Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tests Show No Health Risks From U.S. Steel Plant Discharge: EPA
Oct 1 2021 // Preliminary tests indicate iron-contaminated wastewater that leaked from a northwestern Indiana steel plant into a Lake Michigan tributary presents no risk to public health, the Environmental Protection Agency said. U.S....
Northrop Grumman Knew Chemical Contaminated Missouri Homes: Lawsuit
Oct 1 2021 // Defense company Northrop Grumman knew for more than a decade that chemicals from a site it owns near Missouri’s Springfield-Branson Airport were contaminating groundwater in surrounding property, according to a...
Pennsylvania Eyes $500M from Feds for Environmental Program
Oct 1 2021 // A state Senate committee in Pennsylvania approved legislation to use federal coronavirus relief aid to revive a long-running program designed to help clean up waterways, fix up parks and preserve open space. The bill,...
EPA Urged by 21 States to Toughen Vehicle Emissions Rules
Sep 28 2021 // A group of 21 state attorneys general, the District of Columbia, and several major U.S. cities urged the Biden administration to finalize significantly stricter vehicle emissions rules than it has proposed. The U.S....
Biden to Restore Legal Foundation for Limits on Mercury Pollution, Discarded by Trump
Sep 27 2021 // President Joe Biden plans in coming days to shore up one of the most consequential environmental regulations in history by moving to restore the legal foundation for limits on mercury pollution from power...
Chilean Court Approves Caserones Mine Environmental Damage Remediation Plan
Sep 1 2021 // A Chilean court on Tuesday approved a plan by JX Nippon’s Caserones Mine to rectify environmental damage despite a fresh challenge to its validity raised by farmers in the country’s northern Copiapó...
Global Fast Fashion Brands Helping to Drive Pollution of African Rivers: Report
Aug 18 2021 // JOHANNESBURG – Global fast fashion brands are helping drive pollution that has dyed African rivers blue or turned their waters as alkaline as bleach, according to a report published on Tuesday. Water Witness...
People Moves: Chubb’s Kocsondy Joins Beazley Cyber; Ames & Gough Adds Martin; WTW’s Kinzer Moves to Zurich Construction; AXA XL Adds 4 to Pollution Team
Aug 17 2021 // Beazley Appoints Chubb’s Kocsondy as U.S. Cyber & Tech Chief Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Patricia Kocsondy as head of U.S. Cyber & Tech. Kocsondy, an experienced cyber underwriter and manager,...
NFL Owner Kraft Sued Over South Carolina Paper Mill’s Harmful Pollution
Aug 17 2021 // A South Carolina paper mill, whose foul smell has triggered more than 30,000 complaints, has become one of the dirtiest polluters in the United States since being acquired by an investment group led by Robert Kraft, the...
3 Midwest Manufacturers Pay More Than $400K to Settle Hazardous Waste Violation Cases
Jul 29 2021 // Three manufacturing companies in Midwest states reached settlements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)....
Polluters, Not Taxpayers, Should Pay to Clean Up Environmental Damage: EU Auditors
Jul 6 2021 // BRUSSELS – Taxpayers are too often being forced to pay to clean up environmental damage while the companies responsible dodge the costs, the European Court of Auditors said on Monday. The European Union’s executive...
Environmentalists To Sue West Virginia Over Pollution At Greensdale Coals Site
Jul 2 2021 // A group of environmentalists said Tuesday it intended to sue West Virginia over evidence of pollutants running into waterways from a coal mine site. In a letter to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection,...
AIG Releases Its First Environmental, Social and Governance Report
Jul 1 2021 // The International Renewable Energy Agency says a surge in private lending for renewable energy projects this decade is a must in order to meeting global targets to limit the rise of temperatures worldwide. That’s...
EPA Orders Rancher, County to Clean Up Sand-Deluged Nebraska River
Jun 30 2021 // Federal regulators have ordered a Nebraska rancher and county officials to clean up a remote stream after it was deluged with enough sand and sediment to change the shape of the waterway. The rancher and county will share...
Ship Carrying Chemicals Sinks Near Sri Lanka Capital, Prompting Pollution Fears
Jun 18 2021 // COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – A container ship carrying chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s capital on Thursday nearly a month after catching fire, raising concerns about a possible environmental disaster. The ship’s...
EPA to Revisit Health Standards for Harmful Soot From Industrial Plants, Cars
Jun 11 2021 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday it would re-examine health standards for harmful soot that the previous Trump administration had left unchanged. This is the latest federal air and water...
Charles Taylor Creates Environmental Services Group in California
Jun 10 2021 // Charles Taylor announced it has created a new division aimed at providing pre-risk and post-loss environmental services. The new business will be known as Charles Taylor Environmental Technical Services and is based in...
Indiana Cement Plant Fined $730K for Air Pollution
Jun 7 2021 // A central Indiana cement plant is facing more than $700,000 in fines under a settlement stemming from alleged Clean Air Act violations for air pollution releases dating back nearly a decade. The settlement filed in federal...
BHP to Spend Up to $93M for Environmental Repairs, Reparations in Chile
Jun 3 2021 // SANTIAGO – Mining group BHP will spend up to $93 million in environmental repairs and reparations after a Chilean court brokered an agreement in a lawsuit from the state over water use and related damage to a sensitive...
Inspector General Finds Trump EPA Officials Improperly Influenced Dicamba Approval
May 28 2021 // Environmental Protection Agency officials improperly influenced a decision to re-approve use of dicamba, a herbicide blamed for crop damage in hundreds of lawsuits, during the Trump administration, according to an internal...
