Truck Engine Maker Cummins to Pay Record $1.675 Billion US Environmental Fine December 28, 2023 By David Shepardson Truck engine maker Cummins Inc. has agreed in principle to pay a $1.675 billion fine for installing devices on hundreds...
Vale-BHP Talks With Brazil on Mine Disaster Compensation Delayed December 8, 2023 By Mariana Durao Talks over a multibillion-dollar settlement for a 2015 mining disaster at an iron ore venture of Vale SA and BHP...
Communities Can’t Recycle or Trash E-Cigarettes. So What Happens to Them? October 20, 2023 By Matthew Perrone With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely...
Maryland Medical Waste Incinerator Fined $1.75M for Exposing Public to Biohazards October 20, 2023 By Lea Skene A medical waste processing company has pleaded guilty to dozens of environment-related charges and agreed to pay $1.75 million in...
Wetlands Permit Dispute Pauses Construction on $2B Scout Motors EV Plant in SC September 11, 2023 BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Construction work has been temporarily stopped on a $2 billion new electric vehicle plant in South...
Authorities Looking for Source of Oil Spill at Florida’s Port Manatee September 6, 2023 The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing to investigate the source of an oil spill that contaminated more than 19,000 gallons...
Fast Fashion Firms Prepare for EU Crackdown on Waste Mountain September 1, 2023 By Corina Pons and Helen Reid In a warehouse on the outskirts of Barcelona, women stand at conveyor belts, manually sorting T-shirts, jeans and dresses from...
OSHA Orders Vermont Firm to Rehire Environmental Whistleblower, Pay Damages August 29, 2023 In early June 2022, an employee of a Vermont agricultural equipment company observed the company pumping wastewater from the facility’s...
‘Smart Window’ Firm to Pay Almost $5M for Illegal Dumping of Wastewater in Mississippi August 18, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A California-based company will pay just under $5 million in fines for discharging wastewater into a...
Vale Loses Bid to Block BHP’s London Lawsuit in Brazil Dam Case August 8, 2023 Vale on Monday lost a bid to block fellow mining giant BHP Group’s bid to have it share potential liability...