Environment

Greenpeace activists confront Norwegian government’s Arctic oil drilling site

Peaceful activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise have entered the exclusion zone of Statoil’s oil rig, Songa Enabler in the Barents Sea with kayaks and inflatable boats, while swimmers are in the waters protesting with hand banners. The...

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Giant weedkiller bottle torn down as Europe debates future of glyphosate

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Waterbury, Conn., Incinerator to Control Mercury Emissions

Emission control equipment to limit the discharge of mercury pollution to the atmosphere will be installed at an incinerator owned by the City of Waterbury, Conn., according to a proposed agreement between the city and federal government.

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Groundbreaking climate change case brought against Australia’s biggest bank

A groundbreaking case filed on August 15th against the Commonwealth Bank by shareholders argues the bank has failed to disclose the financial and reputational risk posed by climate change.

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