Environment

US Declares Iceland in Defiance of Global Trade Ban on Whale Products

U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell issued a formal declaration that Iceland is undermining the effectiveness of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and its prohibition on international...

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Fenceline Communities Win Relief in Oil Refinery Suit

A mother and her children in Hartman Park, located in Houston's Manchester neighborhood. The Valero refinery is in the...

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A Global Perspective on the Recent Storms and Floods in the UK

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Government of India and World Bank Sign $500 Million Agreement to Improve Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Services in Four Indian States

The government of India and the World Bank signed a $500 million credit agreement to improve piped water supply and sanitation services through decentralized delivery systems in the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

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