Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Environmental Groups Sue Feds Over W. Virginia Mine Reclamation Program
May 20 2021 // Environmental groups are seeking to force the federal government to address an underfunded program in West Virginia whose purpose is to help cover the costs of coal mine reclamation. The lawsuit said the U.S. Office of...
EPA Says Water OK to Drink in Miss. Capital City as Treatment System Struggles
May 14 2021 // Environmental Protection Agency officials met with Jackson leaders Tuesday to discuss severe issues with the water system in Mississippi’s capital city. They said fixing the system will take years and cost millions...
Biden EPA Relaunches Website With Climate Change Indicators
May 14 2021 // After years of delays during the Trump administration, the EPA released its new climate indicators, which show Americans are already feeling effects on their health and safety. Heat waves across the country are more...
Federal Grant to Bolster Merrimack River Against Floods, Pollution
May 4 2021 // A $250,000 federal grant aims to protect the Merrimack River, which provides drinking water to over 600,000 people. The grant will protect the river from climate change, pollution and development pressures in New Hampshire...
EPA to Investigate U.S. Virgin Islands Refinery Incidents
Apr 29 2021 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to send experts and staff to a recently reopened U.S. Caribbean refinery as soon as this week to conduct an investigation, the agency said in a Tuesday statement after...
Wisconsin Farm, Manure Spreader to Pay $242K for Pollution Violations
Apr 27 2021 // Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has reached a $242,000 settlement with a factory farm and a manure applicator to resolve pollution violations stemming from manure spills several years ago. Kaul announced the...
Final Settlements Inked in Delaware Poultry Plant Pollution Lawsuits
Apr 14 2021 // A Delaware judge on Monday gave final approval to a $65 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit involving thousands of residents of a southern Delaware community affected by groundwater contamination from a local...
New Starr Environmental Shield Product Targets Manufacturing-Related Risks
Apr 5 2021 // Starr Insurance Cos. has introduced Environmental Shield, a customized environmental insurance product that covers multiple manufacturing risks with a single underwriter overseeing and streamlining the design. Starr...
New York Suit Against EPA Over GE’s Hudson River Cleanup Dismissed
Mar 16 2021 // A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit from New York state against the federal Environmental Protection Agency over its 2019 decision that General Electric had completed a Hudson River dredging remediation...
Environmental Officials Investigate Mine Discharge into W. Virginia Waterways
Mar 9 2021 // West Virginia environmental authorities said Friday that they are investigating the cause of highly acidic water flowing from a former mine complex to waterways in northern Preston County. Sediment and discharge 10 times...
PFAS Manufacturers Sued by Wisconsin City Over Pollution
Mar 8 2021 // The city of La Crosse, Wisconsin, has filed a lawsuit against a host of chemical manufacturers that produced firefighting foam linked to groundwater contamination around the city’s airport. Tests have revealed at...
Judge: Exxon Mobil Must Pay $14.25M Penalty in Pollution Case
Mar 5 2021 // A federal judge has ordered Exxon Mobil to pay a $14.25 million civil penalty in an 11-year-old lawsuit alleging it violated the Clean Air Act for eight years at its flagship Baytown, Texas, refinery. In setting the...
State Sues Nebraska Ethanol Plant, Citing Pollution, Non-Compliance
Mar 3 2021 // State regulators have filed a lawsuit accusing a Nebraska ethanol plant of repeatedly failing to comply with their orders to clean up wastewater and old, pesticide-laced seed corn. The lawsuit comes amid growing complaints...
RT Specialty Names Ilgner to its Environmental and Construction Professional Practice
Mar 1 2021 // Alex Ilgner has been named as an account administrator within the Environmental and Construction Professional (ECP) Practice of RT Specialty. He is based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. In this role, he will support the...
Environmental Settlement of $121K Reached with Washington Chemical Company
Feb 10 2021 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Emerald Kalama Chemical after inspectors say they found hazardous waste storage and handling violations it its Kalama, Wash., facility. The chemical...
Brazilians Bring Lawsuit Against Norsk Hydro over Alleged Pollution
Feb 10 2021 // Some 40,000 Brazilians are bringing a group-action lawsuit in the Netherlands against Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro over alleged toxic waste pollution in northern Brazil. The lawsuit has been brought by a group...
Fossil Fuel Pollution Kills 8.7 Million People Annually Across the Globe: Research
Feb 10 2021 // Efforts to slow the process of global warming focus on the future harms of continuing to burn fossil fuel, but new research released Tuesday shows that deadly consequences from pollution are killing larger numbers of...
EPA Seeks to Test More Atlanta Properties for Lead
Feb 9 2021 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking residents in parts of some west Atlanta neighborhoods for permission to test their soil for lead. The agency has been sampling yards and removing soil in parts of the Vine...
DuPont, Chemours Reach Pact Over Liability for ‘Forever Chemicals’ PFAs Pollution
Jan 25 2021 // The Dupont Co. and its spinoff business Chemours have agreed to resolve legal disputes over environmental liabilities for pollution related to man-made chemicals associated with an increased risk of cancer and other health...
North Dakota Senate Won’t Hold Oil Execs Liable for Environmental Damage
Jan 22 2021 // The North Dakota Senate has rejected a bill that would have allowed the state to hold liable any corporate officer responsible for oil- and gas-related violations. The North Dakota Petroleum Council and the Greater North...
