Environment

Ninth Circuit Ensures Protection Of Roadless Areas In Alaska's Tongass National Forest

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“The roadless rule will help...

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Idaho Transportation Department fails to perform advance asbestos inspection, report contaminated building demolition, in Priest River, ID

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has settled with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over federal asbestos violations at a building demolition site near Priest River in northern Idaho’s Panhandle. According to the EPA, ITD failed...

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Greenpeace US climbers block Shell's Arctic-bound vessel

26 climbers have blocked Shell's Arctic icebreaking vessel, the MSV Fennica, as it attempted to leave Portland, Oregon. The climbers are currently preventing the ship from passing underneath the bridge on its way to meet Shell’s drilling fleet. The...

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Injured Greenpeace activist faces Spanish navy culprits who threaten prosecution under ‘piracy’ chapter of criminal code

A Greenpeace activist who was severely injured by the Spanish navy on November 15th, 2014, during a peaceful protest at sea near the Canary Islands is being investigated under the piracy chapter of Spain's criminal code. She faced questioning Tuesday...

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