Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Reported Dakota Access Pipeline Vandalism Exposes Risk of Sabotage
Mar 23 2017 // The developer of the Dakota Access pipeline has reported “recent coordinated physical attacks” on the much-protested line, just as it’s almost ready to carry oil. Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners...
Des Moines Water Works Suit Over Agricultural Drainage Pollution Dismissed
Mar 20 2017 // A federal judge has dismissed a Des Moines water utility’s lawsuit against three counties that accuses them of allowing agricultural drainage districts to send nitrate pollution into the rivers the water utility uses...
U.S., Peabody Energy Agree to $43 Million Environmental Fund; Bankruptcy Plan Approved
Mar 20 2017 // A U.S. judge formally approved Peabody Energy Corp.’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy late Friday after the coal producer struck a settlement with the U.S. government over legacy environmental claims at a gold and...
It Could Be Trump or the Weather, But More People Think Climate Change Is Real
Mar 16 2017 // You can blame it on the weather, or you can blame it on Trump. A record number of Americans are concerned about global warming, believe it is occurring and consider it a serious threat that is caused by human activity. A...
EPA Official Allegedly Aided Monsanto in Fight Against Roundup Cancer Study
Mar 16 2017 // The Environmental Protection Agency official who was in charge of evaluating the cancer risk of Monsanto Co.’s Roundup allegedly bragged to a company executive that he deserved a medal if he could kill another...
Appliances to Pipelines: Trump Plans Major Rollback of Obama Climate Change Rules
Mar 15 2017 // President Donald Trump is set to sign a sweeping directive to dramatically shrink the role climate change plays in decisions across the government, ranging from appliance standards to pipeline approvals, according to a...
Everest Introduces New Environmental Policy Form with $10M in Capacity
Mar 14 2017 // Everest Insurance has expanded its environmental offering with the new Everest Environmental Apex policy form, which provides up to $10 million in capacity in a lead or excess position with the ability to schedule general...
Rising Sea Temperatures Could Kill 90% of Coral Reefs by 2050: Scientists
Mar 14 2017 // There were startling colors here just a year ago, a dazzling array of life beneath the waves. Now this Maldivian reef is dead, killed by the stress of rising ocean temperatures. What’s left is a haunting expanse of...
Homes in Environmental Hazard Zones
Mar 6 2017 // Millions of homes and condominiums are in high danger zones for environmental hazards, according to the Environmental Hazards Housing Risk Index, produced by ATTOM Data Solutions. The report showed 17.3 million single...
California Governor Calls for $437M in Spending for Flood Control
Feb 27 2017 // California Gov. Jerry Brown is calling for a boost in spending on water and transportation infrastructure as the waterlogged state grapples with an emergency dam repair, frantic levee fixes and catastrophic road damage...
New Jersey Supreme Court Issues Ruling in $500M Contamination Lawsuit
Feb 20 2017 // The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Givaudan Fragrances Corporation (Fragrances) in a $500 million insurance coverage lawsuit against Aetna Casualty & Surety Company and additional insurers named as...
17 Million U.S. Homes Worth $4.9 Trillion Are in Environmental Hazard Zones
Feb 20 2017 // Millions of homes and condominiums across the country are in high danger zones for environmental hazards. According to the Environmental Hazards Housing Risk Index, produced by ATTOM Data Solutions, 17.3 million single...
EPA to Oklahoma Officials: Do More to Curb Earthquakes
Feb 20 2017 // The Environmental Protection Agency told Oklahoma regulators last November to do more to protect the state from a surge in earthquake activity that scientists have linked to the underground disposal of oil and gas...
Polluted Waste Pits Along Texas’ San Jacinto River Bring Lawsuits
Feb 16 2017 // Rick Kornele and Charles Rayburn fished and crabbed as small boys on a sand bar near a popular boat ramp on the San Jacinto River — a site today blocked off by an imposing chain-link fence that’s plastered with...
Flood Concerns Dismissed by Dam Managers California 12 Years Ago
Feb 15 2017 // Environmental activists and local government officials warned more than a decade ago about the risk of catastrophic flooding below a major Northern California dam – the very scenario that threatened to unfold over the...
XL Catlin Opens Shared Services Office in Gurgaon, India
Feb 13 2017 // XL Catlin has opened a shared services office, covering three floors at DLF World Tech Park in Gurgaon, India. The new office will provide “vital underwriting support, claims administration, actuarial services,...
EPA: East Chicago Residents Should Assume Lead Water Lines, Use Filter
Feb 8 2017 // Federal officials say all East Chicago residents should assume they have lead water lines and use a properly certified filter. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency scientist Miguel Del Toral repeated the recommendation on...
Tennessee Valley Authority, Environmental Groups Await Decision on Pollution Case
Feb 7 2017 // The Tennessee Valley Authority finished a four-day trial Thursday in which environmental groups accuse the utility’s power plant outside Nashville, Tennessee, of illegally polluting the Cumberland River with coal...
EPA to Oklahoma Officials: Do More to Curb Earthquakes
Feb 6 2017 // The Environmental Protection Agency told Oklahoma regulators last November to do more to protect the state from a surge in earthquake activity that scientists have linked to the underground disposal of oil and gas...
Wells Fargo Market Outlook Offers Favorable News for Cyber Security
Feb 6 2017 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Wells Fargo Insurance released its 2017 Insurance Market Outlook and Employee Benefits Outlook report in late January, which shows this year’s property/casualty insurance market will again...
