Environment

NBC & CPI Series Spotlight Crucial Need For EPA Action On Race Discrimination

Annette Gibbs and her husband William stand in their front yard, near the Arrowhead...

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U.S EPA requires California companies to improve oil spill prevention plans

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the resolution of a series of settlements under the Clean Water Act with Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., in Newark, Calif., and Cargill Corporation, in Fullerton, Calif., for violations of federal oil...

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Connecticut Company Settles with EPA for Chemical Reporting Lapses at Manchester N.H. Facility

An EPA settlement reached with BWE, Inc., an East Hartford, Conn. company that stores and distributes petroleum products and other flammable liquids at several facilities in New England, will help ensure that the community and emergency responders...

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UNHCR assists flood victims in Myanmar's Rakhine and Kachin states

A UNHCR staff member wades through a flooded section of Nget Chaung camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in Pauktaw...