A 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.
Read moreA Nevadan claims in a federal complaint that he was one of 57 people in 16 states who contracted Salmonella Newport poisoning this summer from 6.9 million pounds of contaminated beef provided by Phoenix-based JBS Tolleson Inc.
Read moreA Mississippi woman claims in a federal lawsuit Wednesday that she was sickened with salmonella poisoning from eating contaminated Goldfish crackers subject to last month’s nationwide recall.
Read moreA federal judge heard testimony Tuesday from Colorado groups concerned about plutonium contamination on a former nuclear facility that has been turned into a wildlife refuge.
Read moreThe city of Flint and several government officials argued before the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday for immunity on a bodily integrity claim brought by a mother and child who drank the city’s lead-contaminated water.
Read moreResidents of an Idaho town have been told not to drink its well water amid concerns that a fired municipal worker who killed himself in his home may have contaminated it, officials said Friday.
Read moreAlthough the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to bar reporters from AP, CNN and other news outlets from a water contamination summit Tuesday dominated coverage of the event, attendees say the meeting was a milestone in addressing an issue that has led to the shutting down of community water supplies nationwide.
Read moreA Pennsylvania family argued before the Third Circuit on Thursday morning that they are entitled to medical monitoring after their drinking water was contaminated by the U.S. Navy.
Read moreHurricane Harvey triggered dozens of toxic releases from Houston chemical plants and refineries, and officials say the public health risks are unknown due to Texas’ industry-friendly rules that left it up to companies to report such incidents.
Read moreA new study led by a nonprofit journalism group found that 90 percent of several top brands of bottled water were contaminated with tiny pieces of plastic.
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A federal judge on Friday advanced a lawsuit against a Northern California city accused of knowingly delivering drinking water contaminated with a carcinogen highlighted in the film “Erin Brockovich.”
Read moreThe University of Rhode Island is using an $8 million grant to lead the charge in understanding how fluorinated pollutants found in products like nonstick cookware and firefighting foam contaminate drinking water and affect people.
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