Environment

Cargill, Inc., Agrees to Settle Clean Air Act Violations at Vitamin E Manufacturing Facility in Eddyville, Iowa

Cargill, Inc., a Delaware corporation, has reached an administrative civil settlement with EPA over alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its Vitamin E manufacturing facility in Eddyville, Iowa.

Eastern and Southern African countries announce groundbreaking move to curb regional illegal timber trade

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Illegal timber seized in southern Tanzania. African mahogany (Afzelia quanzesis)

EPA Funds Coastal Observation System for Indicators of Ocean Acidification in Casco Bay

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provided a total of $85 thousand toward establishing a state-of-the-art coastal observing system in Casco Bay Maine to help coastal managers evaluate the threat of coastal acidification from excess CO2 in the atmosphere. The system was deployed on April 23, 2015.

Urgent call from Pacific nations for dialogue on coal and climate change

Unprecedented support from Pacific Island leaders for a global moratorium on new coal mines is a stark reminder that much more must be achieved at the Paris climate talks, said Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s CEO, David Ritter, on September 8.

Deforestation slows, 'but we need to do better' on sustainable forest use – UN agriculture chief

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MEPs to decide on stricter EU ban on the sale of seal products

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New rules set out to offer more protection to seals

UN report finds deforestation slowing, but not fast enough for forest communities or the climate

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New data was released at the World Forestry Congress in Durban, South Africa.

Dominican teachers and their families in need of urgent support

Education International has launched an urgent action appeal, calling on its members to show solidarity with Dominican teachers and their families after the tropical storm Erika badly struck the Caribbean island of Dominica.

Greenpeace reveals hazardous chemicals in remote mountain areas on 3 continents

Persistent and hazardous chemicals used in the production of outdoor gear have left their mark in even the most remote and seemingly untouched places on Earth, a Greenpeace Germany report released Tuesday has found.

Repsol Exploration and Production USA Inc. settles with EPA for Clean Water Act violations at North Slope Alaska Spill

Repsol E&P USA, Inc. agreed to pay a penalty for alleged Clean Water Act violations at an oil exploration well pad on the North Slope, Alaska. According to a settlement announced on August 26 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the company’s exploration well drilling equipment leaked well testing fluids onto the frozen, snow-covered arctic tundra in April of 2013.