OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The costs related to the East Palestine derailment continue to grow to reach nearly $1 billion for Norfolk Southern, but the railroad`s service is improving and its insurance companies have started to pay their share of …
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Norfolk Southern has pledged several million dollars to cover the cost of the response and recovery in Pennsylvania after last month’s derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals just across the border in Ohio, Gov. Josh …
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 its right to …
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major manufacturer of synthetic rubber, Firestone Polymers LLC, has agreed to pay $4 million in fines and an environmental project and make numerous improvements to settle a long list of state and federal air pollution …
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a state burdened by billions of dollars in wildfire damage, California lawmakers are hoping for an advance loan before the next climate-fueled catastrophe hits. Lawmakers in the Democratic-dominated state Legislature return to work Monday for the …
A trench around an underground fire at an Arkansas landfill containing wood waste has saved up to $7.5 million in cleanup costs, according to environmental officials. Engineering consultant Environmental Works Inc. dug the trench last month around the Bella Vista …
Lincoln County is getting $1 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for cleanup costs related to the most destructive wildlife in New Mexico’s recorded history. The Little Bear blaze destroyed more than 250 homes and structures as it raced …
BP struck a key victory in its battle to share the cost of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill when partner Mitsui & Co. agreed on Friday to pay $1.1 billion towards the clean-up bill and possibly billions more in …