Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Biden restores environmental safeguards dropped by Trump

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President Joe Biden’s government stated on Tuesday that it would reinstate safeguards in a key environmental law that had been eroded during Donald Trump’s administration, including a need to study the climate consequences of planned infrastructure projects.   The amendments are to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which Congress passed in 1969. In 2020, … Read more

Environmental crackdown

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KARACHI: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) has penalised scores of industries, claiming Rs3 million in fines for violations of environmental laws under the Sindh Environmental Protection Act 2014, Bol News has learnt. In addition to this, the environmental protection agency recovered Rs80m water charges from bottled water companies while 4,373 vehicles were fined during … Read more