Environment

U.S. Court Strikes Down Toxic Loophole for Cement Plant Pollution

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has struck down an EPA-created loophole that would have made limits on toxic air pollution from cement plants harder to enforce. When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wrote the cement plant rule, it...

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WWF calls on Soco to explain Virunga allegations in new film

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Allegations about Soco were raised in a documentary film.

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Agreement on new fisheries fund does not reflect progressive EU reform

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Italian Artisanal Fisherman in Sicily

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Parliament backs EU-wide plans to stem the spread of invasive alien species

Measures to stop invasive alien species of plants animals or insects getting into the EU, or limit the ecological and economic damage caused by those that do, were backed by Parliament on Wednesday. The legislation bans species declared to be of “...

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