Environment

EPA to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold 11 public listening sessions across the country to solicit ideas and input from the public and stakeholders about the best Clean Air Act approaches to reducing carbon pollution from existing...

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EPA Obtains Warrant to Address Over 1000 Drums and Containers at New Jersey Facility; Ongoing Investigation Reveals Presence of Hazardous Materials

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has obtained a federal warrant to do the necessary cleanup work at the Superior Barrel & Drum company facility in Elk Township, New Jersey, where more than a thousand unlabeled or improperly labeled drums...

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EAP: Threatened Marine Ecosystems Get Boost from US$4.5 Million Grant from the Global Environment Facility

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a project to support the Capturing Coral Reef and Related Ecosystem Services Project, with US$4.5 million in grant funding provided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). This regional project...

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Unprecedented rate of change in climate demands action

IPCC delivers gravest risk assessment for Planet Earth, humanity needs to act urgently and effectively on...