Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Florida Chemical Plant Releases Toxic Vapor Cloud But No Injuries Reported
Oct 6 2025 // A toxic cloud of chemicals was released from an industrial site near Cocoa Beach last week, but authorities said no one was seriously injured, and the leak has been repaired. Florida Today and other news outlets reported...
EPA Settles Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations With St. Louis Companies
Oct 6 2025 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Orlando Askins, Askins Development Group LLC, and Shaw Holding Group LLC to resolve alleged violations of the federal Toxic Substances Control...
EPA Seeks $140M Penalty for Michigan’s Worst Sulfur Dioxide Polluter
Oct 3 2025 // When faced with testimony that Zug Island’s EES Coke Battery is one of Michigan’s worst sulfur dioxide polluters, an attorney for the facility said Monday: “So what?” The DTE Energy-owned facility...
EPA Wants to Roll Back Super Pollutant Rules
Oct 2 2025 // The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed loosening a rule phasing down the use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, highly potent greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners. The Tuesday proposal comes...
Pipeline Operator Fined, Must Cleanup in EPA Deal Over California Gas Spill
Oct 1 2025 // A pipeline operator is settling with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a massive gasoline spill in in Walnut Creek, California. Under an agreement, SFPP L.P. will pay a penalty of $213,560 to resolve claims of...
People Moves: QBE North America Appoints Cunningham Environmental Underwriting Leader; Gramling Joins Alliant as SVP, Employee Benefits
Sep 30 2025 // QBE North America Appoints Cunningham as SVP and Environmental Underwriting Leader Jayne Cunningham QBE North America, headquartered in New York City, appointed Jayne Cunningham as senior vice president and environmental...
Beacon Hill Associates Rebrands to SPG Environmental
Sep 18 2025 // Beacon Hill Associates, a division of Specialty Program Group LLC, will now operate as SPG Environmental under Specialty Program Group’s unified division, SPG Wholesale. SPG Environmental will still provide superior...
EPA Settles Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations With St. Louis Companies
Sep 16 2025 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Orlando Askins, Askins Development Group LLC, and Shaw Holding Group LLC to resolve alleged violations of the federal Toxic Substances Control...
Shipping Company Fined $2M for Maritime Pollution
Sep 4 2025 // A global ship management and maritime services company was ordered to pay $2 million for improperly discharging oily waste into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Louisiana announced...
Florida’s Once-Pristine Springs Threatened by Pollution, Development, Climate
Sep 2 2025 // Seen from the air, a Florida freshwater spring is a bit of liquid heaven, luring humans and wildlife to enjoy its aquamarine cool. With at least 1,000 of them — more than any other state — the springs serve as beaches...
Canada’s 2023 Wildfires Pushed Air Pollution to Decade-Level Highs
Aug 29 2025 // Canada’s record-breaking 2023 wildfire season led to a spike in air pollution in the country and in the US, erasing recent progress in cleaning up the air, according to new analysis. The wildfires, which burned 42...
Trump Delays Mercury Pollution Rule, Helps Texas Coal Plants
Aug 28 2025 // For Donna Thomas, smokestacks are a typical sight from her home in Fort Bend County. Since she was a child, she has seen the coal and natural gas-powered W.A. Parish Generating Station puff clouds of haze during the day...
California Crafting New Auto Pollution Rules After Trump Attacks
Aug 20 2025 // California’s clean-air regulator is pressing ahead with work on new rules for auto emissions in the state and possible new tax credits for electric cars to counter the Trump administration’s effort to corral...
No End in Sight to Plastic Pollution Crisis as Treaty Negotiations in Geneva Fail
Aug 18 2025 // Negotiations to reach a major treaty to end growing plastic pollution around the world fell apart on Friday [Aug. 15], with delegates in Switzerland adjourning with no immediate plans to resume. The consequence of the...
Judge Stops Hazardous Waste Shipments to Michigan Landfill
Aug 12 2025 // A judge has stopped government contractors in five states from sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill after a year of legal challenges by Detroit-area communities concerned about possible environmental...
Chemours Must Stop Unlawful Pollution of Ohio River, Federal Court Orders
Aug 12 2025 // A federal judge ordered the Chemours Chemical Company on Thursday to immediately stop discharging unlawful levels of cancer-causing chemicals into the Ohio River from the company’s Washington Works plant in West...
EPA Set to Unravel US Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases
Jul 29 2025 // The Trump administration is set to announce its plans to abolish the US government’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases, threatening to strike a deep blow at Washington’s ability to fight climate...
EPA to Withdraw Foundation of Greenhouse Gas Rules, Sources Say
Jul 23 2025 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to reverse its scientific determination that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health, removing the legal foundation that underpins all major climate regulations, two...
Trump Exempts Scores of Plants From Biden’s Pollution Rules
Jul 22 2025 // President Donald Trump is allowing chemical makers, coal-fired power plants and other facilities to bypass a range of environmental regulations on grounds that the waivers are needed for national security purposes. The...
EPA Orders Cleanup Following Battery Fire at California Energy Storage Facility
Jul 11 2025 // A company has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a cleanup in the wake of a lithium-ion battery fire that occurred at the company’s energy storage facility in...
