California Regulators OK More Gas Storage Capacity at The Site of Massive Methane Leak September 5, 2023 By Robert Jablon and Julie Watson California regulators last week approved a controversial proposal to greatly increase storage capacity at the site of the nation’s largest...
Petroleum Asphalt Remains in Yellowstone River in Montana After Train Derailment September 1, 2023 By Matthew Brown Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products plunging into Montana’s Yellowstone River, the cleanup...
California Voting on Increasing Storage At Site of Massive Methane Leak Despite Risks September 1, 2023 By Robert Jablon and Julie Watson California officials are expected to vote on a proposal to increase storage capacity at the site of the nation’s largest...
California Firm to Pay $1M for Selling Devices to Thwart Truck Smog Controls August 4, 2023 A California company will pay $1 million for violating federal environmental laws by making and selling devices that defeated smog...
Low Levels of Radioactive Tritium From Minnesota Energy Company May Be Near Mississippi River July 24, 2023 Groundwater containing low levels of radioactive material may have reached the edge of the Mississippi River, the energy company responsible...
Montana Superfund Town’s Clinic Accused of Submitting False Asbestos Claims June 30, 2023 By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson A major U.S. railroad found liable for spreading hazardous asbestos that killed hundreds of people in a Montana town is...
No Sign of Threat From Hazardous Train That Plunged Into Montana River June 27, 2023 Preliminary testing of water and air quality along a stretch of the Yellowstone River on Montana where train cars carrying...
Young Plaintiffs’ Attorney Closes Montana Climate Change Trial with Call for Action June 21, 2023 By Amy Beth Hanson and Matthew Brown An attorney for 16 young plaintiffs urged a judge Tuesday to strike down as unconstitutional a Montana law that prohibits...
$2M Insurance Policy in Effect for Hawaii Coral Reefs in Time for Hurricane Season June 14, 2023 An environmental group has a $2 million insurance policy on Hawaii’s coral reefs, which is in effect in time for...
Youth Environmentalists Bring Montana Climate Case to Trial After 12 Years June 12, 2023 By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson Whether a constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law is at the center of a...