Oklahoma Quake Upgraded to 5.8 Mag, More Waste Wells Shut Down September 8, 2016 By David Wethe and Ryan Sachetta Oklahoma drillers are being ordered to shut more fracking wastewater wells just as the U.S. Geological Survey is upgrading last...
EPA, Forest Service Seek Permanent Firefighters Near Montana Asbestos Site July 18, 2016 The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Forest Service want to station 10 firefighters near Libby this summer so crews...
Congress on Brink of First Update to Toxic Chemical Law in 40 Years May 26, 2016 Legislation with bipartisan support that would revamp U.S. chemical safety law for the first time in decades is advancing in...
West Virginia Town Issued ‘Do Not Drink’ Advisory Over Chemical Level in Water May 23, 2016 West Virginia officials have issued a “Do Not Drink” advisory for Vienna water after the Environmental Protection Agency announced a...
Oregon Ice Cream Company Pays $55K Fine in EPA Settlement March 31, 2016 The Oregon Ice Cream Co. has agreed to pay $55,000 for violating federal safety rules at its Eugene plant. In...
EPA: Missouri Landfill Fire Fix to Come by Year’s End October 28, 2015 By Jim Suhr A plan to make sure an underground St. Louis-area landfill fire doesn’t reach a cache of Cold War-era nuclear waste...
Appeals Court Returns Gulf ‘Dead Zone’ Lawsuit to Judge May 12, 2015 By Janet McConnaughey A federal judge who ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to take action to regulate farm runoff and other pollution blamed...
How Another Country’s Insurance Industry Is Facing Climate Change April 9, 2015 By Don Jergler Tim Grafton, chief executive of the Insurance Council of New Zealand, lives in a country surrounded by risk on all...
Landslide Cleanup Deal Reached in Oregon, Insurers to Pay October 22, 2014 A legal path has been cleared for hundreds of tons of debris to be removed from a waterway south of...
Methane Emissions Becoming an Issue for North Dakota Oil Industry October 21, 2014 By Josh Wood Methane emissions will likely be the next big environmental issue to face North Dakota’s booming oil industry according to a...