Environment

'Small islands have big ideas,' Ban tells Seychelles, citing leadership on environment, climate action

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At climate summit in Washington, UN officials call to take action ‘to the next level’

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Climate Action Summit 2016 in Washington D.C.

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Clifton, N.J. Recycling Company to Install Pollution Controls for Air Pollution Violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement on Wednesday that requires Parkway Iron and Metal Co. to pay $145,000 and spend approximately $260,000 to install pollution controls for alleged Clean Air...

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U.S. District Court Sides With Wild Salmon And Communities; Feds' Columbia/snake River Salmon Plan Again Found Illegal

The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon on Wednesday invalidated the federal government’s 2014 Columbia Basin salmon biological opinion (salmon plan or BiOp). Judge Michael Simon ruled that this latest plan—like each of its four...

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