Virginia’s largest power provider has moved closer to meeting a federal deadline to close pools of power-plant waste sitting in coal ash ponds across the state, but environmentalists say one proposed method of dealing with the problem risks the safety of nearby residents.
Read moreThe West Coast crab fishing industry sued dozens of fossil fuel companies in California Superior Court Wednesday, arguing that pollution-caused climate change has shortened the annual crab season and hurt fishing families, communities and businesses.
Read moreNorthwest Environmental Advocates claims in a federal complaint that the U.S. Environmental Agency failed in its nondiscretionary duty to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads of pollution, including human pathogens, in the Deschutes River Basin.
Read moreToxic smog shrouded the Indian capital as air quality plummeted to hazardous levels Thursday after tens of thousands of people set off a multitude of firecrackers to celebrate the major Hindu festival of Diwali.
Read moreThe ozone layer is set to fully heal within 40 years, according to the findings of a report out Monday from a United Nations environmental group, touting decades of corrective actions.
Read moreSix states, seven tribes and the United States want two zinc smelters and their top officers ordered to bear the costs of cleaning up dozens of old mining and smelting sites and the rivers they polluted.
Read moreDon’t take a deep breath and don’t touch anything: Researchers have discovered a mysterious chemical is abundant in homes, the natural environment and electronic recycling facilities and which can be passed through skin contact or by breathing, is difficult to track and largely unregulated by the federal government.
Read moreA federal judge agreed with the Gulf Restoration Network that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s reply to questions about pollution in 31 bodies of water in Louisiana was “non-responsive” and must be redone, as, for example, the EPA stated repeatedly “the document speaks for itself” when there was no reference to a document.
Read moreWith air quality reduced to “very severe” in the Indian capital region, authorities are bracing for a major Hindu festival featuring massive fireworks that threatens to cloak New Delhi with more toxic smog and dust.
Read moreChevron agreed Thursday to spend over $160 million to upgrade its oil refineries and make other environmental improvements to settle claims surrounding chemical accidents at several of its facilities across the nation.
Read moreDepending on the will of voters, Washington state could lead the nation in enacting the country’s first direct carbon fee – a move the scientists behind the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change say is the best way to prevent global climate catastrophe.
Read moreU.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is getting a firsthand look at the enduring costs of fighting the Vietnam War.
Read moreA panel of seven Colorado Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday regarding the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission’s role in considering the industry’s impact on human health when issuing permits.
Read moreDutchess County, N.Y., claims in a class action that 3M Co., Chemguard, Tyco Fire Products and others make or sell aqueous film-forming foam containing carcinogens that contaminate the public water supply.
Read moreAfter ruling earlier this month that Guam could move forward with a lawsuit against the government to recoup $160 million to close and clean up a landfill, a federal judge explained her reasoning on Friday.
Read moreIt’s not exactly the day after tomorrow, but a landmark report Monday from the United Nations puts a tighter-than-expected deadline for countries to meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement.
Read moreFrench and Italian maritime authorities have begun cleaning up a fuel spill that has spread 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) in the Mediterranean Sea after two cargo ships collided north of the island of Corsica.
Read moreThe University of California at Davis will pay $14 million toward cleaning up the Laboratory for Energy-related Health Research/Old Campus Landfill Superfund site in Davis, in an agreement with the U.S. EPA and California.
Read moreDespite an ongoing algae-pollution problem in the western Ohio portion of Lake Erie, a federal judge ruled Wednesday that environmental groups have not established a Clean Water Act violation on the part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Read moreA Fifth Circuit panel appeared flummoxed Wednesday over the EPA’s failure to regulate and strip pollutants from power plant wastewater in its latest guidelines.
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