Environment

New Report Highlights Fragile State Of Food Security In Sierra Leone After Ebola Outbreak

The State of Food Insecurity in Sierra Leone report launched by the Government of Sierra Leone on Oct 27, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows more than half of the...

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Lowell Company Settles with EPA for Hazardous Waste Concerns

A Lowell, Mass., manufacturer of fiber products has come into compliance with hazardous waste laws after the US Environmental Agency found the company was violating federal and state environmental laws.

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Court Declares Fish And Wildlife Service Failed To Protect Rare Colorado, Utah Wildflowers Threatened By Oil Shale Mining

A federal court ruled in favor of conservation groups in their challenge to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to deny Endangered Species Act protection to two imperiled wildflowers that live only on oil shale formations in Colorado and...

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Haiti funding needs nearly triple following Hurricane Matthew - UNICEF

Children at the Église Chrétienne Nan Lindy Church where 300 people have sought temporary...