The International Dark-Sky Association and the National Park Service are excited to announce that Grand Canyon National Park is now a Provisional IDA International Dark Sky Park. “The designation of Grand Canyon National Park as an ...
The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) and National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) announced today that NMMA has acquired the rights to ASA’s four consumer shows: the Chicagoland Fishing Travel & Outdoor Expo, the ...
Avery Dennison has introduced two bio-based polyethylene (PE) films for label applications at LabelExpo Europe this year. The launch is in line with Avery Dennison's efforts to achieve sustainability goals by 2025. The new labels films ...
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The National Park Service recently released the final General Management Plan (GMP) for Everglades National Park, which includes several changes that will affect recreational boating and fishing access and habitat conservation in the park. ...
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Leo W. Gerard, international president of the United Steelworkers (USW), has testified before the US Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, reiterating his opposition to lifting the long-standing crude oil export ban, ...
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Birla Cellulose, the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group recently launched Liva, a new age fabric brand in line with consumer needs. Leading Bollywood diva Kangana Ranaut is the brand ambassador of Liva and had been part of the Liva ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of Arkansas announced that the city of Fort Smith, Ark. will upgrade its sewer collection and treatment system over the next 12 years to reduce ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is helping Arkansas install, upgrade and replace water infrastructure by recently awarding over $13.5 million. Arkansas Natural Resource Commission will use the funds primarily to provide loan ...
Economists at the World Trade Organization (WTO) have downwardly revised their world trade growth estimate for 2015 to 4 percent from the previous estimate of 5.3 percent. For 2014 also, the WTO has reduced its world trade growth ...
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BOSTON – A 15-year old student from Nashua N.H. was a recently awarded a “President’s Environmental Youth Award” (PEYA), given jointly by the White House Council on Environmental Quality and EPA. The Nashua ...
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DALLAS – (July 17, 2014) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Bayou Land Resource Conservation and Development Council is taking action by evaluating the impact of green infrastructure on mosquito breeding areas and surface ...
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Shortages of natural resources and raw materials can make prices fluctuate substantially and even bring electronics manufacturing to a screeching halt. Proper planning is critical to staying ahead of the potential shortages. Bindiya ...
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The long-term business success of Schlumberger depends on our ability to continually improve the quality of our services and products while protecting people and the environment. Emphasis must be placed on ensuring human health, operational ...
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FKuR has been on a growth spurt. The company's flagship bioplastic, Bio-Flex, is a blend of blends of co-polyester and PLA with a very high content of natural resource material, and comes in thirteen grades. Each Bio-Flex packaging film ...
A World Trade Organization panel ruled that China violated the organization's membership obligations by restricting exports of rare earths, tungsten and molybdenum, the WTO said Wednesday. The ruling is expected to increase the ...
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