New York Bans Use of Toxic Chemical in Firefighting Foam January 14, 2020 New York plans to restrict the use of firefighting foam that contains certain chemicals that have the potential to contaminate...
Groundwater Near Most Coal Plants Polluted by Coal Ash: Environmental Groups March 4, 2019 By Valerie Volcovici More than 90 percent of U.S. coal-fired power plants that are required to monitor groundwater near their coal ash dumps...
Texas Oil Field Service Company Settles Oklahoma Pollution Lawsuit March 27, 2018 A Texas-based oil field service company has settled a lawsuit with more than 100 southern Oklahoma residents who allege their...
Arsenic in Groundwater? Virginia Coal Ash Case Before Court March 23, 2018 By Denise Lavoie Virginia’s largest electric utility asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to overturn a judge’s ruling that the company is violating...
Judge Orders North Carolina-Based Pork Producer to Clean Up Water Pollution December 8, 2017 By Emery P. Dalesio A major pork producer must live up to an agreement it signed 11 years ago and work on cleaning up...
Dangerous Chemical Could Threaten New Jersey Reservoir June 21, 2017 A new report says that a dangerous chemical detected in groundwater near a Superfund site in New Jersey could pose...
Report: Coal Ash Stored at Virginia Power Plant Vulnerable to Risks January 17, 2017 By Dave Mayfield Millions of tons of ash stored at a former coal-fired power plant in the city will become increasingly vulnerable to...
Pollution from New Hampshire’s Dartmouth College Lab Dump Worries Neighbors December 27, 2016 By Michael Casey Neighbors of Dartmouth College property where for years the Ivy League school disposed of mice and other small animals used...
Cancer-Causing Metal Near Wells Tied to Volcanic Soil More Than Coal Ash: Study October 28, 2016 By Emery P. Dalesio A cancer-causing heavy metal found in water wells near coal ash pits and other industrial sites is much more widespread...
New York to Test Blood of City Residents Exposed to Toxic Chemical October 19, 2016 New York is offering free blood tests for residents of a Hudson Valley city where the water supply was contaminated...