Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
EPA Approves California Rules Phasing out Diesel Trucks
Apr 4 2023 // The Biden administration cleared the way for California’s plan to phase out a wide range of diesel-powered trucks, part of the state’s efforts to drastically cut planet-warming emissions and improve air quality...
Train Derails in Rural North Dakota, Spills Chemical
Mar 28 2023 // WYNDMERE, N.D. (AP) – A Canadian Pacific train derailed in rural North Dakota Sunday night and spilled hazardous materials, but local authorities and the railroad said there is no threat to public safety. There were...
Philadelphia Residents Warned About Chemical Plant Spill in Delaware River
Mar 28 2023 // Philadelphia residents are being told that they may want to drink only bottled water following a chemical spill into the Delaware River in neighboring Bucks County. Bucks County health officials said Sunday that a leak...
Wisconsin Farm Reaches $215K Pollution Settlement
Mar 27 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A factory farm has agreed to pay the Wisconsin Department of Justice $215,000 to settle pollution allegations. The Legislature’s finance committee is slated to approve the deal during a...
Environmental Groups Say Texas Isn’t Holding Polluters Accountable
Mar 24 2023 // More than 21,000 unexpected pollution releases by Texas companies have released over 400,000 tons of air pollution in Texas from 2016 to 2022, and companies in less than 1% of these cases have been forced by the Texas...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on Environmental Risks for Cannabis Operations
Mar 23 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv In cannabis, there are the apparent risks – product liability, property, and certainly cyber for medical marijuana operations. However, one of the most apparent risks to a cannabis...
Cal/OSHA Cites Company $838K for Exposing Employees to Toxic Chemical
Mar 22 2023 // Cal/OSHA issued 18 citations to Parter Medical Products Inc. for reportedly failing to protect its employees from overexposure to ethylene oxide, a toxic chemical. The penalties total $838,800. Six of the citations were...
Finance Firms Managing $136T in Assets Urge Boards for More Environmental Data
Mar 13 2023 // Financial institutions managing $136 trillion in assets will this week call on companies to share more data on their environmental impact, the chair of disclosure platform CDP told Reuters. In a letter to the boards of...
EPA to Propose Limits on Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
Mar 8 2023 // The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. But experts...
States Must Include Cybersecurity in Water System Audits, EPA Says
Mar 6 2023 // The Environmental Protection Agency issued a memorandum on Friday requiring states to analyze cyber defenses at public water systems during periodic audits. The audits, called sanitary surveys, are already required by the...
Dam Owner Fined $1M in Field Turf Pollution of Washington River
Mar 1 2023 // A company that operates a century-old hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its chief operating officer each pleaded guilty to a single criminal count Monday in connection with a spill of synthetic field...
Norfolk Southern Cleared by EPA to Resume Ohio Waste Shipments
Feb 27 2023 // Norfolk Southern Corp. this week can resume shipments of hazardous waste from the site of its freight train derailment in Ohio, a US official said Sunday. Federal officials ordered the railroad last week to pause waste...
NTSB Investigates Arkansas Plane Crash That Killed 5 Employees of Environmental Firm
Feb 24 2023 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Federal investigators headed to Arkansas Thursday to determine the cause of a small plane crash that killed five employees of an environmental consulting firm. Investigators from the National...
Tanker Detained by Spain Did Not Cause Pollution, Turkish Manager Says
Feb 23 2023 // A tanker that was detained by Spain and accused of discharging fuel in open waters near the northeastern port city of Tarragona did not cause any pollution and followed regulations, its Turkish manager said on...
Arkansas Challenges EPA’s Blocking of State Ozone Plan
Feb 22 2023 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to reject its plan to comply with federal rules that are supposed to assure that the...
VW Faces Possible Recalls After Environmental NGO Wins Emissions Software Lawsuit
Feb 21 2023 // A German court on Monday ruled in favor of an environmental NGO’s lawsuit against the federal motor authority for releasing cars with software on exhaust gas recirculation it argues is illegal, in a judgment which...
Home Heating Oil Leak Is Covered Due to Pollution Ambiguity, Rhode Island Court Rules
Feb 20 2023 // The Rhode Island Supreme Court for the first time has found the definition of pollution in a commercial policy ambiguous enough to justify vacating a lower court’s summary judgment in favor of the insurer. The...
Home Heating Oil Leak Is Covered Due to Pollution Ambiguity, Rhode Island Court Rules
Feb 1 2023 // The Rhode Island Supreme Court for the first time has found the definition of pollution in a commercial policy ambiguous enough to justify vacating a lower court’s summary judgment in favor of the insurer. The...
Dow Chemical to Pay $5.4M Settlement Over Michigan Chemical Spill
Jan 30 2023 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed $5.4 million settlement with The Dow Chemical Co. to recover costs for EPA’s cleanup work at the Tittabawassee River, Saginaw River & Bay Superfund...
Maryland AG Files Environmental Complaint Against Recycling Firm for Open Dumps
Jan 27 2023 // Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has filed a civil complaint, on behalf of the Maryland Department of the Environment, against World Recycling Co. and three related entities (WRC). The complaint, filed in the...
