Environment

Commission must prepare glyphosate exit plan, Greenpeace

Greenpeace has called on the European Commission to prepare a glyphosate exit plan, after an EU vote on the controversial weedkiller on 24 June cleared the way for the Commission to push through a temporary licence extension.

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U.S. EPA Fines Fresno Pesticide Distributor for Failure to Properly Label High-Risk Pesticide

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Snowden Enterprises, Inc., over the distribution of a misbranded restricted use pesticide. The firm, located in Fresno, Calif., has agreed to pay $34,320 in civil penalties, and has...

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Caribbean region must boost efforts to prepare for increased drought – UN report

With irrigation use becoming more widespread in the Caribbean, countries’ fresh-water...

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United States Settles with Trader Joe's to Reduce Ozone-Depleting and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at Stores Nationwide

The national grocery store chain Trader Joe’s Company has agreed to reduce emissions of potent greenhouse gases from refrigeration equipment at 453 of its stores under a proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental...

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