Groups Say Fire Retardant Injunction Would Increase Western U.S. Risks ‘Dramatically’ March 10, 2023 By Don Jergler Several groups of associations, cities and counties are attempting to challenge a case in Montana they say has the potential...
Washington Greenhouse Gas Allowance Auction Raises $300M March 10, 2023 Washington state’s first auction of greenhouse-gas pollution allowances has generated an estimated $300 million as companies, consumers and the Legislature...
California Oil Company Paying $65M for Oil Spills March 8, 2023 A defunct company that spilled more than a million gallons of crude oil and wastewater in California must pay more...
Will $4 Billion Be Enough for Everglades Restoration? March 7, 2023 By Alex Harris Massive and massively expensive, it’s been touted as the “crown jewel” of Everglades restoration, the key to unlocking every other...
Shipping Companies Reach $97M Settlement in California Oil Spill March 3, 2023 Shipping companies will pay nearly $97 million to settle a lawsuit with a pipeline operator over a 2021 oil spill...
Dam Owner Fined $1M in Field Turf Pollution of Washington River March 1, 2023 By Gene Johnson A company that operates a century-old hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its chief operating officer each pleaded...
Poll: Almost Half the Nation Thinks Climate Change is Here and Now February 16, 2023 By Don Jergler Nearly every other American believes that people in the U.S. are being harmed by global warming right now. It may...
Ohio Residents Can Return After Air Deemed Safe from Derailment February 10, 2023 Evacuated residents can safely return to the Ohio village where crews burned toxic chemicals after a train derailed five days...
Study: Cancer-Causing Gas Leaking from California Stoves, Pipes October 21, 2022 By Drew Costley Gas stoves in California homes are leaking cancer-causing benzene, researchers found in a new study published on Thursday, though they...
Pipeline Operator Agrees to $50M California Spill Settlement October 20, 2022 A pipeline operator has agreed to pay $50 million to thousands of Southern California fishermen, tourism companies and property owners...