Environment

EPA approves moderate air quality improvement plan for Fairbanks, Alaska

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it is approving the Fairbanks North Star Borough fine particulate or PM2.5 air quality plan submitted by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation because it meets Clean Air Act requirements...

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Greenpeace protesters stop illegal logging in Poland’s Białowieża Forest

Peaceful activists from 12 European countries, brought together by Greenpeace Poland, have put themselves in the way of state-run logging machinery which is violating a July 27th EU Court of Justice interim ban on logging one of Europe’s oldest...

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Commission proposes Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2018 with increased quotas for herring and salmon

In particular, the Commission proposes to increase catches for Central Herring, Sprat and the Main Basin Salmon stocks, and to maintain the number of catches for the important stock of Western Baltic Cod. For the remaining stocks the Commission...

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EPA Works with Lynn, Mass. Company to Reduce Risk from Chemicals by Improving Safety Measures

A Lynn, Mass. company that uses ammonia in its refrigeration system has come into compliance with federal environmental laws after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found the company was operating in violation of clean air and federal right-to-...

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