California Vineyard Hit with $3.7M Fine for Bulldozing Wetland August 5, 2019 California regulators say a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur and winemaker has agreed to pay $3.76 million in penalties after his...
Moody’s Acquisition Could Signal Shift in Pricing of Climate Risk: Viewpoint July 31, 2019 By Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg Opinion The acquisition of California-based Four Twenty Seven, Inc., by Moody’s Corporation could signify the beginning of a major shift in...
EPA Official: Montana Site Suited for Superfund Status July 29, 2019 A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official says a Montana area emitting toxic vapors is a candidate to become a federal...
Wyoming Refinery Sued over Environmental Violations July 18, 2019 The Wyoming attorney general’s office has sued an oil refinery, claiming it exceeded emission limits for a number of air...
California Regulators Say Chevron Not Doing Enough to Stop Oil Spill July 16, 2019 California regulators say Chevron has not done enough to stop a massive oil spill that dumped about 800,000 gallons of...
Global Mining Firms Reveal Safety Plans for Tailings Dams After Deadly Brazil Disasters June 10, 2019 By Shriya Ramakrishnan and Sangameswaran S. Global miners BHP Group, Anglo American Plc and Glencore Plc revealed details on tailings dams, months after ethical investors sought...
Exxon Mobil Settling Montana Oil Spill for $1M June 6, 2019 A judge has approved an agreement for Exxon Mobil Corp. to pay $1.05 million to settle federal pollution violations over...
Alaska City Votes to Adopt Climate Action Plan May 24, 2019 The Anchorage Assembly has adopted a climate action plan setting goals for the Alaska city. Alaska Public Media reported that...
Vale’s Gongo Soco Mine Tailings Dam Faces 10%-15% Risk of Collapse: Brazil Official May 21, 2019 Brazilian miner Vale‘s tailings dam in the town of Barao de Cocais in Minas Gerais has up to a 15%...
Brazil’s Vale Warns Another Mine Tailings Dam at Risk of Collapse May 17, 2019 By Marta Nogueira Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA told prosecutors in the state of Minas Gerais that a dam is at risk...