Environment

TRAFFIC Study: Japan’s ivory market must close

Well-organized transnational criminal networks and a poorly regulated domestic market are among the factors making Japan a lucrative target for procuring ivory products for illegal export. In the continued absence of effective regulation and law...

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EPA, DOJ Announce Settlement with Carbon Black Producer Orion Engineered Carbons, LLC

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement of Clean Air Act claims, by the United States and the state of Louisiana, against Orion Engineered Carbons, LLC. Under the settlement, the...

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EPA, DOJ Announce Settlement Agreement with Carbon Black Producer, Sid Richardson Carbon and Energy Company

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) on December 22, announced a settlement resolving Clean Air Act claims by the United States and the states of Louisiana and Texas against carbon black manufacturer Sid...

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Federal- State Settlement With City Of Lancaster, PA. To Curb Discharge Of Sewage And Other Pollutants To Conestoga River

The city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania has agreed to comprehensive measures to end discharges of untreated sewage and other pollutants to local waterways from the City’s combined storm and sewage system, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U....

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