Environment

U.S. Branch of Canadian Company to Pay $2.5 Million Penalty for Shreveport, LA, Wastewater Plant; Settlement resolves water, hazardous waste, and air violations

Houston-based CCS (USA) Inc. and several of its operating subsidiaries will pay a $2.5 million civil penalty relating to operations at its Shreveport, Louisiana, industrial wastewater treatment plant, the Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental...

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Major US Companies: Unmet Renewable Energy Demand Requires Market Shift

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With a combined renewable energy target of 8.4 million megawatt hours (MWh) per year through 2020, the 12...

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Protection Sought For Rare Colorado, Utah Wildflowers Threatened By Oil Shale Development

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Showy beardtongues in Colorado.

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Neoguri Brings Landslides, Floods to Central Japan

A major storm continued making its way across Japan on Thursday, bringing heavy rain that caused deadly landslides and floods.

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