Department of Natural Resources News

Honeywell to Pay Georgia $4M for Pollution in Coastal Marsh

A company has agreed to pay the state of Georgia $4 million for environmental cleanup of a former chemical plant. The Brunswick News reports Honeywell International has filed the settlement with the state Department of Natural Resources in federal court …

Colorado Refocuses Rules on Safety, Won’t Halt Drilling

Colorado officials said that they had no plans to stop energy companies from drilling for oil and gas while regulators overhaul state rules to make health, safety and the environment their top priority. Dan Gibbs, chief of the state Department …

Washington Files Suit To Recoup Wildfire Costs

Washington state has filed suit against two companies to try to recover firefighting costs from a blaze that destroyed 61 homes and blackened 36 square miles last year. A state investigation into the cause of the Taylor Bridge Fire in …