EPA Readies ‘Forever Chemical’ PFA Safety Plan Amid Calls for Tougher Action February 15, 2019 By Ellen Knickmeyer and John Flesher The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce a plan for dealing with a class of long-lasting chemical contaminants amid...
Trump EPA Chief Tells Senators Climate Change ‘Not the Greatest Crisis’ January 17, 2019 By Valerie Volcovici U.S. President Donald Trump’s new pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency told lawmakers on Wednesday he does not believe...
Losses from Colorado Mine Spill Could Be Far Less than Feared April 4, 2017 By Dan Elliott Economic damage from a Colorado mine waste spill caused by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may be far less than...
Trump vs. California Climate Battle Brewing December 29, 2016 By Don Jergler California vs. Trump, so to speak, is shaping up to be a heavyweight match. On one side is the world’s...
Wyoming Refiner Pays $655K for Asbestos Cleanup December 20, 2016 Sinclair Casper Refining Co. has paid $655,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency for cleaning up asbestos at an oil refinery...
$160M Claim Filed by Navajo Nation Over Mine Spill December 7, 2016 The Navajo Nation has submitted a claim of more than $160 million in damages to the federal government over last...
Group Suing Chemical Giant Dow over Pesticide Used in California September 22, 2016 By Scott Smith Chemical manufacturing giant Dow fails to warn people in farming communities throughout California when a potentially dangerous pesticide is applied...
Massachusetts Firm to Pay EPA $199K Over Hazardous Waste Claims May 13, 2016 A Massachusetts company that manufactures materials used in laboratory analysis has agreed to pay $199,500 to settle claims by the...
EPA Nails Tesoro’s Washington Oil Refinery for Safety Violations April 28, 2016 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Tesoro oil refinery in Anacortes, Wash. nearly $720,000 for alleged safety violations....
Idaho Ski Park Developer Settles with EPA over Asbestos Violation April 19, 2016 A Boise, Idao ski and snowboard park developer has agreed to pay the federal government $10,000 to settle a claim...