Environment

TRI Reporting Failures from No. Canaan, Conn. Companies Nets Emergency Response Equipment for Local Fire Departments under EPA Settlement

An EPA settlement with two North Canaan mineral processing companies for the companies’ alleged failure to file required toxic release inventory information requires that two local emergency response units be provided with $28,700 of equipment that...

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IUCN grants top management Green List award to iconic Doñana

Thanks to its management, Doñana has become the main stronghold of conservation for one of the most threatened European mammals – the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus), a species recently brought back from the brink of extinction. Following six decades of...

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Breakthrough for EU consumers as toxic chemical banned in textile imports

In a landmark decision, EU member states unanimously agreed to ban a toxic chemical from its clothing imports, closing a trade loophole that previously put the health of its citizens and environment at risk.

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Water cuts in Aleppo threaten children amid intense heat wave

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A young girl carries a jerrycan she just filled at a water tank in the Tishreen camp for displaced people...

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