Poor Air Quality Linked to Fewer National Park Visitors
Air pollution may be keeping people away from national parks, according to a new study of ozone levels in some of our most popular public treasures.
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Top Ecuador Court Upholds $9 Billion Ruling Against Chevron
Ecuador’s highest court has upheld a $9.5 billion judgment against oil giant Chevron for decades of rainforest damage that harmed indigenous people.
Read moreFeds Accuse Native American of Polluting Wetlands
The United States brought a federal complaint Monday against a Native American who it says has ignored a demand to clean up years of construction waste dumped into Long Island wetlands.
Read moreEPA, Pruitt Sued for Failure to Control Air Pollution
Despite evidence that high levels of sulfur dioxide pollution in cities could damage human health, U.S Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has failed to perform duties to ensure areas through the country have pollution curbing measures in place, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.
Read moreFederal Judge Orders EPA to Address Concerns of Polluted Air
The time for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to begin regulating downwind pollution drifting into Maryland from over 30 electric plants in the surrounding region has come, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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The Sierra Club sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for denying its requests for schedules and records of communications between Administrator Scott Pruitt and leaders of polluting industries he regulates, in a federal FOIA complaint.
Read morePollution Found to Hinder Fungi Nourishing Europe’s Trees
Pollution hinders fungi that provide mineral nutrients to European tree roots, according to a new study that suggests this dynamic is sparking malnutrition trends in the continent’s trees.
Read moreIn India, a Trio of Unlikely Heroes Wages War on Plastic
With more than 15 million people, New Delhi and its surrounding cities produce an estimated 17,000 tons of trash daily, according to Indian officials and environmentalists. That requires immense dumps, hills of stinking trash that measure up to 50 meters tall. Last year, two people were killed when a large part of one of the city’s dumps crashed down onto them.
Read moreOzone: Sky-High Protector but a Vicious Neighbor Down on the Ground
A bipolar frenemy that protects you from skin cancer but damages your lungs and makes you sluggish when exercising outside on hot summer days, ozone is oxygen’s enigmatic cousin.
Read moreJudge Skeptical of Cities’ Climate Change Suits
Mulling the fate of two lawsuits seeking to hold Big Oil liable for climate change, a federal judge said Thursday he cannot punish oil companies for producing planet-warming fossil fuels without also considering the benefits of oil and gas.
Read moreCarbon Emissions Found to Lower Nutritional Value of Rice
Rice grown in an environment with higher concentrations of carbon dioxide has fewer nutrients, according to research started by the University of Tokyo.
Read moreWynn Resorts Wraps Up $68 Million Cleanup for Massachusetts Casino
A new casino headed to the Mystic River area took shape Thursday as Wynn Resorts touted its completion of a $68 million pollution cleanup.
Read moreCity Wins Pollution Case, Jury Awards No Damages
A federal jury agreed on Thursday that fertilizer imported to California in the 1930s and 1940s was responsible for contaminants found in groundwater wells in recent years but did not award damages to the city who sued a North American subsidiary of a Chilean chemical company who manufactured the product.
Read moreClosing Arguments Made in City’s ‘Poisoned’ Groundwater Trial
Attorneys made their closing arguments Wednesday in a case where the city of Pomona claims that a Chilean chemical company “poisoned” its groundwater over the course of decades, costing millions in cleanup costs.
Read moreTrump Mining Pollution Rule Change Challenged
Environmental groups challenged the Trump administration in federal court Wednesday over its rejection of an Obama-era proposal that would have required mining companies to prove they have enough money to clean up their pollution.
Read moreChilean Company Denies It Contaminated City’s Water in Trial
Jurors in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles were given the fundamentals on South American mining, citrus orchards in California and water testing Friday in a case involving a California city who says their groundwater was contaminated due to “defectively designed fertilizer” imported to the United States around 1930.
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Self-Driving Cars Alone Are No Answer, Experts Warn
A Ford Motors expert on self-driving cars said Tuesday that the advent of autonomous vehicles could exacerbate traffic congestion and pollution unless the cars are electric and people share rides.
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