Environment

Greenpeace calls on G7 to lead climate action, activists protest at summit

Calling on G7 leaders to push ahead with decisive and urgent climate action, Greenpeace Italy, Greenpeace Switzerland, Greenpeace Austria and Greenpeace Germany activists protested from the water around the G7 Summit on May 26th.

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EPA fines Wonder Farm Inc. for pesticide and worker protection violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on May 25th, announced a settlement with Wonder Farm, Inc. over alleged misuse of pesticides and violations of worker safety regulations at its basil farm in Waianae, Oahu. Under the agreement, the company will...

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EPA Takes Action to Postpone Costly Steam Electric Power Plant Effluent Guidelines Rule

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt on May 25th signed a proposed rule to postpone compliance dates for the effluent limitations guidelines and standards for steam electric power plants (ELG Rule), which was published in...

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Greenpeace projects Planet Earth First message to Trump on St Peter’s Basilica

Greenpeace Italy and Greenpeace Germany activists have sent a message to US President Trump ahead of his meeting with Pope Francis, on May 24th, projecting the message of ‘Planet Earth First’ onto the dome of St Peter's Basilica in Rome.

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