Environment

Obama Administration Leaves Explosive Oil Trains on the Rails for Years

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A crude oil train near the Richmond, CA, railyard.

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China to reduce soil pollution with support from the Global Environment Facility

The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors on April 30 approved the Contaminated Site Management Project, which is financed by a $15 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). This project will help clean up contaminated sites...

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Nepal Earthquake: New appeal for children amid growing need - UNICEF

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On 26 April, a woman feeds her infant, who was injured during the massive earthquake, at Tribhuvan...

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Earthquake inflicts heavy toll on Nepal’s education sector

As the details of destruction in the wake of Nepal’s biggest earthquake in decades become clearer by the day, the country’s education sector is uniting to deal with its own casualties and damaged schools.

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