Minister Creecy engages stakeholders ahead of the 4th meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on International Instrument on Plastic Pollution

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12 April 2024   The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, will host a consultative stakeholder engagement meeting on South Africa’s negotiating position ahead of the 4th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC4), on Friday, 12 April 2024.  South Africa will participate in INC4 which is scheduled to take place in Ottawa, Canada

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EPA Publishes Annual US Greenhouse Gas Inventory

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EPA Publishes Annual US Greenhouse Gas Inventory April 11, 2024 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON — Today, April 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its latest annual Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks (GHG Inventory), which presents a national-level overview of annual greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2022. Net

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EPA Fines East Bay Cities and Municipal Utility Districts for Sewage Discharge Violations

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EPA Fines East Bay Cities and Municipal Utility Districts for Sewage Discharge Violations April 11, 2024 Contact Information John Senn (senn.john@epa.gov) 415-972-3999 SAN FRANCISCO — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board announced that the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) and six East Bay

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EPA Files Complaint Against California Company for Unlawful Import of HFCs

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EPA Files Complaint Against California Company for Unlawful Import of HFCs Agency continues enforcement campaign against illegal importation of climate super pollutant HFCs April 10, 2024 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON – Today, April 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), filed a complaint against USA Wholesale, Inc. (“USA Wholesale”), a San Jose

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Shasta-Siskiyou Transport of Redding, Calif. to Pay Over $208,000 Penalty for Fuel Spill that Reached Sacramento River

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Shasta-Siskiyou Transport of Redding, Calif. to Pay Over $208,000 Penalty for Fuel Spill that Reached Sacramento River April 10, 2024 Contact Information John Senn (senn.john@epa.gov) 415-972-3999 SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a proposed settlement with Shasta-Siskiyou Transport of Redding, Calif. to resolve claims of Clean Water Act (CWA) violations after

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