Climate Change Bottom-Line Talk Grows, S&P Director Says June 18, 2014 By Don Jergler Companies and governments worldwide are changing their behaviors and examining their risks in the face of climate change, a managing...
BNSF Settles Lawsuit with Montana City Over Contamination May 5, 2014 BNSF Railway has settled a lawsuit filed by landowners living near a former railroad tie treatment plant near Somers, Mont....
Heavy Asbestos Fines for Hanford Contractors in Washington April 8, 2014 Two contractors at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington will pay more than $175,000 in fines after an investigation found...
California Offshore Fracking Reports Sought By EPA January 10, 2014 Federal environmental regulators will start requiring oil and gas operations off the Southern California coast to report chemicals discharged into...
Senate Bill on Chemical Safety Runs Into Roadbloack August 1, 2013 By Mark Drajem A bipartisan measure on federal toxic chemical standards would undercut state efforts, the head of a Senate committee said in...
Wyoming Governor Lambasts EPA Over Haze Plan July 19, 2013 By Bob Moen Gov. Matt Mead sharply criticized a plan by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce regional haze, saying it did...
Fracking Companies Silence Water Complaints With Sealed Settlements June 10, 2013 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Mark Drajem, Bloomberg Chris and Stephanie Hallowich were sure drilling for natural gas near their Pennsylvania home was to blame for the headaches,...
Group Sues EPA To Force Utah To Clean Air Faster May 20, 2013 An environmental group is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, claiming it hasn’t pushed Utah hard enough to clean up...
EPA Blamed For Delays in Asbestos Study In Montana April 21, 2013 Internal investigators are faulting the Environmental Protection Agency for years of delays in completing health studies needed to guide the...
Hawaii Landfill Operator Fined $1.1M Under EPA Settlement March 4, 2013 Honolulu and the operator of the city’s only landfill have agreed to make changes that will reduce the risk of...