New Hampshire Court Nixes Medical Monitoring Part of PFOA Class Action March 29, 2023 In a case involving a class action brought by New Hampshire citizens against a Merrimack plastics plant over its release...
Brazil Miner Vale to Pay $56M to Settle SEC Charges Related to Dam Safety Disclosures March 29, 2023 Brazilian mining firm Vale SA agreed to pay $55.9 million to settle charges related to allegedly false and misleading disclosures...
Health Officials See No Sign of Contamination in Philadelphia’s Water After Spill March 29, 2023 Philadelphia water officials say they are monitoring water quality closely and have seen no sign of contamination following a chemical...
Supreme Court Lets Chevron Foe Donziger’s Contempt Conviction Stand March 27, 2023 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a disbarred environmental lawyer’s challenge to his criminal contempt conviction after...
Toxic Spills at Alberta’s Oil Sands Spur Canada to Boost Regulatory Oversight March 21, 2023 By Robert Tuttle Canada’s federal government is stepping up environmental oversight in Alberta’s oil sands after Imperial Oil Ltd. and the provincial regulator...
Miner BHP Potentially Faces $44B Lawsuit in London Over Brazil Dam Collapse March 16, 2023 Mining group BHP Group is potentially facing a 36 billion pound ($44 billion) lawsuit in London over Brazil’s worst environmental...
Green Groups Sue Biden Admin Over Approval of Alaska Willow Oil Project March 15, 2023 By Timothy Gardner Six environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday over the Biden administration’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil and gas project...
Exxon Broke Rules With Late Reporting of Methane Leak March 1, 2023 By Aaron Clark and Zachary Mider Exxon Mobil Corp. failed to initially report a release of the super-potent greenhouse gas methane in the Permian Basin that...
Norfolk Southern Ordered to Clean Polluted Ohio Derailment Site February 22, 2023 By Valerie Volcovici The U.S. government on Tuesday ordered rail operator Norfolk Southern Corp. to clean up contaminated soil and water at the...
Maryland AG Files Environmental Complaint Against Recycling Firm for Open Dumps January 27, 2023 Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has filed a civil complaint, on behalf of the Maryland Department of the Environment,...