Environment

EPA and Fort Lincoln Retail Reach Settlement for Clean Water Act Violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Fort Lincoln Retail, LLC have reached a settlement over alleged violations of Clean Water Act regulations designed to protect America’s waterways from polluted stormwater runoff.

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EPA Proposes New Rules to Reduce Potent Greenhouse Gas Emissions/The agency also recognizes 12 supermarkets for using more climate friendly refrigerants

Today, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy joined private and public sector leaders for a second annual White House roundtable discussion about the progress made and new steps taken to curb emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent greenhouse gases...

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UNHCR backs increased protection for people fleeing disasters and climate change

A man stands in a flooded section of Nget Chaung camp for internally displaced people in Pauktaw township, Rakhine State. UNHCR...

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COP21: Parliament's roadmap for Paris UN climate talks

The EU and its member states must call for a 40% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and scale up climate finance commitments at the COP21 UN climate talks in Paris, Parliament said on Wednesday. MEPs also say a share of revenues from the EU's...

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