Topic: United States
Nestled among the sleek coffee makers and colorful new blenders at a major housewares US trade show were a handful of products which aimed to prove that buying something new can actually make less waste.There were the reusable water bottles and to-go ...
The US territory of the Marshall Islands has placed a moratorium on the trade and export of shark fins, a report said Friday, the latest in a trend across the Pacific Ocean.More than 70 million sharks are killed each year primarily for ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Philadelphia, Bakersfield and Fresno, California, are the most toxic cities in America, according to a new study that looked at air and water quality in metropolitan areas."Philadelphia doesn't have great air, but other cities have worst," said Morgan ...
The US administration overhauled rules Wednesday to cut air pollution from industrial boilers and incinerators but at almost half the price of initial plans criticized by industrial groups.US Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator Gina McCarthy said the final regulations would provide benefits ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Allergy season is known to aggravate kids' asthma attacks, but other types of fine particle pollution in the air throughout the year also measurably affect children's lung function, sometimes dramatically, according to a study by Taiwanese researchers.On ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Looming U.S. rules that power utilities face on air pollution could create nearly 1.5 million jobs over the next five years, according to a report.Engineering, construction and pipefitting are some of the professions that could see a rise in ...
The withdrawal of a permit for a controversial "mountaintop removal" coal mining operation has sparked outrage in the US industry, but was hailed as a victory for environmental protection and the health of nearby communities.The move Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Northern Indiana Public Service Co, a distribution company of NiSource Inc, has agreed to settle allegations it violated the Clean Air Act and invest about $600 million in pollution control technologies, U.S. authorities said on Thursday.The agreement also requires ...
24 states require electronic consumers to keep old electronics out of the trashGet a new flat-screen TV for Christmas and wondering what to do with the old console? Finally replacing that turntable with an MP3 player? Just upgrading your Mac? Whatever it ...
Texas, EPA fight over regulations grows fierce despite agreement that environment at riskA longstanding tit-for-tat between Texas and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over how to regulate pollution has grown fierce in recent months, leaving industry frustrated and allowing some plants and ...
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