Environment

Obama Administration Urged to Fast-track Airplane Carbon Cuts

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Aircraft are one of the fastest-growing carbon emissions sources, on track to triple by...

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Owners and Managers of Former Salvage Operations at Former Textile Plant in Tennessee Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy Associated with Illegal Asbestos Removal Conspirators ordered to pay $10.3 million in restitution

U.S. District Judge Ronnie Greer sentenced five people to prison terms in federal court in Greeneville, Tennessee, late Wednesday for conspiring to commit Clean Air Act offenses in connection with the illegal removal and disposal of asbestos-...

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Anderson, S.C., Woman Gets Prison for Extensive Bank Fraud Scam and Environmental Crime Nancy Stein operated American Screw and Rivet Corporation which was also sentenced

United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated late Wednesday that Nancy Marie Stein, age 62, of Anderson, South Carolina , was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Henry M. Herlong in federal court in Greenville, to a total of 73 months in...

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Make or break year for South Africa’s rhinos after poaching hits record high

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Black rhino mother and calf at one of WWF South Africa's Black Rhino Range Expansion Project...

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