Trump Exempts Scores of Plants From Biden’s Pollution Rules July 22, 2025 By Ari Natter President Donald Trump is allowing chemical makers, coal-fired power plants and other facilities to bypass a range of environmental regulations...
Drax Global Reports Violating Air Emissions Limits at Louisiana Plants August 14, 2024 By Jack Brook NEW ORLEANS (AP) — British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple...
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...
Fast Trains, Toxic Chemicals: Why Rail Safety Is Still a Problem February 2, 2024 By Thomas Black In the year since the derailment of a Norfolk Southern Inc. train brought national attention to US railroad safety, little...
Toxic Chemicals Found in Wells Near Michigan Shoe Manufacturer’s Headquarters November 17, 2023 ROCKFORD, Mich. (AP) – Tests show toxic chemicals in wells near the headquarters of a western Michigan shoe manufacturer, years...
A Hidden Climate Danger Threatens Coastal Communities With Toxic Chemicals September 29, 2023 By Todd Woody A little-known climate threat lurks under our feet: rising groundwater that could release toxic chemicals from more than 132,000 contaminated...
Former Residents Seek Compensation for Secret Government Testing in St. Louis Housing Project September 28, 2023 By Jim Salter ST. LOUIS (AP) __ Ben Phillips’ childhood memories include basketball games with friends, and neighbors gathering in the summer shade...
Railroads Work to Make Sure First Responders Can Quickly Look Up What is on a Train After a Derailment September 22, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – In the chaos after a Norfolk Southern train careened off the tracks and caught fire in...
Residents of PFAS-Polluted Island File $42M in Claims Against Wisconsin City July 17, 2023 A CROSSE, Wis. (AP) – Residents of an island polluted with PFAS chemicals have filed claims demanding more than $40...
90 Vermont Schools Sue Monsanto Over Toxic PCB Contamination of Buildings July 7, 2023 By Lisa Rathke Dozens of Vermont school districts have sued chemical giant Monsanto over toxic contamination in educational buildings from now-banned industrial chemicals...