Group Calls New Jersey’s Toxic Waste Dump Settlement ‘Woefully Inadequate’ December 20, 2024 By Wayne Parry Years of toxic waste dumping in a Jersey Shore community where childhood cancer rates rose caused at least $1 billion...
New Jersey Town Sues to Overturn State’s ‘Woefully Inadquate’ Toxic Waste Deal October 6, 2023 By Wayne Parry A Jersey Shore town where childhood cancer cases rose is trying to overturn a settlement between the state and the...
Wisconsin Lawmakers Approve 9 Pollution Settlements June 2, 2022 Wisconsin lawmakers signed off Tuesday on $378,000 in settlements of nine pollution lawsuits. The settlement payments to the state approved...
EPA Releases $1 Billion to Clean Up Toxic Waste Sites in 24 States December 20, 2021 By Michael Rubinkam Nearly 50 toxic waste sites around the U.S. will be cleaned up, and ongoing work at dozens of others will...
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...
Six Leaking Tanks Are Washington Nuclear Site’s Latest Woe February 25, 2013 By Shannon Dininny Federal and state officials say six underground tanks holding a brew of radioactive and toxic waste are leaking at the...