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#1 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...
#2 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...
#3 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...
#4 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...
#5 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...
#6 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...
#7 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...
#8 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...
