Environment

Health and Environmental Groups Denounce California Plan For Unlimited Statewide Spraying

A crop duster sprays pesticides over a farmfield.

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Subsidiaries of the World’s Largest Fertilizer Producer to Reduce Harmful Air Emissions at Four Florida Plants

In a settlement with the United States, three subsidiaries of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PCS), the world’s largest fertilizer producer, will take steps to reduce harmful air emissions at eight U.S. production plants—including three in...

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Activists expose Amazon timber from illegal loggers headed for the European market

A cargo ship carrying Amazon timber, purchased from a sawmill known for trading illegal wood, was confronted by Greenpeace Netherlands activists as it approached Rotterdam. The timber onboard is destined for the Belgian companies Lemahieu and Omniplex...

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Bradford, R.I. Rock Quarry Agrees to Clean Air Act Settlement

A rock quarry in Bradford, R.I., Copar Quarries has agreed to settle claims by the US Environmental Protection Agency that it violated federal clean air standards. According to a complaint filed by EPA’s New England office, Copar Quarries failed to...

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