Environment

EPA Takes Action to Address Lead in Drinking Water Problems in Tarrytown, New York

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a legal order directing the Village of Tarrytown, New York to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act’s Lead and Copper Rule. A recent investigation by the EPA revealed that Tarrytown had...

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Stakeholder Groups Challenge Oregon Forest Management Plan

Eugene, OR — Wednesday, a coalition of conservation and fishing groups challenged in the U.S. District Court in Oregon a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) forest management plan, finalized Friday, that would replace the scientifically sound,...

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Three quarters of the world’s threatened species are imperiled from agriculture, land conversion, overharvesting

Less than a month away from the kick-off of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii, a team of scientists report in the journal Nature that three quarters of the world’s threatened species are imperiled because people are converting their...

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$81 Billion Mobilized in 2015 to Tackle Climate Change – Joint MDB Report

Climate finance totaling $81 billion was mobilized for projects funded by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) in 2015. This included $25 billion of MDBs’ direct climate finance, combined with a further $56 billion from other...

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