Environment

Environmental Implementation Review: Commission helps Member States to better apply EU environment rules to protect citizens and enhance their quality of life

The Commission published the second Environmental Implementation Review (EIR), part of its initiative launched in 2016 to improve the implementation of European environmental policy and commonly agreed rules in all EU Member States. Implementing EU...

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CONSERVATION GROUPS ANNOUNCE INTENT TO SUE TO PROTECT ATLANTIC SHARKS, GIANT MANTA RAYS FROM LETHAL LONGLINES, GILLNETS

On behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife, Earthjustice filed a notice of intent to sue the Trump administration for failing to protect oceanic whitetip sharks and giant manta rays from being killed by longlines and...

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U.S. EPA settles with Tesla over hazardous waste violations at Fremont, Calif., facility

On April 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Tesla Motors Inc. over federal hazardous waste violations at their automobile manufacturing plant in Fremont, Calif. Under the agreement, Tesla will take specific...

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Earthjustice President Reacts to Judge’s Ruling Striking Down Trump’s Order to Undo Drilling Protections for Arctic, Atlantic

On March 29, a judge struck down President Trump’s order to undo a ban on oil and gas drilling in the vast majority of the Arctic Ocean and important areas of the Atlantic, ruling Trump exceeded his constitutional authority and violated federal law....

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