Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wisconsin County Sues Foam Makers Over PFAS Pollution
May 9 2022 // Dane County, Wisconsin officials are suing dozens of fire-fighting foam manufacturers alleging their products contaminated the area around the county’ airport. The Wisconsin State Journal reported that the county is...
Paris Resident Seeks $22M for Health Damage Caused by Air Pollution
May 6 2022 // A Paris resident seeking 21 million euros ($22 million) for health damage caused by the city’s pollution got a boost from an adviser to the European Union’s top court who said the French state may be...
The National Alliance Releases New Course – Certified Environmental Strategist To Teach The Management and Transfer of Environmental Exposures
Apr 28 2022 // Austin, TX., April 28, 2022. — The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research today announced the release of the Certified Environmental Strategist (CeS) self-paced course. Created by Chris Bunbury,...
EPA Probes Environmental Justice in Louisiana Projects
Apr 18 2022 // The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Louisiana’s health and environmental agencies discriminated against Black residents in connection with air pollution from existing and proposed facilities...
Carolina Supreme Court Says Insurers Owe in Aging Fertilizer Pollution Case
Apr 14 2022 // The carriers that insured a Charleston fertilizer plant more than 30 years ago are liable for contamination at the site even though the former property owner who bought the policies did not ask their permission to transfer...
Rhode Island to Get $15M in Pollution Settlement With Energy Companies
Apr 14 2022 // Rhode Island will get $15 million through a settlement with major oil and gas companies that allegedly polluted the state’s soil and groundwater with a gasoline additive, the attorney general announced. Rhode Island...
EPA Probes Environmental Justice in Louisiana Projects
Apr 11 2022 // The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Louisiana’s health and environmental agencies discriminated against Black residents in connection with air pollution from existing and proposed facilities...
Indiana Home Remodeling Company to Pay $40,000 EPA Penalty
Apr 11 2022 // U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Two Chicks and a Hammer, Inc., of Indianapolis, Indiana, to resolve alleged violations of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RPR) that were...
Chilean State Sues Mining Companies, Alleging Environmental Damage
Apr 11 2022 // Chile is suing mines operated by BHP, Antofagasta and Albemarle over alleged environmental damage caused by their operations in the northern Salar de Atacama salt flats, a court said late on Thursday. The State Defense...
EPA Rule Would Ban Asbestos Still in Use
Apr 7 2022 // The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and kills thousands of Americans every...
EPA Moves to End Asbestos Cleanup Along Montana Railroad
Mar 25 2022 // Environmental regulators are moving to end a years-long cleanup along dozens of miles of railroad in two northwestern Montana communities where lung-damaging asbestos from mining has been blamed in hundreds of deaths. The...
Texas Oilfield Company Charged With Workers Safety, Environmental Crimes
Mar 21 2022 // A federal grand jury in Midland, Texas, returned an indictment charging an oilfield company and an executive of the company with worker safety and environmental crimes. According to court documents, Aghorn Operating Inc....
Groups Sue for Records in Montana Mine Pollution Case
Mar 16 2022 // Conservation groups are suing Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration to obtain records related to its decision to drop legal claims against a mining executive over decades of pollution from several mines. The groups,...
Wisconsin AG Sues Johnson Controls, Tyco Fire Products Over Alleged PFAS Pollution
Mar 15 2022 // Wisconsin Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit March 14 against Johnson Controls and Tyco Fire Products over PFAS pollution in northeastern Wisconsin. The lawsuit, filed in Marinette County Circuit Court,...
Chevron Phillips Chemical Agrees to Reduce Air Pollution at 3 Texas Plants
Mar 9 2022 // Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP has agreed to make upgrades and perform compliance measures estimated to cost $118 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act and state air pollution control laws...
Texas Oilfield Company Charged With Workers Safety, Environmental Crimes
Mar 9 2022 // A federal grand jury in Midland, Texas, returned an indictment charging an oilfield company and an executive of the company with worker safety and environmental crimes. According to court documents, Aghorn Operating Inc....
Environmental Groups Sue TotalEnergies Over Climate Marketing Claims
Mar 7 2022 // A group of environmental organizations has filed a lawsuit in France against the country’s largest energy company TotalEnergies, accusing it of misleading consumers about its efforts to fight climate change. The...
Report: Nearly a Third of U.S. Hazardous Chemicals Facilities Exposed to Climate Change Dangers
Mar 3 2022 // A report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stating that climate change is leading to increasingly irreversible impacts, with a narrowing window to adapt to it, is garnering a lot of reaction. The IPCC...
U.S. Senators Grill Regulators Over Climate Policy on Natural Gas Projects
Mar 3 2022 // Top U.S. senators from both parties on Thursday grilled Democratic energy regulators who recently approved guidelines for approving new natural gas projects that allow consideration of environmental justice, landowner and...
Many Boardrooms Still Fail to Grasp ESG Risk, Marsh Review of Annual Reports Finds
Mar 2 2022 // Many global firms are still failing to prioritize environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks in the boardroom, which is creating worrying gaps in their evaluation and mitigation of these mounting hazards, according...
