Environment

World Bank and China Scale Up Support for Africa

The World Bank Group is strengthening its partnership with China in support of African development through two major initiatives launched during the second “Investing in Africa Forum (IAF)”, a two-day international forum aimed at boosting investment...

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EPA Helps Reduce Toxic Emissions in New Mexico

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $576,443 to the New Mexico Environmental Department to support the state’s air pollution reduction program. The grant will support attainment and maintenance of National Ambient Air...

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Air Pollution Deaths Cost Economies in Middle East and North Africa More than $9 Billion

Air pollution has emerged as the deadliest form of pollution and the fourth leading risk factor for premature deaths worldwide. Those deaths cost the global economy about US$ 225 billion in lost labor income in 2013, a new study finds, pointing toward...

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EPA requires Mid Pac Petroleum to install air pollution controls at Big Island facility

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on 7th September announced a settlement valued at more than $600,000 with Mid Pac Petroleum, LLC, resolving federal Clean Air Act violations at the company’s Kawaihae facility on the Island of Hawaii.

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