Environment

MARRAKECH: UN climate conference to continue momentum after Paris Agreement comes into force

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Ain Beni Mathar Integrated Combined Cycle Thermo-Solar Power Plant, Morocco.

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Statement from World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on the Entry into Force of the Paris Climate Change Agreement

The World Bank Group on November 3 released the following statement from World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on the eve of the Paris Climate Change Agreement going into force

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EPA Enforcement Actions Help Protect Vulnerable Communities from Lead-Based Paint Health Hazards

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on November 3 announced over 100 federal enforcement actions completed over the last year that require entities like renovation contractors, landlords and property managers to protect communities and...

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EPA settles with WestRock CP for $4.6 million to reimburse cleanup costs at former wood treating plant

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled with WestRock CP, LLC, which will pay $1.6 million in cash plus shares of stock valued at nearly $3 million as partial reimbursement for a hazardous waste cleanup near Prescott, Ariz.

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