Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Institutional Investors Ignore Climate Risks Despite Bank of England Warning
May 2 2016 // The number big investors ignoring climate change risk increased last year despite a stark warning from Bank of England Governor Mark Carney about the potential for “huge” losses from a sudden shift in...
Proposed Restrictions Building in Oregon’s Flood Plains
May 2 2016 // Building in flood zones is about to get harder across much of Oregon, due to new federal recommendations. The government published the recommendations, called a biological opinion, in response to a lawsuit from...
Idaho Ski Park Developer Settles with EPA over Asbestos Violation
May 2 2016 // A Boise, Idaho ski and snowboard park developer has agreed to pay the federal government $10,000 to settle a claim that it violated asbestos removal regulations. Gateway Parks LLC was accused of not giving the U.S....
EPA Nails Tesoro’s Washington Oil Refinery for Safety Violations
Apr 28 2016 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Tesoro oil refinery in Anacortes, Wash. nearly $720,000 for alleged safety violations. The EPA said last week it filed a complaint seeking penalties for violations...
Chubb Expands Environmental Insurance Products, Services
Apr 28 2016 // Chubb has broadened the availability of its premises pollution liability and other environmental insurance coverages and risk management products through its newly expanded distribution network. Chubb’s Environmental...
Mitsubishi Motors Faces Uncertain Future as Fuel Test Scandal Deepens
Apr 27 2016 // For the second time in about a decade, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. faces a scandal that poses an existential threat. The Japanese automaker has improperly tested the fuel economy of its cars for the past quarter century,...
Howard Promoted to Shareholder, Vice President at Gillis, Ellis & Baker
Apr 26 2016 // New Orleans-based insurance and risk management firm, Gillis, Ellis & Baker (GEB), announced that Jeff Howard has been promoted to shareholder and vice president of the firm. Howard joined Gillis, Ellis & Baker in...
American Lung Association Says California Has Nation’s Dirtiest Air
Apr 21 2016 // Millions of Californians live in places with dirty air, according to an annual report card issued this week that ranks two major urban areas in the state as the nation’s most polluted. Bakersfield tops the list for...
VW Reported Close to $10 Billion Deal with U.S. for Diesel Fraud
Apr 21 2016 // Volkswagen AG has agreed to set aside at least $10 billion to resolve civil claims by the U.S. government and lawsuits by American car owners over diesel vehicles rigged to cheat pollution controls, a person with direct...
Idaho Ski Park Developer Settles with EPA over Asbestos Violation
Apr 19 2016 // A Boise, Idao ski and snowboard park developer has agreed to pay the federal government $10,000 to settle a claim that it violated asbestos removal regulations. The Idaho Statesman reported that Gateway Parks LLC was...
Company to Pay $10.3M for Cleanup of South Dakota Mine
Apr 18 2016 // A Colorado mining company will pay $10.3 million to the state of South Dakota and the federal government to cover part of environmental cleanup costs at an abandoned gold and silver mine in the northern Black Hills, a...
Proposed Restrictions Building in Oregon’s Flood Plains
Apr 18 2016 // Building in flood zones is about to get harder across much of Oregon, due to new federal recommendations. The government published the recommendations, called a biological opinion, in response to a lawsuit from...
Water in 19 Detroit Schools Contains High Copper or Lead Levels
Apr 15 2016 // Elevated lead or copper levels have been found in the water at 19 Detroit schools, amid testing that is also going on at schools around the country in response to the lead-tainted water crisis in nearby Flint. The district...
Idaho Ski Park Developer Settles with EPA Over Asbestos Violation
Apr 14 2016 // A Boise, Idaho, ski and snowboard park developer has agreed to pay the federal government $10,000 to settle a claim that it violated asbestos removal regulations. The Idaho Statesman reports that Gateway Parks LLC was...
Negative Outlook for Energy Insurers May Force Sector Exit: Willis Towers Watson
Apr 7 2016 // Energy insurers continue to feel the pressure caused by over-supply of capital and falling demand from buyers, which may lead them to exit or scale back their participation in the energy sector, according to a report...
Report Faults State of Michigan for Flint Water Crisis
Apr 4 2016 // The state of Michigan is “fundamentally accountable” for Flint’s lead-contaminated water crisis because of decisions made by its environmental regulators and state-appointed emergency managers who...
Kentucky Sues Volkswagen Over Diesel Emissions Cheating
Apr 4 2016 // Kentucky has filed suit against Volkswagen AG and its luxury units claiming the German automaker’s diesel emissions cheating scheme violated the state’s Consumer Protection Act. “Volkswagen must be held...
Climate Change Easy Bet to Be Hot Topic at Insurance Regulators’ Meeting
Mar 31 2016 // Mark down the Climate Change and Global Warming Working Group as the odds-on favorite committee to produce the most interesting chatter during the National Association of Insurance Commissioners meeting next week in The...
Oregon Ice Cream Company Pays $55K Fine in EPA Settlement
Mar 31 2016 // The Oregon Ice Cream Co. has agreed to pay $55,000 for violating federal safety rules at its Eugene plant. In 2011, Environmental Protection Agency inspectors found that the company failed to meet industry safety standards...
West Virginia Officials Propose $93K Fine Against Natural Gas Company
Mar 31 2016 // West Virginia environmental officials have proposed a $93,000 fine on an Antero Resources natural gas company for polluting waterways. In a consent order, state Department of Environmental Protection and Antero Midstream...
