Environment

Earthjustice Asks EPA To Revoke Hawai'i Department Of Agriculture's Primary Authority To Enforce Pesticide Use Violations

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Farming operations on Kaua‘i.

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Fairbanks Community Groups, Frustrated Over Lack of Action To Address Dirty Air, Notify of Intent To Sue EPA for Missing Its Third Deadline in Two Years

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Pollution in Fairbanks, Alaska, during a winter heat inversion.

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Millions Of Acres Of Forest Will Remain Protected For Marbled Murrelets In Washington, Oregon, California

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on 3 August finalized protections on nearly 3.7 million acres of critical habitat in Washington, Oregon and California for the marbled murrelet, a coastal bird unique to the Pacific Northwest.

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Federal Judge Rules EPA Must Protect People From Dangerously Weak Water Pollution Standards

Wednesday, a federal judge imposed a tight deadline on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize new anti-pollution water quality rules aimed at protecting public health. The rules, often called fish consumption rules, must ensure...

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