Fracking Companies Silence Water Complaints With Sealed Settlements June 10, 2013 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Mark Drajem, Bloomberg Chris and Stephanie Hallowich were sure drilling for natural gas near their Pennsylvania home was to blame for the headaches,...
Will Supreme Court Enter Climate Change Debate? May 16, 2013 By Lawrence Hurley and Valerie Volcovici With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning states are taking their fight against Obama...
EPA Blamed For Delays in Asbestos Study In Montana April 21, 2013 Internal investigators are faulting the Environmental Protection Agency for years of delays in completing health studies needed to guide the...
Xcel Settlement Offers $447,000 in Colorado March 11, 2013 Xcel Energy Inc. is providing $447,000 for environmental projects in north Denver to resolve a lawsuit alleging clean air violations....
EPA Assessing Possible Cancer Cluster In Oregon February 28, 2013 The Environmental Protection Agency held a meeting in Salem, Ore. to update the public on a preliminary assessment of four...
Scientists Back EPA on Montana Asbestos Risks February 11, 2013 By Matthew Brown Federal officials anticipate finishing by late 2014 a risk study to guide the cleanup of an asbestos-contaminated Montana mining town,...
Company Fined For Alaska Asbestos Release December 26, 2012 An Alaska company has been fined $70,000 and placed on three years of probation for releasing asbestos into the air...
$100K Deal Reached in Montana Over Lead-Contaminated Waste December 10, 2012 By Matt Volz The owner of a central Montana landfill has agreed to pay the U.S. government $100,000 to settle a civil action...
EPA Pushes Tough Asbestos Standard for Mont. Town October 1, 2012 A proposed standard for federal cleanup of asbestos contamination in a Montana town concludes that even a tiny amount of...
EPA Fines Idaho Gas Companies For Clean Air Violations September 28, 2012 A pair of gas delivery companies operating in Idaho will pay thousands of dollars in penalties for violating federal clean...