Brazilians Bring Lawsuit Against Norsk Hydro over Alleged Pollution February 10, 2021 By Gwladys Fouche Some 40,000 Brazilians are bringing a group-action lawsuit in the Netherlands against Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro over alleged toxic...
Lawsuit Claims EPA Has Failed to Enforce Chesapeake Bay Pollution Caps September 16, 2020 By Ben Finley The Environmental Protection Agency has failed to ensure that Pennsylvania and New York are doing enough to reduce pollution that...
Illinois Sues Developer, Contractors Over Coal Plant Implosion May 7, 2020 The Illinois attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit against a developer and two contractors for the release of contaminants...
Houston-Area Residents: Toxic Chemicals Found in Soil, Water After Plant Fire October 4, 2017 By Reese Dunklin Tests detected toxic substances in soil, water and ash samples taken miles from a chemical plant that flooded during Hurricane...
Judge Allows Washington City’s Pollution Suit against Monsanto to Proceed November 2, 2016 A federal judge says Spokane’s lawsuit against the agrochemical giant Monsanto regarding pollution in Washington’s Spokane River can move forward....
U.S. Top Court Rejects Exxon’s Appeal of $236M Verdict in N.H. Pollution Case May 16, 2016 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Exxon Mobil Corp’s appeal of a $236 million judgment against the oil company...
Environmental Groups Sue Tennessee Valley Authority over Plant Pollution April 16, 2015 By Travis Loller Two environmental groups claim toxic pollution from a Gallatin, Tenn., power plant is seeping into the Cumberland River and state...
Pennsylvania Sues Oil Companies for MTBE Pollution June 19, 2014 By Edvard Pettersson Pennsylvania accused oil companies of polluting the state’s groundwater with a gasoline additive, joining states including New York, Vermont and...
Vermont AG Sues 2 Dozen U.S. Refiners Over Pollution June 6, 2014 By Chris Dolmetsch and Zain Shauk BP Plc, Chevron Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. are among two dozen U.S. refiners sued by Vermont Attorney General William...
New Hampshire Jury Finds Exxon Mobil Liable for $236.4M in U.S. Pollution Suit April 9, 2013 A New Hampshire jury on Tuesday found Exxon Mobil Corp liable for $236.4 million in a civil lawsuit that charged...