Environment

Eight things you should know about GMOs

The use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) remains controversial, which is why the EU has very strict rules and complex authorisation procedures concerning their cultivation and commercialisation. Since April 2015, EU countries are able to ban...

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MEPs ask EU Commission to monitor investigations into car emission test fraud

Emissions testing fraud should be investigated thoroughly and those responsible should face appropriate sanctions, say MEPs in a resolution voted on Tuesday. They say that the EU emissions testing system should be strengthened to ensure that EU...

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Central Asia Moving Towards Earthquake Risk Reduction

The inaugural Central Asia Earthquake Risk Reduction Forum took place on October 27-28 in Almaty, organized by the World Bank Group. Over 70 policy makers, experts and practitioners from governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan,...

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EPA Recognizes Hypertherm Inc. as a Top Green Power Partner

As part of EPA’s Green Power Partnership, more than 1,300 organizations are purchasing billions of kilowatt-hours of green power annually, avoiding carbon pollution equal to that created by the electricity use of more than 2.5 million American homes...

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