aid, which still needs to be confirmed by plenary and Council, includes €16,918,941 for reconstruction in Lithuania, following continuous rainfall and floods which damaged drainage systems, dams and roads as well as agricultural lands throughout the summer and autumn of 2017. The money can be used to help cover the costs of restoring the network and water management infrastructure.

EPA Region 7 has reached an administrative settlement with two concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) facilities in the West Point area to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The agreement is expected to help safeguard Nebraska waterways from pollutants and bring both facilities within federal regulatory compliance.