Marathon Oil Reaches $241M Settlement for Air Quality Violations in North Dakota July 16, 2024 By Steve Karnowski The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil last week for alleged air quality violations at the...
Supreme Court Pauses Federal Smog Control Plan That Texas Opposed June 27, 2024 By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday paused a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plan to reduce the amount of smog that...
Study Finds Higher Levels of Dangerous Chemical Than Expected in SE Louisiana June 13, 2024 By Kevin McGill NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Researchers using high-tech air monitoring equipment rolled through an industrialized stretch of southeast Louisiana in mobile...
Whistleblower Questions Delayed Use of Sensor Plane After Ohio Train Derailment May 16, 2024 By Josh Funk The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that officials brag is always ready to deploy within...
Arkansas Private Railroad Fined $910K Over Hazardous Waste Violations March 25, 2024 The EPA recently finalized a settlement with the Arkansas Midland Railroad Company over alleged hazardous waste violations at a private...
Ten Texas Counties Have Soot Levels Above EPA Standards February 12, 2024 By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized a long-anticipated rule aimed at reducing the level of air pollution known...
EPA Blocks Access to Louisiana Apartment Complex Due to Cancer-Causing Chemicals January 29, 2024 BENTON, La. (AP) — After cancer-causing chemicals were found in the soil at a north Louisiana apartment complex, the Environmental...
EPA Assessment Reveals Persistent Nutrient Pollution in US Rivers and Streams January 22, 2024 By Melina Walling and Michael Phillis The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a gigantic dead zone...
Biden Administration Launches Formal Evaluation of Vinyl Chloride Risks After Ohio Train Derailment December 19, 2023 By Matthew Daly WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has initiated a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical...
Louisiana Was Open to Cancer Alley Concessions. Then EPA Dropped its Investigation November 2, 2023 By Michael Phillis For more than a year, the Environmental Protection Agency investigated whether Louisiana officials discriminated against Black residents by putting them...