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U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen on June 29, 2018 upheld the U.S. Forest Service’s 2016 Bitterroot National Forest Travel Plan against a legal challenge brought by motorized and mechanized users.

Following IUCN’s advice, the World Heritage Committee has urged Yemen to halt any activity that may negatively impact on the unique wildlife and landscapes of the Socotra Archipelago World Heritage site. The country has been requested to urgently facilitate an IUCN-UNESCO mission to the site to assess impacts from uncontrolled developments, unsustainable fish export and the introduction of non-native species.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced last week that he is trying to undermine vital clean water protections once again, by re-opening the public comment period to repeal the 2015 Clean Water Rule.

On July 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached a settlement with Supreme Group Guam LLC (Supreme) to resolve Clean Water Act violations at its fuel terminal at the Guam International Airport in Tamuning, Guam. Supreme will pay a $150,000 penalty as part of the agreement.

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New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to ground-level ozone, in coastal Maine and western Connecticut.

On July 2, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) released draft legislation to drastically undermine the Endangered Species Act, our nation’s most effective law for protecting wildlife in danger of extinction and the forests, meadows, and streams those species need to survive.

The EU ambassadors of the member states confirmed, on behalf of the Council, the provisional agreement reached on 19-20 June between the Bulgarian Presidency and the European Parliament on the Energy Union governance regulation.

Hungary has made progress in greening its economy and cutting emissions, but it needs to speed up efforts to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources, improve energy efficiency in buildings and promote sustainable transport, according to a new OECD Review.

A watered down decision, on June 28, taken by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee gathered in Bahrain could leave Pirin World Heritage site, one of the world’s most precious places, at risk of irreversible damage from ski infrastructure construction and the logging of centuries’ old forests.