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Toronto Seeks to Save Oak Tree Older Than Canada
TORONTO, Canada: In the shadow of Canada’s largest cluster of skyscrapers, Toronto is looking to preserve a majestic, centuries-old oak tree ...
Climate Change: New UK Law to Curb Deforestation in Supply Chains
UK businesses will have to show that their products and supply lines are free from illegal deforestation, under government plans. A proposed law would...
5 Ways to Build a Culture of Safety for the Long Term
A series of positive short-term actions and changes in safety processes can make a long-lasting difference. “Workplace safety” has become a buzz-p...
A Look at Title V Permits for MSW Landfills Under the Clean Air Act
The EPA must improve oversight of how states implement air emissions regulations for municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills, according to a report pu...
California and Colorado Fires May Be Part of a Climate-Driven Transformation of Wildfires Around the Globe
The wildfires that exploded over the past few days in California and Colorado show clear influences of global warming, climate scientists say, and evi...
OSHA Joins Meat Institute to Protect Workers
The groups will address coronavirus transmission risks and best practices for preventing transmission. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational S...
NIOSH Research Warns of Noise Hazards in Service Industry
A large number of noise-exposed workers within the services industry sector—the largest sector in U.S. industry—have an elevated risk of hearing l...
Flint Water Crisis: Michigan ‘Agrees to Pay $600M’
The US state of Michigan has agreed to pay a settlement of $600m to victims of the Flint water crisis, US media say. Most of the money will go to chil...
Record Melt: Greenland Lost 586 Billion Tons of Ice in 2019
Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than four feet of water, a n...
China’s Summer of Floods is a Preview of Climate Disasters to Come
As the global temperature rises, China will be hit by more frequent severe floods. Can the country adapt in time? In early July, high school seniors a...
Creating a Safe Environment for Warehouse Employees
Warehousing is one of the riskier industries due to the use of high-powered machinery and vehicles operating within close proximity of each other. War...
Virginia Enacts Emergency Standard to Protect Workers from COVID-19 Exposure
Virginia has become the first state in the nation to enact mandatory workplace safety rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The emergency tempora...