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EU Raises Ship Recycling Standards to Protect Workers, Environment
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Pipeline Companies Fined $1 Million for Spills in Three States
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Conservation Groups Challenge EPA’s Acid Rain Standards
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Energy
Air/Climate
Climate Change Heat Waves: the Silent Killers
WASHINGTON, DC, May 24, 2012 (ENS) – More than 150,000 additional Americans could die by the end of this century due to excessive heat caused by climate change, finds […]
Land Use/Forests
EPA Funds Brownfields Cleanups Worth $69 Million
WASHINGTON, DC, May 24, 2012 (ENS) – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it will distribute $69.3 million in grants for new investments to fund communities to clean […]
At Risk
Oceans
Waste
Los Angeles Largest U.S. City to Ban Plastic Bags
LOS ANGELES, California, May 23, 2012 (ENS) – Los Angeles City Council today voted to adopt a ban on plastic bags at retail checkouts, making the ” City of […]
Oceans
Energy
Air/Climate
Wildlife
Sea Shepherd’s Watson Jailed in Germany for 2002 Shark Defense
FRANKFURT, Germany, May 19, 2012 (ENS) – Sea Shepherd founder Captain Paul Watson has been granted bail by the German Higher Regional Court in Frankfurt, and his attorney expects […]
Land Use/Forests
Energy
Beijing Adopts New Cleaner Fuel Standards
BEIJING, China, May 18, 2012 (ENS) – Beijing’s new automotive fuel standards in effect as of May 31 are equivalent to the European Union’s Euro V standard, the strictest […]
Air/Climate
New Zealand ‘Voice for Nature’ Appeals Climate Change Ruling
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, May 17, 2012 (ENS) – One of New Zealand’s major environmental groups will appeal a decision by the Environment Court that stops climate change impacts from […]