Environment

USDA, EPA Announce U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on November 17, Administrator Gina McCarthy announced the inaugural class of the U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions, U.S. businesses and organizations pledging concrete...

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Obama Administration Nears Final Approval Of Controversial Coal Mine Loophole

On November 17, the U.S. Forest Service moved closer to reinstating a controversial coal mine loophole, issuing a final environmental impact statement that discloses that the mining and burning of the coal at issue would result in millions of tons of...

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COP22 – It's now time to act!

COP22 (Conference of the Parties) is taking place in Marrakech, Morocco, from 7-18 November 2016. The Paris Agreement adopted at COP21 December 2015 set out the long-term goal of limiting global warming “well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and...

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MARRAKECH: ‘We need everyone,’ Ban says, urging society-wide engagement in implementation of Paris climate accord

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (on screens) addresses a high-level event on accelerating climate action in...

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