Environment
Ontario, Calif., Food Processor to Pay $157,000 Fine for Toxic Ammonia Release
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with food processing company Ventura Foods, LLC, located in Ontario, Calif. Ventura Foods has agreed to pay $157,900 for violations of federal regulations including failing to notify the proper officials immediately following the release of anhydrous ammonia, failure to submit a required Risk Management Plan, and inadequate chemical accident prevention.
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US Local and National Groups Defend Clean Water Act against Agricultural Pollution
A coalition of local and national public interest organizations filed a brief in federal court supporting the Environmental Protection Agency’s long-held authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate waste from commercial animal farms and seeking to confirm that a large West Virginia poultry operation should comply with all applicable regulations.
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Greenpeace welcomes European Food Safety Authority guidelines for long-term genetically modified food studies
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Fisheries Service Rejects Efforts to Strip Orcas of Endangered Species Protection
U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) denied a misguided request by California agribusinesses and property rights advocates to take Puget Sound’s critically endangered orcas off the endangered species list. This decision confirms that the Southern Resident orcas are unique and need continued full protection.
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Groups Will Defend Sea Otter Recovery in Southern California
California sea otter, resting in a colony of a dozen sea otters and wrapped in kelp.
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Lawsuit Challenges Federal Financing of Coal Exports from East Coast Ports
The CSX coal export and processing facility in Baltimore, MD.
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Oil exploration threatens Africa’s billion dollar World Heritage Site
Worker in the Niger Delta cleans up an oil spill.
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New study gets its teeth into shark trade regulations
Manta Rays
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Environmental Coalition Fights Deregulation of Industrial Dairy Farms in New York
An independent team of experts in agricultural waste management concluded that without clean water protections, "human health risks are substantial."
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Court Denies Coal Company’s Request for Rehearing on Spruce Mine Veto
The green valley on the right is the site of the proposed Spruce No. 1 mine.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020