Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Why More Corporate Agendas Are Reflecting Social Issues
Mar 2 2018 // In the weeks since the Parkland school shooting, big U.S. companies have found themselves in a familiar position: pressured to act on controversial social and political issues where government won’t. It’s a...
Ryan Specialty Group to Acquire New Jersey’s New Day Underwriting Managers
Feb 22 2018 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and operations of New Day Underwriting Managers LLC (New Day), a specialty intermediary with offices in Hamilton, N.J. New Day will...
Gone With The Wind: Storms Deepen Florida’s Beach Sand Crunch
Feb 22 2018 // Down the palm tree-lined roads of northeast Florida’s Flagler County, a half-dozen dump trucks are shuttling back and forth along the Atlantic coast pouring thousands of tons of sand onto the local beach. Replacing...
3M Settles Minnesota Scotchgard Lawsuit for $850M
Feb 21 2018 // 3M Co. has settled a lawsuit with Minnesota’s Attorney General Lori Swanson for $850 million, putting an end to eight years of litigation over a former Scotchgard ingredient that got into the state’s drinking...
18 States, Business Groups Oppose Coal Ash Cleanup Order at Tennessee Utility
Feb 16 2018 // Eighteen states, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, national coal industry interests and more than a dozen other groups are urging an appeals court to overturn a coal ash cleanup order at a federal utility’s Tennessee...
Massive Pennsylvania Gas Pipeline Project to Resume; Sunoco Fined $12M
Feb 15 2018 // Sunoco has agreed to a $12.6 million fine over problems with a massive natural gas pipeline project, but work will resume under a consent agreement, Pennsylvania regulators said. The Department of Environmental Protection...
Exxon Gets Combative with Critics Suing Over Climate Change Policy
Feb 15 2018 // As climate-change lawsuits against the oil industry mount, Exxon Mobil Corp. is taking a bare-knuckle approach rarely seen in legal disputes: It’s going after the lawyers who are suing it. The company has targeted at...
Court Declines to Tear Up New Jersey’s $225M Settlement with Exxon
Feb 14 2018 // A New Jersey appeals court on Monday turned down a request from environmental groups and a former state senator to undo a $225 million pollution settlement between the state and Exxon Mobil. Appellate Division Judge Carmen...
National Guard Helping After Chemicals Found in Delaware Town’s Wells
Feb 13 2018 // Delaware Governor John Carney has authorized the National Guard to assist residents of a southern Delaware town after the discovery of high levels of toxic chemicals in municipal wells. Authorities said that the Guard has...
Duke Energy, Environmentalists Clash Over 5-Year-Old Groundwater Cleanup Lawsuit
Feb 13 2018 // A North Carolina appeals court should keep alive a five-year-old lawsuit because it increases the pressure on Duke Energy Corp. to clean up groundwater contaminated by its coal ash pits, environmental lawyers argued...
California Governor Wants 5 Million Zero-Emission Cars
Jan 29 2018 // Gov. Jerry Brown outlined a $2.5 billion plan to help Californians buy electric vehicles and expand a network of charging stations as part of a goal of getting 5 million zero-emission cars on the road by 2030. The...
Insurance Industry Making ‘Significant Contributions’ in Climate Change Battle, Report Shows
Jan 25 2018 // The insurance industry is making significant contributions to building socio-economic resilience to climate change and supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy in their role as risk management experts and...
California Sues Trump Administration Fracking Rule Repeal
Jan 25 2018 // California on Wednesday sued the Trump administration over its repeal of Obama-era rules meant to address public safety concerns on hydraulic fracturing, the process known as fracking that is used to extract oil and...
E&S Exit: State Auto’s Rockhill Sells Environmental Insurance Renewals to CapSpecialty
Jan 16 2018 // Capitol Indemnity Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CapSpecialty Inc., said it has acquired the renewal rights to Rockhill Insurance Group’s excess and surplus environmental insurance book of business. Rockhill is...
Ford Denies Truck Owners’ Claims of Diesel Cheating
Jan 11 2018 // Ford Motor Co. installed software that enabled its F-250 and F-350 Super Duty trucks to cheat at passing federal emissions tests, according to a lawsuit by truck owners filed on Wednesday, a claim the No. 2 U.S. automaker...
Compensation for Iran Tanker Accident Could Be Complicated by U.S. Sanctions
Jan 11 2018 // The reluctance of foreign banks to deal with Iran could complicate any compensation payments resulting from the collision last week of an Iranian oil tanker and a Chinese cargo ship, sources say. The tanker Sanchi,...
Duke Energy Will Pay $84K Penalty for North Carolina Coal Ash Leaks
Jan 11 2018 // The country’s largest electricity company will pay an $84,000 penalty and work to stop potentially toxic waste from three North Carolina coal-burning power plants from leaking into groundwater and nearby rivers under...
Coastal Sea Rise Threatening Florida’s Historic Resources
Jan 9 2018 // The Castillo de San Marcos withstood two sieges in 330 years and changed hands five times, but its latest invader – the rising Atlantic Ocean – threatens to erode the historic St. Augustine fortress. The coquina shell...
ArcelorMittal Subsidiary to Pay $1.5M in Pennsylvania Coke Plant Lawsuit
Jan 8 2018 // A subsidiary of European steel giant ArcelorMittal has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit over allegations its western Pennsylvania coke plant violated emissions requirements over soot and other pollutants...
ArcelorMittal Subsidiary to Pay $1.5M in Pennsylvania Coke Plant Lawsuit
Dec 27 2017 // A subsidiary of European steel giant ArcelorMittal has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit over allegations that its western Pennsylvania coke plant had violated emissions requirements over soot and other...
