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Rhode Island to Get $15M in Pollution Settlement With Energy Companies

Rhode Island will get $15 million through a settlement with major oil and gas companies that allegedly polluted the state’s soil and groundwater with a gasoline additive, the attorney general announced. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said the case, …

Toxic PFAS Found in Groundwater Near Military Bases in Great Lakes Region

High levels of toxic, widely used “forever chemicals” contaminate groundwater around at least six military sites in the Great Lakes region, according to U.S. Department of Defense records that an environmental group released on Aug. 31. The Environmental Working Group …

Gas Refineries Pay Vermont Settlement Over Fuel Additive

The Vermont attorney general’s office says more than two dozen of the country’s biggest gasoline refiners, including ExxonMobil and Shell Oil Company, are paying a $3.8 million settlement over the use of the gasoline additive that the state alleged caused …

North Carolina Regulators Order Duke to Stop Spreading Groundwater Pollution

North Carolina environmental regulators ordered Duke Energy this week to stop the spread of groundwater pollution from coal ash dumps outside Wilmington after tests showed contamination in nearby drinking water wells. The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources said …

Electronics Firm AVX Appeals South Carolina $750K Pollution Verdict

Electronics manufacturer AVX Corp. is appealing a $750,000 verdict in a pollution lawsuit. A state jury awarded the damages earlier this month to a Myrtle Beach developer who sued AVX saying groundwater pollution by the electronics manufacturer derailed a condominium …