Environment

World Bank Approves $55 Million to Strengthen Nepal’s Strategic Roads and Bridges

The World Bank on 25 August approved a credit of US$ 55 million for the Government of Nepal to scale up its Road Sector Development Program and address post-earthquake reconstruction needs, including the strengthening of the country’s strategic road...

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EPA Completes $500,000 of Work in Response to Toxic Ammonia Threat in Vineland, N.J.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its work to safely remove anhydrous ammonia from the South Jersey Ice and Cold Storage and Vineland Ice and Storage LLC facility and protect the community near the 544 East Pear Street in...

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Citizen Enforcement Secures Stream Restoration, Reef Protection On Kauaʻi

On Thursday, August 18, 2016, the federal district court in Honolulu brought to a close a Clean Water Act consent decree that required former Kauaʻi developer and Oʻahu auto dealer James Pflueger to stabilize and restore property at Pīlaʻa on Kauaʻi’s...

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Community Groups Across The Country Challenge EPA Over Failure To Update Protections From Lead Poisoning

Washington, D.C. — A coalition of national and regional groups across the country is suing the United States Environmental Protection Agency for failing to update standards that protect families against neurotoxic lead-based paint and lead dust.

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