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...
22 States Move to Block 3M’s $10.3 Billion PFAS Deal July 27, 2023 By Clark Mindock A group of 22 states and U.S. territories on Wednesday moved to block a proposed $10.3 billion settlement that would...
AT&T Does Not Intend to Immediately Remove Lead Cables From Lake Tahoe July 20, 2023 By David Shepardson AT&T said on Tuesday it does not intend to immediately remove lead cables from Lake Tahoe pending further analysis, according...
Mining Giants BHP, Vale Face Off in London Court Over Brazil Dam Damages July 13, 2023 Mining giants BHP Group and Vale faced off in a London court on Wednesday over who should accept legal and...
3M Reaches Tentative $10.3B Deal Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ Claims June 23, 2023 By Clark Mindock 3M Co has reached a $10.3 billion settlement with a host of U.S. public water systems to resolve water pollution...
BP Unit to Pay Record $40M to Settle Air Pollution Civil Charges May 17, 2023 By Sarah N. Lynch and Laura Sanicola A subsidiary of BP will pay a record-setting $40 million penalty to settle civil U.S. charges that its Indiana-based oil...
Shipping Company to Pay $2.25M for Environmental Law Violations May 8, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A Greek shipping company has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $2.25 million for violations of environmental laws that were...