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...
Groundwater Near Most Coal Plants Polluted by Coal Ash: Environmental Groups March 4, 2019 By Valerie Volcovici More than 90 percent of U.S. coal-fired power plants that are required to monitor groundwater near their coal ash dumps...
Source of Clean Energy? Wind Turbines Are Spilling Oil in Mexico May 15, 2017 By Adam Williams Wind turbines were planted along a strip of Mexico’s southern coast to make the country’s power industry cleaner. Now they’re...
Demand for Environmental Impairment Liability Cover Rises in Europe: Marsh September 23, 2016 There has been a marked increase in the number of companies purchasing environmental impairment liability (EIL) cover across Europe in...
U.K. Lawmakers Call for Ban on Plastic Microbeads, Citing Dangers to Food Chain August 24, 2016 By Thomas Seal U.K. lawmakers called for a ban on plastic microbeads used in products such as shaving gel, exfoliating scrubs and toothpaste,...