Marathon Petroleum, U.S. reach agreement on refinery pollution
Marathon Petroleum Corp will spend about $334.6 million to cut pollution at refineries in five states and pay a $326,500 civil penalty, the U.S. Justice Department and Environmental Protection...
OECD warns of rising premature deaths, costs of air pollution
Outdoor air pollution could cause 6 to 9 million premature deaths and represent an economic cost of around $2.6 trillion a year by 2060 unless action is taken, the Organisation for Economic...
“The Sun is for free” … so adopt this “money-saving” system
“No, I do not have, but I’m thinking about it”, “because I hate noise, and I hate the smell of diesel”, “I’m still using the traditional system… When I live alone, I will install the new one”, “I do...
U.S. agents move against illegal timber imports from Amazon
U.S. agents searched the offices of a California-based wood importer this week as part of a broadening government crackdown on imports of illegally harvested timber, according to a previously...
British flood protection plans flawed: MPs
Britain is failing to protect communities from the growing risk of flooding, which cost insurers 1.3 billion pounds last winter, a report by a cross-party group of MPs said on Thursday. “We...
Forest fires and logging threaten India’s progress on climate goals
Since the end of April, fires in parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have destroyed or damaged 26,000 hectares of forests, and killed three people, officials say. The forest fires, touched off...
In boost to Paris climate pact, India says it aims to join this year
India has agreed to work toward joining the Paris Agreement on climate change this year, India and the United States said on Tuesday, giving a jolt of momentum to the international fight to curb...
U.S. Congress approves bill updating chemical safety oversight
The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would revamp federal chemical safety protections for the first time in decades, sending it to President Barack Obama for his expected signing into...
