Environment

More Than 80,000 People Urge EPA To Ban Dangerous Pesticide Chlorpyrifos

More than 80,000 people urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban the use of the dangerous, widely-used pesticide chlorpyrifos from use on all crops.

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United States Files Complaint Against Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Monday filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit, Michigan against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Volkswagen Group of America...

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UK's severe flood warnings removed but river levels remain high

UK's severe flood warnings for the breach at Croston have been downgraded due to successful repair work and an improving picture.

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UK confirm further funding for flood-hit businesses

UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on 1 January 2015 announced the cash pot available for the estimated 2,500 firms on either side of the Pennines left flooded by the Boxing Day deluge in the north of England.

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