Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Scientists Urge More Study of Nanotechnology Risks
Jan 26 2012 // Studying the potential health hazards of nanotechnology will require an additional $24 million a year to close the knowledge gap about the tiny particles used in a fast-growing array of consumer products, the National...
Group Urges Obama to Address Flood Insurance in State of Union Address
Jan 19 2012 // A coalition of business and environmental groups is calling on President Obama to use his upcoming State of the Union address to urge Congress to reform the nation’s debt-ridden flood insurance program. The U.S....
Cancer Village Lawsuit Tests China’s Pollution Lawsuit Climate
Jan 17 2012 // Nothing in Wu Wenyong’s rural childhood hinted he would end up on a hospital bed aged 15, battling two kinds of cancer. Born to poor farmers in Xiaoxin, a dusty village of low brick houses in southwestern Yunnan...
Willis N. America Appoints Penn.-based Environmental Practice Leader
Jan 13 2012 // Willis North America, a unit of insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, appointed Richard Sheldon as environmental practice leader. Sheldon has been serving as national placement leader for the environmental practice since...
Internet Begins New Chapter with .yournamehere Domains
Jan 12 2012 // A quiet Internet revolution begins on Thursday. Organizations can begin applying to name and run their own domains instead of entrusting them to the operators of .com, .org, .gov and others. Up to 2,000 applications are...
Ironshore Expands Environmental Products to Europe
Jan 9 2012 // Ironshore Environmental products are now available in Europe through Ironshore Europe Limited. The products cover a broad spectrum of issues for many industries, including manufacturing, engineering, construction, energy,...
Utah Pollution Fighters Sue Kennecott Over Mining Dust
Jan 9 2012 // Clean air groups are making good on a promise to sue Kennecott Utah Copper over air pollution. The groups say Kennecott is kicking up too much dust at its Bingham copper mine and should curtail operations. They say...
Ecuador Plaintiffs to Seek Damages from Chevron Abroad
Jan 5 2012 // Ecuadorean plaintiffs who won an $18 billion environmental case against Chevron Corp will pursue legal action against the company overseas in a bid to collect the damages, their lawyer said on Wednesday. An appeals court...
Ecuador Court Upholds $18 Billion Judgment against Chevron
Jan 4 2012 // An Ecuadorean appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that Chevron Corp should pay $18 billion in damages to plaintiffs who accused the U.S. oil giant of polluting the Amazon jungle and damaging their health. A local...
Connecticut Health Officials Urge Homeowners to Test for Radon
Jan 3 2012 // The Connecticut public health department is urging residents to test their homes for radon gas, the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. Health officials estimate that radon is responsible for more than 21,000 lung...
Ironshore Names Boren Head of U.S. Field Operations
Dec 22 2011 // Specialty insurer Ironshore Inc. has appointed Joseph L. Boren as executive vice president of Ironshore Insurance Holdings, LLC and as president of U.S. Field Operations. John O’Brien, currently president of...
Utah Pollution Fighters Sue Kennecott Over Mining Dust
Dec 21 2011 // Clean air groups are making good on a promise to sue Kennecott Utah Copper over air pollution. The groups say Kennecott is kicking up too much dust at its Bingham copper mine and should curtail operations. They say...
EPA Reports Suggests Asbestos Exposure in Texas
Dec 21 2011 // An experimental asbestos demolition method used to tear down a Fort Worth, Texas, apartment building four years ago may have exposed workers and the public to carcinogenic fibers, the Environmental Protection Agency...
Montana Superfund Site Cleanup Could Take 30 More Years
Dec 12 2011 // A project to clean up contamination caused by a former dry cleaner at a Bozeman, Mont. shopping center may take 30 more years and cost the city a total of $7.4 million. City commissioners voted earlier this week to sign a...
U.S. Court Affirms $50M Verdict for Rice Farmers
Dec 12 2011 // The Arkansas Supreme Court has affirmed a nearly $50 million verdict for farmers who say they lost money because Bayer’s genetically altered rice seeds contaminated the food supply and drove down global crop...
American Safety Enhances Contractors Pollution Liability Package
Dec 8 2011 // American Safety Insurance has upgraded its contractors pollution liability package for artisan, trade and general contractors with new forms. The company designed the new forms to be more clear and concise, in addition to...
Judge: Transocean Insurance not Available to BP for Oil Spill
Dec 5 2011 // States May Pursue Punitive Damages Against BP and Others. BP has lost two big rulings in its fight to shield itself from potentially having to pay billions of dollars more in damages related to the worst offshore oil spill...
$79k EPA Fine for Nevada Company’s Hazardous Waste Facility
Dec 2 2011 // Federal environmental regulators have fined a Nevada company $79,500 for mishandling the storage of hazardous waste at a facility in Fernley. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the fine late Wednesday...
Insurers Win First Round of Climate Change Coverage Litigation
Nov 29 2011 // In light of the economic turmoil currently engulfing the United States and Europe, the Republican sweep in the 2010 midterm congressional elections, the various protests going on around the country and the upcoming...
Arbitrators Near Jurisdiction Call in Chevron-Ecuador Pollution Case
Nov 29 2011 // Arbitrators expect to rule as early as next month on whether they can hear a dispute between Chevron Corp. and Ecuador related to a marathon pollution liability case, according to a letter to the lawyers involved. The...
