Environment

UAV footage of massive forest fires as Indonesia’s carbon bomb explodes

Shocking UAV footage captured by Greenpeace Southeast Asia field researchers shows the massive underground peat fires burning across Indonesia.

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EPA Reaches Settlement with Wayne County, Mo., Landowners for Clean Water Act Violations

EPA Region 7 has reached a proposed settlement that includes a $35,000 penalty to settle violations of the Clean Water Act associated with Wayne County, Mo., landowners Roger and Ken Williams. The property is located near Clubb, Mo.

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U.S. EPA cites two Guam bulk fuel companies for chemical safety violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached separate agreements with South Pacific Petroleum Corporation and Tristar Terminals Guam Inc. for a total of $406,000 in penalties to resolve federal chemical safety violations at their facilities in...

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Arctic sea ice extent settles at fourth lowest in the satellite record

Arctic sea ice extent for September 2015 was 4.63 million square kilometers (1.79 million square...