Environment

Under EPA Settlement, Chicopee, Mass. Cold Storage Warehouse Company Improves Public Protections

A Chicopee, Mass., company that operates a cold storage warehouse is spending more than half a million dollars, primarily on public safety enhancements, to resolve claims it violated the federal Clean Air Act's chemical release prevention requirements...

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North Slope Borough Settles With EPA for Hazardous Waste Violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the North Slope Borough, Alaska have reached a settlement that resolves alleged violations of hazardous waste requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

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Small islands need partnerships to battle climate change, address ‘unique vulnerabilities,’ says Ban

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Climate change poses a threat to survival in the Southwest Pacific, and in most of the small...

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Amid ‘steady rise’ in rhino poaching and elephant killings, UN urges action to tackle illegal wildlife trade

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African elephants are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (...

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