Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People Moves: RT Specialty’s Environmental & Construction Professional Practice Promotes Six
May 8 2024 // Hannah Altomare RT Specialty made six promotions to leadership roles in its environmental & construction professional practice. Hannah Altomare was promoted to consultant. Altomare joined RT ECP six years ago. She...
Youth, Environmental Groups Sue Maine to Force Action on Climate
Apr 25 2024 // A youth organization and a pair of environmental groups are suing the state of Maine to try to force the state to reduce carbon emissions in the era of climate change. Maine Youth Action, the Conservation Law Foundation...
EPA Designates PFAS Chemicals as Superfund Hazardous Substances
Apr 22 2024 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the country’s Superfund program, accelerating a crackdown on toxic compounds...
EPA Sets US’s First Drinking Water Standards to Limit Toxic PFAS
Apr 11 2024 // About 100 million people will be exposed to fewer cancer-causing “forever chemicals” under the country’s first-ever drinking water standards for PFAS finalized Wednesday by the EPA, White House officials...
Federal Agency Investigating Toxic Chemical Releases at 2 Louisiana Facilities
Apr 5 2024 // The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that the agency has launched investigations into toxic chemical releases at two facilities in Louisiana during 2023: the release of hydrogen fluoride...
Federal Agency Investigating Toxic Chemical Releases at 2 Louisiana Facilities
Apr 5 2024 // The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that the agency has launched investigations into toxic chemical releases at two facilities in Louisiana during 2023. The agency is investing the...
Arkansas Private Railroad Fined $910K Over Hazardous Waste Violations
Mar 25 2024 // The EPA recently finalized a settlement with the Arkansas Midland Railroad Company over alleged hazardous waste violations at a private rail track in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The company illegally stored more than 750,000...
EPA Bans Asbestos, Still in Use Decades After Partial Ban
Mar 21 2024 // The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other...
SEC Scales Back New Pollution-Disclosure Rules for Companies
Mar 6 2024 // The Securities and Exchange Commission will force companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions for the first time, but watered down a key requirement after heavy lobbying from industry groups. After receiving...
EPA Directs $1 Billion to 25 Superfund Hazardous Waste Cleanups
Feb 28 2024 // The U.S. environment regulator said on Tuesday it is launching new cleanup projects at 25 hazardous waste sites from New Jersey to Oregon with $1 billion in funds. The sites are in the Environmental Protection...
EU Lawmakers Approve Tougher Penalties for Environmental Crimes
Feb 27 2024 // The European Parliament on Tuesday approved tougher penalties for environmental crimes such as illegal timber trade, with offenses punishable by up to 10 years in prison and company directors prosecuted for corporate...
Houthi Attack on Ship Led to ‘Environmental Disaster,’ US Says
Feb 26 2024 // The missile attack by Houthi militants on a ship carrying a cargo of fertilizer has led to an “environmental disaster” in the Red Sea, US Central Command said Friday evening. Hours later, Central Command...
Oil And Gas Producer Paying Millions to New Mexico Over Pollution Concerns
Feb 21 2024 // A company has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the federal government and the state of New Mexico to address air pollution concerns in the largest oil and gas producing region in the United States. The...
Ten Texas Counties Have Soot Levels Above EPA Standards
Feb 12 2024 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized a long-anticipated rule aimed at reducing the level of air pollution known as particulate matter — microscopic particles that can penetrate deep into the...
Ken Griffin Wants to Stop ‘Toxic Waste’ Casinos in South Florida
Feb 2 2024 // (Bloomberg) — Ken Griffin wants to exert more influence in Florida politics. One of his top priorities: stopping new casinos in his backyard. The state’s second-richest person is opposing a bill that would...
U.S. Steel Agrees to Spend Millions to Settle Suit Over Pollution Violations After 2018 Fire
Feb 1 2024 // U.S. Steel has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the Pittsburgh-based company of violating federal clean air laws by operating plants without its desulfurization controls for more than three months, emitting clouds...
Environmental Officials Working to Clean Up Fuel After Fiery Tanker Truck Crash in Ohio
Jan 30 2024 // MACEDONIA, Ohio (AP) — Environmental officials in Ohio were back on the scene Sunday of a fiery tanker truck crash, working to contain thousands of gallons (liters) of diesel fuel that spilled during the accident. The...
EPA Blocks Access to Louisiana Apartment Complex Due to Cancer-Causing Chemicals
Jan 29 2024 // BENTON, La. (AP) — After cancer-causing chemicals were found in the soil at a north Louisiana apartment complex, the Environmental Protection Agency has blocked access to part of the property and will move to abate the...
EPA Assessment Reveals Persistent Nutrient Pollution in US Rivers and Streams
Jan 22 2024 // The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a gigantic dead zone for aquatic life in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a recently released...
Looming Waste-Landslide Disaster Prompts Review of Environmental Laws in Denmark
Jan 22 2024 // A landslide of contaminated soil that threatens to pollute a water stream in Denmark has prompted the nation’s government to consider tightening environmental and corporate laws. Danish authorities have enlisted 100...
