Environment

U.S. EPA Water Quality Grant Aids Native Fish Recovery in Palo Alto

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and partner agencies, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), and San Mateo County Resource Conservation...

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United States Reaches Settlement with Safeway To Reduce Emissions of Ozone-Depleting Substances Nationwide / Largest case ever under Clean Air Act’s ozone protection requirements

In a settlement agreement with the United States, Safeway, the nation’s second largest grocery store chain, has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty and implement a corporate-wide plan to significantly reduce its emissions of ozone-depleting...

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Paraguay extends Zero Deforestation Law to 2018

Unaltered stretch of the São João River running through the Atlantic forest in the Poço das Antas Reserve.

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Palm oil leading cause of Indonesia forest destruction: RSPO leaves big brands exposed

The palm oil sector was the single largest driver of deforestation in Indonesia between 2009-2011, accounting for about a quarter of the country’s forest loss, revealed Greenpeace International in new mapping analysis published. The analysis shows...

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