Environment

Special UN event stresses key role of water management in tackling challenges of climate change

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A flooded street in Baghdad, after heavy rain in late October 2015 inundated several areas of Iraq...

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Earthjustice Statement On Senate Vote Against The Clean Power Plan

On November 17, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution under the Congressional Review Act, S.J. Res. 24 sponsored by Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), seeking to disapprove the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan.

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More Than 150 Conservation Groups Call For Veto Of Extinction Riders

More than 150 conservation groups have signed a letter to President Obama asking him to oppose all policy “riders” that would undermine the Endangered Species Act during negotiations on final funding legislation for Fiscal Year 2016.

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EPA Proposes to Reduce Smog-Forming Pollution Transported Across State Lines

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing updates to the agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) to address interstate air quality impacts for the 2008 ozone air quality standards. The proposed updates would reduce summertime...

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