The Supreme Court appeared concerned Tuesday about the practical consequences of siding with a group of Montana landowners who live on land contaminated by arsenic and lead and want a more aggressive cleanup of the Superfund site than what has been approved.
Read moreThe towns of Grantsville and Mountain Lake Park, Md., sued 3M, Buckeye Fire Equipment, et al., in separate federal complaints, claiming they contaminated drinking water with toxic fire retardant chemicals.
Read moreRefusing to recuse himself from 23 lawsuits claiming widespread fraud in the $1 billion cleanup of a radiation-contaminated shipyard, a federal judge said Friday a Navy contractor’s claim of bias against him “borders on the frivolous.”
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture says more than 6,000 pounds of frozen sausage patties manufactured in Tennessee have been recalled over concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella.
Read moreA federal class action claims that, contrary to Whole Foods Market’s claims, its house brand of Starkey bottled water is contaminated with arsenic.
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After weeks of reports of Newark’s failure to cope with growing lead contamination in its drinking water, the city announced Monday a $120 million initiative to speed up efforts to replace old lead pipes.
Read moreRussia on Monday said radioactive isotopes were released in a recent accident at an Arctic missile test site that caused widespread alarm as authorities kept details under wraps.
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Threatening to derail the project, an environmental analysis found arsenic contamination more than double the legal limit at the site of David Beckham’s proposed $1 billion Major League Soccer complex in Miami.
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Paris officials on Tuesday downplayed the risk of lead poisoning from the massive fire that tore through Notre Dame cathedral in April, as tests continue to show worrying levels of the toxic metal at nearby schools.
Read moreA federal judge signaled Thursday he will likely OK expanding a lawsuit claiming widespread fraud in the $1 billion cleanup of a radiation-contaminated shipyard to include two other sites in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Read moreMichigan prosecutors have dropped eight criminal cases and relaunched a probe into the Flint water crisis because they say the investigative body appointed by former Governor Rick Snyder’s attorney general kept crucial evidence away from law enforcement officials.
Read moreDepending on the luck of the draw or even where you live in Vacaville, a city of 100,000 located 55 miles northeast of San Francisco, the water coming out of your tap contains what some scientists claim are high levels of the carcinogen that inspired the film “Erin Brockovich.”
Read moreFlint residents suing over the city’s water crisis lost part of their consolidated class action against Michigan officials and companies Monday, but a federal judge ruled they can pursue claims of professional liability and violation of their right to bodily integrity.
Read moreMore than 1 million private wells that supply drinking water in mostly rural parts of the Midwest face the risk of contamination from floodwater, posing a health concern that could linger long after the flooding subsides.
Read moreCiting the possibility of bits of metal in its frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strips, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods is recalling more than 69,000 pounds of the product.
Read moreA lawsuit claiming food and beverage giant Nestle misled consumers about its water quality by allowing high levels of microplastics in its products was dismissed by a federal judge.
Read morePeople living near a Cold War-era rocket fuel testing site and nuclear facility in Southern California want an independent study of toxins in the area even as the federal government released a report Tuesday detailing how it will clean up the site.
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