Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
EPA Watchdog Investigates Delay in Using Specialized Plane After Ohio Derailment
Jul 19 2024 // The EPA’s Inspector General is investigating why the agency didn’t get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors into the air over East Palestine until four days after the disastrous Norfolk Southern...
People Moves: AXA XL Appoints Madigan CUO for Mid-Market Environmental; Edsall Joins Tara Hill as SVP
Jul 12 2024 // Joseph Madigan AXA XL, headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, appointed Joseph Madigan as chief underwriting officer for its North American environmental insurance business for the middle market. Madigan joined AXA...
Florida, Environmental Groups Settle Lawsuit Over Massive Phosphate Leak
Jul 11 2024 // ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Environmental groups and Florida regulators have settled a lawsuit over the 2021 leak of millions of gallons of polluted water from a phosphate plant reservoir into Tampa Bay, which triggered...
Brazil Sues Syngenta for Alleged Environmental Damage
Jul 8 2024 // Brazil’s environmental agency IBAMA has sued Syngenta alleging the chemicals company caused “environmental damage” by producing and selling pesticides using much higher concentrations of a carcinogen than...
Supreme Court Blocks EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ Air Pollution Plan
Jun 28 2024 // The U.S. Supreme Court blocked an Environmental Protection Agency regulation aimed at reducing ozone emissions that may worsen air pollution in neighboring states, handing a victory on Thursday to three Republican-led...
Environmentalists Want to Sue Colorado Refinery for a Thousand Pollution Violations
Jun 7 2024 // Environmental groups took the first step to sue the owner of an oil refinery near Denver for years of pollution violations, saying that state regulators haven’t done enough to hold the owner accountable. The refinery...
Sanctioned Oil Tankers Pose Rising Environmental Risk in Mediterranean, Greece Says
Jun 5 2024 // Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and Greece is undertaking more protective measures to safeguard its coast, the country’s shipping minister told...
Israel Aims to Boost Red Sea Oil Deliveries Despite Environmental Risks
May 31 2024 // Israel plans to allow more oil tankers to dock at a Red Sea port in Eilat despite environmental risks, as it strives to maintain energy security amid conflict on multiple fronts, according to Israeli officials and...
EPA Says Water Utilities Need to Do More to Stop More Frequent Cyberattacks
May 23 2024 // Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate...
People Moves: RT Specialty Promotes 6 in New Jersey Environmental/Construction Team
May 22 2024 // Daniel Wilhelm RT Specialty, headquartered in Chicago, made several promotions in its Hamilton, New Jersey office, part of the RT Specialty Environmental and Construction Professional Practice (RT ECP). Daniel Wilhelm was...
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...
