Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Seven Straight Years of Reserve Releases: Fitch
Sep 17 2013 // Property/casualty industry prior-year loss reserves have developed favorably for seven straight calendar years, according to a report from Fitch Ratings, which also said the industry’s reserve position remains...
Flooding Another ‘Unprecedented’ Event for Colorado
Sep 16 2013 // Another disaster plaguing the state, widespread flooding in Colorado is being viewed as an “unprecedented” event in which losses will take quite some time to calculate – although there are more immediate...
Honore Backs Louisiana Lawsuit Against Oil Companies
Sep 11 2013 // The Army general who won acclaim for helping restore order in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina is backing a flood control board’s lawsuit against oil and gas companies. Retired Lt. Gen. Russell Honore...
Tulsa Oral Surgeon Accused in Health Scare Sued
Sep 11 2013 // A Tulsa, Okla., oral surgeon accused of exposing thousands of his patients to hepatitis and HIV because of unsanitary clinics is now facing a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed by seven people in Tulsa County...
Crop Insurance: A Growing Problem in Time of Record Farm Profits
Sep 9 2013 // A Depression-era program intended to save the nation’s farmers from ruin has grown into a 21st- century crutch enabling affluent growers and financial institutions to thrive at U.S. taxpayer expense. Federal crop...
Top 10 States for Extreme Weather Crop Insurance Payouts
Sep 9 2013 // Extreme weather forced the federal crop insurance program to pay out a record-breaking $17.3 billion in crop losses last year, much of which could have been prevented using water-smart strategies, according to the Natural...
Employee Sues Montana Hospital for Whistleblower Firing on Nuclear Waste
Sep 3 2013 // A fired Montana employee from Bozeman Deaconess Hospital has filed a lawsuit contending he was dismissed after reporting to federal authorities safety concerns involving radiation treatment and nuclear waste storage. The...
High Radiation Spreads at Ruined Fukushima Plant
Sep 3 2013 // High radiation levels are spreading at the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator said on Monday, and the Japanese government prepared to offer more funding and oversight to try to contain the crisis. Japanese...
Hollywood Groups Sue To Stop Huge Development, Earthquake Concerns
Aug 30 2013 // A coalition of residents who live in famed Hollywood neighborhoods filed a lawsuit this week to stop a $654 million skyscraper project from rising just down the hill from the landmark Hollywood Sign because of earthquake...
Top New York Court to Decide Whether Towns Can Ban Fracking
Aug 29 2013 // New York’s highest court agreed to decide whether towns and cities have the power to pass anti-fracking laws. The Court of Appeals in Albany today said it will hear arguments in lawsuits seeking to block drilling...
California Fire Prompts Unhealthy Air Warnings in Nevada
Aug 29 2013 // The giant wildfire burning at the edge of Yosemite National Park has not only destroyed buildings and threatened water supplies, electricity and sequoias, it has also unleashed a smoky haze that has worsened air quality...
Arkansas Lawsuits Test Fracking Wastewater Link to Quakes
Aug 27 2013 // Tony Davis, a 54-year-old construction worker in central Arkansas, said he welcomed the boom in natural gas drilling that brought jobs and new businesses to his hometown starting about a decade ago. But that was before the...
Top 10 States for Extreme Weather Crop Insurance Payouts
Aug 27 2013 // Extreme weather forced the federal crop insurance program to pay out a record-breaking $17.3 billion in crop losses last year, much of which could have been prevented using water-smart strategies, according to the Natural...
West Virginia Report Says Fracking No Threat to Air Quality
Aug 22 2013 // A state study says no new rules are needed to protect West Virginia’s air quality from natural gas drilling. State lawmakers were presented with the study’s results during an interim committee meeting this...
Fukushima Plant Springs Another Leak in Battle with Radioactive Water
Aug 20 2013 // Tokyo Electric Power Co. reported another breach of the defenses it has built at the Fukushima nuclear plant in its more than two-year struggle to stop leaks of radioactive water into the soil and sea. Just weeks after the...
Electronics Firm AVX Appeals South Carolina $750K Pollution Verdict
Aug 20 2013 // Electronics manufacturer AVX Corp. is appealing a $750,000 verdict in a pollution lawsuit. A state jury awarded the damages earlier this month to a Myrtle Beach developer who sued AVX saying groundwater pollution by the...
Iran Detains Tanker Carrying Iraqi Crude Oil to India
Aug 15 2013 // An Indian ship carrying Iraqi crude has been detained by Iran in its territorial waters due to pollution concerns, the head of the refiner buying the oil and India’s shipping directorate said on Thursday. The Desh...
Report: Climate Change Is Impacting California
Aug 9 2013 // Coastal waters off California are getting more acidic. Fall-run chinook salmon populations to the Sacramento River are on the decline. Conifer forests on the lower slopes of the Sierra Nevada have moved to higher...
Zurich’s Environmental Site Business Enhances Z Choice Policy
Aug 8 2013 // Zurich has revised its Z Choice fixed facility environmental liability suite of products to include built in coverage features such as emergency expenses and crisis management. The new form provides for increased usability...
New Zealand’s ‘100 Percent Pure’ Image Questioned after Dairy Scare
Aug 6 2013 // For a country that markets itself to the world with the slogan “100 percent Pure”, New Zealand’s environmental credentials are not as impeccable as many would think. The majority of its rivers are too...
