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China`s Antidumping Investigations Against Cellulose Pulp

Dissolving pulp is not a homogenous market.

(NEW YORK CITY) - In February 2013, the Chinese government announced that it would be conducting an antidumping duty investigation of dissolving pulp producers in Canada, the United States and Brazil.

This article examines the structure of the dissolving pulp market, the factors that have negatively affected China’s domestic producers and the likely effect of a duty on China’s domestic price.

Exploding Whale is One of Oregon`s Most Memorable Moments

It’s no wonder this event was, for many years, considered to be an urban legend.

(SALEM, Ore.) - November 12, 1970 is a day that has lived in infamy for Oregonians and bizarre-story enthusiasts the world over.

That fall day, 43 years ago, the Oregon Department of Transportation delivered half a ton of explosives to the underside of a getting-smellier-everyday decomposing whale and blew it to smithereens. Millions of bits of stinky whale goo and pieces of blubber, splattered up to half a mile away.

I-84 Re-opened Following Commercial Truck Crash Involving Hazardous Materials Transportation East of Baker City

The injured driver, Ronald Hanes, age 61, from Sacramento, California, was picked up by a passing vehicle with four occupants that drove upon the scene.

(BAKER CITY) - A stretch of Interstate 84 that was closed east of Baker City following a traffic crash involving a commercial truck transporting hazardous materials early Sunday morning is now open to traffic in both directions.

The truck was pulling a trailer transporting a toxic hazardous material and HazMat personnel have clean up the scene to the point allowing eastbound traffi c to resume following the earlier opening of westbound lanes.

PETITION: Russia Must Free Greenpeace Activists

On September 18th, Greenpeace activists attempted to peacefully occupy an off-shore oil platform owned by Russian oil giant Gazprom . But when they arrived, the Russian Coast Guard fired warning shots and threatened the activists' lives.

(WASHINGTON DC) -

On September 18th, Greenpeace activists attempted to peacefully occupy an off-shore oil platform owned by Russian oil giant Gazprom. But when they arrived, the Russian Coast Guard fired warning shots and threatened the activists' lives. Then, Russian Coast Guard officers illegally boarded and seized the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise via helicopter.

After nearly two weeks since the action started, the Russian authorities charged 28 international activists, one independent photographer and one independent videographer with piracy. They are to be detained on these charges for two months.

Federal Court Orders EPA to Move Forward on Coal Ash Regulations

Judge to Offer More Details in the Next 30 Days, But Takes First Step Towards Federal Enforceable Safeguards

(WASHINGTON DC) - A federal judge agreed with environmental and public health groups that the Environmental Protection Agency needs to set federal regulations for the safe and proper disposal of toxic coal ash. A copy of the judge’s order can be found here: http://earthjustice.org/sites/default/files/files/RCRA_NOI_Order.pdf.

The groups filed the lawsuit in April 2012 challenging the EPA’s lack of federal regulations for America’s second largest industrial waste stream.

Purple Buffalo Convention & Operation Red Dragonfly

New Bern has a nice airport and the future Waterfront Sportsman 225 slip marina for the major players and supporters for Tim King's 'Operation Red Dragonfly'

(CAMP LEJEUNE, NC) - All the Waterfront Sportsman Brothers and Sisters of Ducks Unlimited the River Keepers, Coastal Federation, Surfrider Foundation are joining the "Purple Buffalo Coalition" at NC Ducks Unlimited State Convention this Weekend in New Bern, N.C.

The Duck Dynasty and Orange County Choppers Boys & Chic's will have their work cut to match Katy's Couric new Ring and had better stop by Hayes Jewelers to load up.

Orphan Snowy Plover Chicks and Adult Set for Release on Oregon Coast

The western snowy plover is a native shore bird that lives on the beach year-round.

(NEWPORT, OR) - Five abandoned snowy plover chicks and a rehabilitated adult male are being released back to the wild by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and partners.

The birds, federally and state listed as threatened, were rescued in early July by plover monitors from the Institute for Natural Resources, Portland State University and U.S. Forest Service staff.

Six Things to Know Before Shark Week

On July 30, nonprofit shark research group OCEARCH and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) began the most ambitious great white shark-tagging mission undertaken in history.

(STATE COLLEGE, PA AccuWeather.com) - Before you dive into Shark Week on the Discovery Channel (Aug. 4 - 11), check out six things you may not know about sharks.

From anti-shark wetsuits to "Sharknado," you don't have to wait to find out what's new in the watery world of sharks.

Coal Plants Prove Beyond Toxic - Polluting Without Consequence or Restriction

Harmless natural alternatives like green coal remain unavailable, while a new report shows coal operations all over the country are polluting at alarming rates.

(COTTAGE GROVE) - Environmental experts from a number of national organizations, recently reviewed technical data from 386 separate coal-fired power plants across the country.

They determined that The US Clean Water Act has for the most part, been almost completely ignored by power companies and governing agencies charged with permitting, managing and preventing such abuse.

The Threat of Offshore Seismic Blasts Provokes Opposition

Expanding seismic airgun testing to the Atlantic Ocean is the first step towards deepwater oil drilling, which endangers marine life and our beaches.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Imagine that you live next to a construction zone, where loud explosives occur every ten seconds, for days to weeks on end.

Next year at this time, thousands of marine animals in the Atlantic Ocean could be living this nightmare, due to a proposal that is being considered by the U.S. Department of the Interior to allow seismic airgun testing in an area spanning from Florida to Delaware.