Environment

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

perry-county-gibbs_cjb-800_0_0.jpg
Annette Gibbs and her husband William stand in their front yard, near the Arrowhead...

Full Story »
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...

Full Story »
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...

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

55c0923b6_0.jpg
A UNHCR staff member wades through a flooded section of Nget Chaung camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in Pauktaw...

Full Story »
Could not connect2