Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding seven hazardous waste sites that pose risks to people's health and the environment to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites. EPA is also proposing to add another ...
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Imported products sold in the United States from clothing to cars contain far more U.S. parts or other content and value and support significantly more American jobs than consumers or policymakers realize, according to a new report prepared ...
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EPA Region 7 will begin work next week to remove hazardous chemicals and conduct a radiological assessment of the abandoned and seized Beta Chem Laboratory facility at 14410 West 100th Street, in Lenexa, Kan. Region 7's On-Scene ...
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The prospect of Beijing banning imports of low-calorific value thermal coal again loomed over the Chinese seaborne market as the policy was rumoured to form the centerpiece of a tough new environmental law enacted by China's parliament, ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the fire burning underground at the Integrated Waste Management Tire site in Penuelas, Puerto Rico is now fully extinguished and the potential health risks from the smoke have ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with Atlantic Paste and Glue Co., Inc., of Brooklyn, New York, for violations of federal regulations governing pesticides. The company, which wholesales chemicals and related ...
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According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, Cuba claimed that the law would be "anti-capitalist" and would threaten free trade. The Communist country added that plain packaging would lead to an increase in counterfeit cigarettes, leading ...
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UK onshore explorer Egdon Resources said Friday it could have 18 Tcf of gas initially in place in shale gas reserves in its licenses within the Bowland-Hodder shale sequence in northern England. That is equivalent to around 510 billion ...
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Speakers at a high-level event to commemorate One Year after Rana Plaza, reiterated their commitment to working together to ensure safety and rights for workers in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh. “It has been a ...
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The Secretariat of Economy (SE) of Mexico published a resolution this week that announces the antidumping investigation on imports of cold rolled steel sheet originating in China, regardless of the country of origin. The document ...
UK shale gas exploration and production could generate a GBP33 billion ($55 billion) investment boom, according to a report published by the UK shale lobby group UK Onshore Operators Group. Drafted by EY -- formerly Ernst & Young -- the ...
Bangladesh's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Textiles and Jute Ministry has recommended increased allocation to the sector in the next fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, for the overall development of textile and jute sectors. The ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has revised its 'Advertising and selling guide' to help educate businesses about their legal rights and obligations when selling and promoting their products and services. With the supply ...
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On the anniversary of the tragic collapse of Rana Plaza in Dhaka (Bangladesh), the Foreign Trade Association (FTA) highlights the efforts undertaken by European retailers and importers to contribute to the improvement of safety conditions ...
PPG Industries reported record first quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.6 billion, up $528 million, or 17 percent, versus the prior year. First quarter 2014 reported net income from continuing operations was $277 ...
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