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...
Court Affirms $2.5M Penalty for West Virginia Governor’s Coal Mines April 11, 2023 A federal appeals panel has affirmed $2.5 million in penalties against Appalachian coal mines owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim...
Texas Agency, Lawmakers Aim to Tighten Pollution From Concrete Plants November 18, 2022 By Alejandra Martinez ARLINGTON — Deirdre Diamond is frustrated and concerned that another concrete batch plant is coming to her town. Gunter, located...
3M Belgian Settlement Signals Increased Risk of ‘Toxic Torts’ in Europe September 16, 2022 By Adam Grossman and Sheryll Mangahas “Toxic torts,” which are lawsuits alleging damage to human health or the environment caused by specific substances, are increasingly common...
Cocktail of Chemicals Contributed to Massive Fish Die-off on Oder River: German Official August 24, 2022 By Frank Jordans Several substances seem to have contributed to the massive fish die-off in the Oder River that forms much of Germany’s...
U.S.-Based 3M Faces More Costs After $581M Chemical Cleanup Pact in Belgium July 8, 2022 By Stephanie Baker 3M Co. still faces the prospect of additional costs to resolve contamination liabilities in Belgium after reaching an agreement to...
Pollution Kills 9 Million People a Year, Mostly in Poorer Nations May 20, 2022 By Eric Roston Premature deaths from common pollution sources have risen by two-thirds globally since 2000, a dark consequence of the economic development...
Maine to Seek ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination at Many Sites October 15, 2021 Environmental regulators in Maine will soon undertake a statewide investigation to find concentrations of long-lasting environmental pollutants. The investigation stems...
Polluters, Not Taxpayers, Should Pay to Clean Up Environmental Damage: EU Auditors July 6, 2021 By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS – Taxpayers are too often being forced to pay to clean up environmental damage while the companies responsible dodge...
Aging Oil Pipelines Operated by Canada’s Enbridge Raise Fears over Great Lakes Spills June 10, 2019 By Rod Nickel and Nia Williams Fears about oil spills into the Great Lakes from two aging U.S. pipelines have flared, raising doubts about their future...