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EPA sued over acid oceans
Mounting scientific concerns over the acidification of the ocean and its impact on marine life and fishing stocks could soon be voiced in court after non-profit environmental group the Center for Biological Diversity announced it is to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over ocean water quality levels.
The lawsuit, bought under the Clean Water Act, accuses the EPA of failing to include increasingly acidic oceans off Washington state on its list of impaired waters.
Oceans acid levels rise as they absorb CO2 emissions from sectors such as transportation, electricity generation and ... |
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EBRD EUR 80m boosts role of private industry in east European water sector
The EBRD is investing up to EUR 80 million equity to help raise the quality of water supply and waste water operations across eastern Europe.
This equity investment in a private company active in the water sector will also expand the role of the private sector and so boost competition in an area traditionally dominated by the state.
The EBRD is buying a stake in aqualia new europe, a company set up specifically to invest in water concessions and acquire other privately-held water groups in the EBRD region.
aqualia, a subsidiary of Spanish group FCC, a company with a very strong ... |
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