Environment

Arctic sea ice extent reaches record low - Greenpeace responds

Yesterday Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo addressed a special event in New York alongside 350.org founder Bill McKibben to call for a coordinated international response to the Polar crisis.

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Alaska Gold settles with EPA for Clean Water Act violations at Nome Mine Site

The Alaska Gold Company has paid a penalty for alleged Clean Water Act violations at the Rock Creek mine near Nome, Alaska. According to a settlement announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the company allegedly violated permit...

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Licence to drill? Only if firms can pay for spills, say environment MEPs

oil-soaked bodies of dead birds, victims of the New Zealand's biggest sea pollution...

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EPA and General Electric Company Sign Agreement to Protect Drinking Water at Cayuga County, New York Superfund Site; Drinking Water Impacted by Volatile Organic Compounds

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has signed an agreement with the General Electric Company requiring the company to take over the maintenance and replace, if necessary, treatment systems on wells that supply drinking water to four properties...

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