Environment

Clean Air, Clean Energy And Conservation Groups Move To Defend State's Ability To Cut Carbon Pollution From Washington's Biggest Polluters

National and regional clean air, clean energy, and conservation groups took legal steps last Friday to defend Washington state’s authority to enact the Clean Air Rule that requires reductions in carbon pollution from the area’s largest polluters.

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MEPs ban deep-sea fishing below 800 meters in the North-East Atlantic

A ban on fishing below a depth of 800 meters in the North-East Atlantic was backed by Parliament on Tuesday. This ban will apply to bottom trawling, which often wrecks sea bed habitats, and also restrict deep-sea fishing to the area where it took...

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Companies Operating in Norwood and Worcester Settle with EPA for Clean Water Act Violations

Manufacturing facilities in Norwood and in Worcester, subsidiaries of a multinational building materials company, have taken steps to come into compliance with federal clean water laws in order to settle claims by the US Environmental Protection...

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EPA Requires Stronger Standards for Applying the Riskiest Pesticides

On December 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing standards for applicators who apply restricted-use pesticides that are not available for purchase by the general public, and require special handling.

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