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A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration endangered public health when it overturned an Obama-era rule banning a dangerous pesticide.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must ban a widely used organophosphate pesticide linked to brain damage in children, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on August 9. The appellate court ordered EPA to finalize its proposed ban on chlorpyrifos based on undisputed findings that the pesticide is unsafe for public health, and particularly harmful to children and farmworkers.

EPA Region 7 has reached an administrative settlement with GBW Railcar Services, LLC, to resolve violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The agreement is expected to improve the company’s management of hazardous waste at six facilities in Kansas and Nebraska.

The death toll in Sunday's devastating earthquake on Indonesia's Lombok island has risen to 347, the state-run Antara news agency reported Wednesday.

Save the Children and local partner Yayasan Sayangi Tunas Cilik (YSTC) hold grave concerns for thousands of people living in makeshift shelters in remote villages on the earthquake-devastated island of Lombok, In

On August 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached a settlement with Vital Energy, Inc. (Vital) to resolve Clean Water Act violations at the Guam Power Authority Piti Bulk Fuel Terminal in Piti, Guam. Vital will pay a $86,875 penalty as part of the agreement.

A day after California authorities said a wildfire in Northern California had become the largest in the state's recorded history, officials gave the state's residents more bad news: The wildfire raging around Yosemite National Park will close it and the Yosemite Valley for the foreseeable future.

On August 7, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced settlements with four Oakland companies—Sierra Pacific Ready Mix, Argent Materials, National Recycling Corporation, and Nor-Cal Rock—over Clean Water Act violations. Under the terms of the settlements, the companies will pay a combined $137,000 in civil penalties and will better manage stormwater runof

Thousands of people made homeless by a powerful earthquake on Indonesian resort islands looked for shelter Monday night as rescue workers continued to search for the missing and said the death toll of 98 would likely rise.

Save the Children, through its partner in Indonesia, Yayasan Sayangi Tunas Cilik (YSTC), is warning about the psychological impact of Lombok’s recent earthquake on children, as the death toll continues to rise.