GENEVA, Switzerland, August 20, 2025 (ENS) - "Ultimately, I have heard from every country here in this room that you want to end plastic pollution. You want a deal," Inger Andersen, head of the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, told delegates Friday as the latest talks to forge an international legally binding plastics treaty to halt pollution broke down in frustration. [...]

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WASHINGTON, DC, August 20, 2025 (ENS) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is firing and retiring thousands of workers as part of a "reduction in force" as the agency continues its "comprehensive restructuring efforts" by closing the EPA Office of Research and Development, commonly called ORD. [...]

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WAILUKU, Maui, Hawaii, August 14, 2025 (ENS) – Hawaii Governor Josh Green, MD, declared an emergency caused by the overpopulation of axis deer plus an ongoing drought on the island [...]

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LINZI CITY, Tibet Autonomous Region, August 6, 2025 (ENS) - The world's largest hydroelectric project held a groundbreaking ceremony in Linzhi City on July 19. Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the event and officially announced the start of construction on the project. [...]

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