EPA announces $300m funding to clean up US former industrial sites

Pollution, Inequality, Race, Environment, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US news Business | The Guardian ​Environmental Protection Agency says brownfield revitalization spending has quadrupled under Bipartisan Infrastructure LawThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $300m in new funding to clean up and redevelop 200 industrial sites across the country.Speaking on Monday from what was once an oil station in…

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‘Going completely horizontal’: passengers on Singapore Airlines flight hit by turbulence – video

Australia news, Air transport, Airline industry, Tourism (Australia), Thailand, Singapore Business | The Guardian ​Singapore Airlines flight SQ 321 was bound for Singapore from London when it hit severe turbulence, leading to the death of a British tourist who was travelling to Australia. Dozens were injured, including eight Australians, after passengers reported a ‘dramatic drop’ that…

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Singapore PM promises ‘thorough investigation’ after severe turbulence on flight from London

Air transport, Airline industry, Singapore Business | The Guardian ​Lawrence Wong offered his condolences to the family of Geoffrey Kitchen who died during the Singapore Airlines flight that left others critically injuredBriton who died on Singapore Airlines flight named as Geoffrey KitchenSingapore’s prime minister has promised a “thorough investigation” after a British passenger died and six…

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UK inflation slows to 2.3% on lower energy costs; government borrowing fourth-highest April figure on record – business live

Business, Inflation, Economics Business | The Guardian ​Economists had expected a bigger slowdown in inflation to 2.1%Let’s dig a bit deeper into the inflation figures.The ONS said it was the lowest annual inflation rate for electricity, gas and other fuels on record. Continue reading…  Economists had expected a bigger slowdown in inflation to 2.1% Let’s dig…

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