Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
EPA to Conduct Unannounced Inspections in 3 Gulf Coast States
Jan 27 2022 // The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a series of enforcement actions to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf Coast states, following a...
Princess Cruise Lines Pleads Guilty to Probation Violation in Waste Dumping Case
Jan 14 2022 // Princess Cruises has pleaded guilty Wednesday to violating its probation related to previous environmental crimes. Company officials signed a plea agreement in Miami federal court, according to court records. The company...
EPA Targets Coal Ash Storage Ponds for Closure
Jan 13 2022 // The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants, denying requests by three Midwest power plants to extend operations of leaking or otherwise...
West Penn Power Settles Coal Ash Discharge Complaints With Environmental Agencies
Jan 12 2022 // West Penn Power of Greensburg, Pennsylvania will pay a $610,000 penalty under a settlement to resolve water discharge violations at two coal ash landfills in southwestern Pennsylvania. The settlement was announced by the...
Sioux City Sued by Iowa Over Wastewater Scheme, River Pollution
Jan 10 2022 // The state of Iowa said Jan. 7 that it is suing Sioux City over what it says was the city’s manipulation of wastewater testing results and dangerous pollution of the Missouri River in a scheme that saw the wastewater...
Harmful Soot Unchecked as Big Oil Battles EPA Over Testing: INSIGHT
Jan 7 2022 // A deadly form of soot pollution from U.S. refineries has gone unregulated for decades because of a dispute between the U.S. oil industry and federal environmental officials over how to measure it, according to documents...
EPA to Revisit Bayer Dicamba Herbicide Risks After 3,500 Reports of Crop Damage
Dec 22 2021 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is assessing whether the herbicide dicamba can be sprayed on soybean and cotton plants genetically engineered to resist the chemical, without the procedure posing...
California Attorney Suing Walmart for Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Dec 21 2021 // California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a statewide lawsuit against Walmart for the illegal disposal of hazardous waste. Bonta was joined by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and 12 district...
Connecticut Governor Signs Sweeping Order on Climate Change, Pollution
Dec 21 2021 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a sweeping executive order aimed at reducing pollution and addressing climate change Thursday, a month after pulling back his support of a regional climate initiative amid concerns it...
EPA Releases $1 Billion to Clean Up Toxic Waste Sites in 24 States
Dec 20 2021 // Nearly 50 toxic waste sites around the U.S. will be cleaned up, and ongoing work at dozens of others will get a funding boost, as federal environmental officials announced a $1 billion infusion to the Superfund...
People Moves: Aon Recruits WTW’s James as Chief Broking Officer, Commercial Risk UK; Allianz’ Strong to WTW as Head of Environmental; AGCS Promotes Yee for TMT
Dec 17 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon, Willis Towers Watson and Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Recruits James from WTW as...
EPA Orders Louisiana Fuel Plant to Clean Up Emissions
Dec 16 2021 // Federal regulators have announced plans to make Louisiana and a suburban New Orleans fuel plant clean up emissions that have violated air quality standards since at least 2013. The Environmental Protection Agency says a...
People Moves: Linton to Head Environmental Underwriting
Dec 13 2021 // Beth Linton, the vice president of Environmental Underwriting Solutions since 2006, is the new president of the wholesale insurance broker. Birmingham-based EUS, which specializes in complex environmental coverage, said...
Virginia Environmental Groups Sue Over James River Pollution
Dec 10 2021 // Two conservation organizations have filed a federal lawsuit against Henrico County in Virginia, alleging the county allowed tens of millions of gallons of raw sewage to seep into the James River and its tributaries over...
India Shuts 5 Coal-Fired Power Plants to Combat Air Pollution in New Delhi
Nov 17 2021 // NEW DELHI—India has temporarily shut down five coal-fired power plants around the capital New Delhi as part of its drive to combat air pollution, according to an order from the federal environment ministry panel on air...
Insurers to Hike Private Market Investments; Environmental Focus Grows: BlackRock
Nov 15 2021 // GLASGOW / NEW YORK – Insurers plan to increase their allocations to private markets to 14% from 11% over the next two years in the hunt for yield, as they add more money to environmentally focused investment funds,...
Where U.S. Insurers Are in Integrating Environmental, Social, Governance Issues
Nov 2 2021 // U.S. insurers are increasingly listening to demands from stakeholders that they use social, environmental and governance factors in their decision-making. According to an AM Best survey, 6 in 10 companies are aware of...
People Moves: Garrison Heads Navigators Wholesale; Trochey Joins Ascot; AXA Environmental Adds 3; Allianz Names Houlihan
Oct 25 2021 // The Hartford Names Garrison Head Of Navigators Wholesale The Hartford has named Michael Garrison as head of Wholesale for Navigators, a brand of The Hartford. Garrison will lead the strategic direction, growth, and...
Chemical Giant to Pay $50M-Plus to Resolve Air Pollution Concerns in Texas, Iowa
Oct 21 2021 // Federal officials say three U.S. subsidiaries of Dutch chemical giant LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Lyondell) have agreed to make upgrades and perform compliance measures estimated to cost $50 million to resolve...
EPA Launches Strategy to Regulate Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’
Oct 20 2021 // The Biden administration said it is launching a broad strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds associated with serious health conditions that are used in products ranging from cookware to carpets and firefighting...
