Environment

New England Experienced Fewer Unhealthy Air Quality Days During 2016 Summer Ozone Season

EPA confirmed that New Englanders experienced a slight decrease in the number of unhealthy air quality days this year, compared to 2015.

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India ratifies Paris climate pact at UN, brings its entry into force 'tantalisingly close'

India ratifies the Paris Agreement on climate change. The country's Permanent Representative to the...

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Diverse Voices Call On City Of Hoquiam To Deny Oil Shipping Terminal Proposal

The City of Hoquiam and Washington Department of Ecology on September 30 released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Westway Terminal’s proposed oil shipping facility in Grays Harbor amidst widespread opposition and calls for the City...

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CITES Decison Boosts Calls to Close Domestic Ivory Markets Worldwide

On October 01, CITES CoP17 called for countries where there is a legal domestic market for ivory that is contributing to poaching or illegal trade to take all necessary legislative, regulatory and enforcement measures to close their domestic markets...

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