Environment

Somalia: UN calls for urgent action to support drought-hit communities

In Somaliland and Puntland, close to two million people are affected by the drought amid the El...

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Maryland Faces Civil Rights Complaint After Approving Gas Plant In Black Community

The state of Maryland is facing a federal civil rights complaint, filed by Earthjustice, on behalf of residents in the majority black community of Brandywine, Md., after the state approved a permit for a gas-fired power plant that would have...

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PPG Industries, Inc. Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at Springdale, Pa. Facilities

Pittsburgh-based manufacturer PPG Industries, Inc. will pay a $59,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at the company’s coatings manufacturing and research facilities in Springdale, Pa. the U.S. Environmental...

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Earthjustice Statement On Shell, Conocophillips Abandoning Leased For Oil Drilling In Arctic Ocean

Government documents made public show that Shell and several other oil companies have relinquished nearly all their leases in the Chukchi Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean, on May 10. The documents, which came as a result of a Freedom of Information...

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