Environment

EPA requires Modesto wholesaler to protect Central Valley wetlands and pay penalty, following destruction of rare habitat

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Edward Lynn Brown, a canned food and nut wholesaler in Modesto, Calif. for destroying nearly 33 acres of wetlands, known as vernal pools, north of Merced, Calif. The settlement...

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World Bank Supports Mozambique’s Conservation and Biodiversity Efforts to Reduce Poverty

The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved a US$40 million International Development Association (IDA)* grant to support the implementation of the Government of Mozambique’s Conservation Areas for Biodiversity and Development Project...

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EPA Spotlights Food Recovery with Atlanta Community Food Bank

To begin the holiday season, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials toured the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) and met with staff to discuss the importance of food waste reduction as part of the agency’s Food Recovery Action Week. The...

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Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise detained in Spain following oil protest

The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise has been detained by Spanish authorities in the port of Arrecife, Lanzarote, following last Saturday's peaceful protest by Greenpeace against oil drilling by Repsol, in the Canary Islands.

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