Environment

Towards emission curbs for off-road machinery

Plans to update EU type approval rules and emission limits for internal combustion engines in non-road mobile machinery (NRMM), such as lawn mowers, bulldozers, diesel locomotives and inland waterway vessels, were backed by the Environment Committee...

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Protecting Sri Lanka’s Ecosystems to Preserve Natural Habitats and Resources to Improve Lives

The World Bank Board on April 26 (Tuesday) approved a $45 million credit to help protect Sri Lanka’s natural habitats and resources from degradation and exploitation while improving the lives and livelihoods of neighboring communities, who suffer the...

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TTIP: EU and US show signs of desperation, Greenpeace

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Activists unfurl giant banner during Hannover anti-TTIP...

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In A Win For Climate, New York Leaders Nix Pipeline Project

In a win for climate activists and the anti-fracking movement, and a blow to fossil fuel polluters and the federal regulatory agencies that enable them, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) denied a key permit to companies...

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