Environment

North Slope fuel distributor violated oil spill prevention and response safety rules

NANA Oilfield Services, Inc. violated federal oil spill prevention and response rules at its Deadhorse, Alaska, fuel storage and distribution facility, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Groups Join State Of California In Holding Railroads Responsible For Oil Spills, Disaster Planning

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

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Greenpeace presents message beside the historic Nazca lines calling for a renewable future

The message is directed at world leaders and ministers at the ongoing UN climate talks, in Lima, who are failing to take real climate action, while countries like the Philippines, which is again being battered by a massive typhoon, are paying the...

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In Chicago, Ban says aviation body’s work vital to UN efforts on health, security, climate change

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) flanked by the Secretary General of the International Civil...

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