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Conservation and Alaska Native groups have a green light to hold President Trump accountable to the rule of law. The coalition of ten groups had sued Trump in May of 2017 over his attempt to jettison a permanent ban on new offshore oil and gas drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. A federal district court in Alaska rebuffed efforts by the Trump administration and the oil industry to dismiss the case, on March 19, rejecting arguments that public-interest advocates were barred from challenging the decision.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, on March 19th, announced a $168,535 fine against Terminix International Co. for misusing three different restricted-use fumigant pesticides, at four separate locations on Kauai.

Save the Children is warning that conditions are ripe for a devastating new health crisis in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh this coming monsoon season, which is expected to dump more than 9 feet of rain on the overcrowded and fragile settlements.

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Consumers across the country stand to benefit from a federal court order making limits on formaldehyde emissions in manufactured wood products effective by June 1.

WWF and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) are deepening their collaboration to drive global awareness and action on nature and the environment, in recognition of the enormous challenges facing our planet and the important role of young people in creating a more sustainable world.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have announced a settlement with the owner of the Bunker Hill Mine, Placer Mining Company, Inc. (Placer Mining), resolving Placer Mining’s cleanup liability in Idaho’s northern panhandle. DOJ and EPA have concurrently reached a settlement with the lessee of the Bunker Hill Mine, Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (BHMC), removing a barrier to new operations at the Mine.

Modern forest management, reforestation and new forest areas will help the Belarusian forest sector adapt to storms, climate change and pests, thanks to the EUR 12 million Additional Financing for the Belarus Forestry Development Project (FDP), on March 12, approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors.

Flagstaff, AZ — Mining industry trade groups asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Interior Department’s 20-year ban on new uranium mining claims on 1 million acres of public land adjacent to the Grand Canyon, on March 12th. The requests from the American Exploration and Mining Association and the National Mining Association come in response to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision last December, which upheld the Grand Canyon mineral withdrawal.