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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday President Obama announced several new executive actions and private-sector commitments that aim to mitigate and reduce emissions of potent super greenhouse gases, known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Additionally, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rulemaking that is designed to reduce the emissions of HFCs in systems currently using these climate-damaging […]

Despite reports about the devastating impacts of oil palm expansion on forests and indigenous peoples, the Peruvian government continues to promote oil palm development, supposedly as a viable economic alternative in the fight against drug trafficking, migratory agriculture, and poverty. Recently, the government announced the creation of the Multisectoral Commission on Oil Palm, which will […]

The certification body PEFC has closed its complaint against Holzindustrie Schweighofer (Schweighofer), despite an investigation by the Romanian Ministry of the Environment, Water and Forests that concluded the company has been involved in various illegal activities. The Romanian government report was handed over to the national prosecutor in July 2015. Alexander von Bismarck, Executive Director […]

By Christina Starr, EIA Climate Policy Analyst The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) filed a petition yesterday calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to end the use of powerful greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in a number of applications, building on the significant progress made in two recent rulemakings under the Significant New Alternatives […]

Largest Flooring Retailer Settles with Department of Justice Over Violation of the Lacey ActTo read this release in Japanese, click here. To read in Chinese, click here. To read in Spanish, click here. For the latest in this story, click here. WASHINGTON, D.C.—Announced today, Lumber Liquidators, the largest hardwood flooring retailer in the United States, […]

By Mark W. Roberts, EIA Senior Counsel and International Policy Advisor, and Carolyn Zhong, EIA Trade and Policy Specialist In September, China and the United States announced they had formulated a “common vision” to secure an ambitious global climate agreement at the highly anticipated United Nations’ climate meeting in Paris later this year; and that […]