VW to Appeal Court Ruling That Clean Air Act Doesn’t Bar State Suit Over Emissions June 30, 2021 By Nate Raymond Ohio’s Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the state’s attorney general to move forward with a lawsuit against...
Judge: Exxon Mobil Must Pay $14.25M Penalty in Pollution Case March 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...
Apartment Builders Settle Claims of Illegal Asbestos Work in Massachusetts November 13, 2020 The builders of an apartment complex have agreed to pay $335,000 to settle allegations that workers improperly handled asbestos-containing material...
South Carolina Wood Pellet Plant Accused of Violating Clean Air Act September 24, 2020 Environmental groups threatened to sue a wood pellet factory on Tuesday, accusing it of releasing more than 100 tons of...
Daimler to Pay $2.2 Billion for Clean Air Violations Over Diesel Emissions September 15, 2020 By David Shepardson Daimler AG will pay $2.2 billion to resolve a U.S. government diesel emissions cheating investigation and claims from 250,000 U.S....
Federal Court Allows Counties’ Clean Air Claims Against VW for Diesel Scandal June 2, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel and David Shepardson A U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Volkswagen AG cannot escape potential financial penalties from two counties in Florida...
New York’s Global Warming Suit Against Oil Companies Tossed July 20, 2018 By Bob Van Voris and Kevin Crowley A U.S. judge threw out New York’s lawsuit seeking to hold five of the world’s biggest oil companies financially responsible...
Maryland Suing EPA on Power Plant Pollution in Other States June 18, 2018 A federal judge has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to respond to Maryland’s request for a declaration that power plants...
Oil Companies Ask to Throw Out New York’s Climate Change Lawsuit June 15, 2018 By Bob Van Voris A group of the world’s biggest oil companies asked a judge to throw out New York City’s lawsuit seeking to...
ArcelorMittal Subsidiary to Pay $1.5M in Pennsylvania Coke Plant Lawsuit December 27, 2017 By Marc Levy A subsidiary of European steel giant ArcelorMittal has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit over allegations that...