Environment

Western Operating Company agrees to resolve alleged risk management planning and chemical reporting violations at Wiggins Gas Plant facility (Colo.)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Thursday that Western Operating Company has agreed to pay $122,900 in penalties to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know...

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Investing in disaster resilience vital for sustainable development – senior UN official

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In the Caribbean, the average annual losses associated with tropical cyclone winds alone, such as...

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Logging Industry Fails Again To Strip Threatened Seabird Of Protections

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A marbled murrelet.

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Conservation Groups File Lawsuit Challenging The Port Of Seattle's Decision To Make Seattle A Homeport For Shell's Arctic Drilling Fleet

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The lease would allow Shell’s drill ships to be housed at the Port,...

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