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Public sector urged to buy UK steel
2016-04-03 05:57:43| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Public sector bodies are to be encouraged to buy UK steel for any construction projects in an effort to help save the industry, the government says.
Brands urged to speak out on Cambodia union law
2016-03-23 13:54:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Global brands and retailers sourcing from Cambodia are being urged to speak up over the drafting of a controversial new trade union law by the country's government, which labour groups say is not in compliance with International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions.
Support urged for small-scale African cotton farmers
2016-03-21 15:59:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
West African governments, the EU and G7 countries are being urged to step up their policies in support of more sustainable textile supply chains, particularly in relation to cotton.
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Quicker coal-ash fix urged
2016-03-11 15:43:14| Waste Management - Topix.net
Ervin Hayes, who farms land along Old Whiteville Road, told state Department of Environmental Quality officials Thursday that coal ash from the former Weatherspoon coal generating plant has over the years damaged and negatively impacted the ability of his property to produce quality crops. Ervin Hayes, who farms land along Old Whiteville Road, told state Department of Environmental Quality officials Thursday that coal ash from the former Weatherspoon coal generating plant has over the years damaged and negatively impacted the ability of his property to produce quality crops.
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Nigerian government urged halt land grab in Ekuri community forest
2016-03-11 10:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A proposed superhighway in southeast Nigeria has prompted calls from locals and the international community to stop what they claim is a land grab in the middle of a celebrated community-managed forest. The people of Old Ekuri and New Ekuri, villages in Cross River State that are collectively known as the Ekuri Community, live in one of Nigerias last surviving rainforests. The two villages co-manage a 33,600-hectare (about 83,000-acre) community-owned forest, one of the largest in West Africa....
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