EPA Drilling into Colorado Mine for Superfund Cleanup Investigation June 11, 2019 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to drill a test well into an inactive mine tunnel in southwestern Colorado to...
Sand-Bag Barrier in Mississippi Overwhelmed by River Flooding May 23, 2019 By Jeff Amy Floodwaters overwhelmed a miles-long sandbag barrier over the weekend, drenching another community in the southern end of the Mississippi Delta....
Alabama Coal Firm to Pay $775K in Air Pollution Penalties February 21, 2019 One of Alabama’s largest coal companies has agreed to pay $775,000 in penalties related to air pollution violations near Birmingham....
EPA Investigating GenX Production at Chemours’ North Carolina Plant February 21, 2019 By Emery P. Dalesio A chemical maker’s North Carolina plant may have broken federal law by failing to notify the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
GenX Undetected in Bloodstreams of North Carolina Chemical Plant Neighbors October 19, 2018 By Emery P. Dalesio Dozens of neighbors of a North Carolina chemical plant had industrial compounds in their bloodstreams, but tests by state and...
Maine, EPA, Tribes Spar Over Water Quality Rules July 10, 2018 By Patrick Whittle The state of Maine is locked in a legal battle with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a pair of...
EPA Settles With Georgia Manufacturing Plant Over Hazardous Emissions June 15, 2018 Federal authorities say they’ve reached a settlement with a Georgia manufacturing plant which had been cited for failing to take...
North Carolina Regulators Say Chemours Lied About Chemical Discharge ‘For Years’ April 12, 2018 By Emery P. Dalesio North Carolina should tackle an emerging problem of water and air pollution from little-studied industrial chemicals by beefing up the...
Lawsuits over Arkema Chemical Disaster in Texas Add Up April 3, 2018 By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Note: This story originally ran in The Texas Tribune. Most of the houses along Crosby Eastgate Road in Southeast Texas...
Insurance Industry Making ‘Significant Contributions’ in Climate Change Battle, Report Shows January 25, 2018 By Don Jergler The insurance industry is making significant contributions to building socio-economic resilience to climate change and supporting the transition to a...