Environment

EPA to oversee lead cleanup near Pilsen high school

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday announced a settlement with H. Kramer & Co., the City of Chicago and the BNSF Railway Co. to remove lead-contaminated soil near the Benito Juarez Community Academy in Pilsen. The alley at 21st Place...

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Greenpeace urges consumers and investors around the globe to avoid Thai Union Group canned tuna

Greenpeace today launched a global campaign demanding that the world’s largest canned tuna company, Thai Union Group (TU), take urgent and far-reaching steps to eliminate labour abuse and destructive, wasteful fishing practices from its supply chains...

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EPA Rejects Doctors' Advice On Limits For Ozone Pollution

A mother watches over her child during treatment for asthma.

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EPA Settles Major Air Pollution Case with CEMEX de Puerto Rico, Inc.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Friday that CEMEX de Puerto Rico, Inc., a major cement producer, will spend an estimated $1.7 million on pollution controls that will reduce harmful emissions of nitrogen oxides, pollutants that...

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