Environment

MEPs vote to cap emissions of medium combustion plants

EU countries would have to enforce sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emission limits upon medium-sized combustion plants, such as electricity generators or heating systems for domestic, residential or industrial use, under draft plans approved by the...

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Foss Maritime Plans To Illegally Use Port Of Seattle Terminal For Shell's Arctic Drilling Homeport

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A view of Seattle's waterfront across Puget Sound.

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EPA Cites Bakersfield Oil Terminal For Clean Air Act Violations

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The newly opened Bakersfield Crude Terminal in Taft which the EPA has...

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EPA Issues Health Advisories to Protect Americans from Algal Toxins in Drinking Water

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 6 issued health advisory values that states and utilities can use to protect Americans from elevated levels of algal toxins in drinking water. Algal blooms in rivers, lakes, and bays sometimes...

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