EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Clean Up Toxic Derailment February 23, 2023 By John Seewer and Michael Rubinkam EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern on Tuesday to pay for the cleanup...
Global Pollution Kills 9 Million People a Year, Study Finds May 19, 2022 By Seth Borenstein A new study blames pollution of all types for 9 million deaths a year globally, with the death toll attributed...
Experts to Visit Fukushima Plant to Check Water Release Plan February 8, 2022 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power...
Polluted Water Changes Lives of Residents in Wisconsin Town January 3, 2022 By Duaa Israr FRENCH ISLAND, Wis. (AP) –One year ago, residents of French Island learned they were drinking water contaminated with high levels...
Evacuation Order Lifted at Florida Leaky Phosphate Reservoir April 8, 2021 By Curt Anderson ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A mandatory evacuation order near a leaking Florida wastewater reservoir that affected more than 300...
Drive for Tougher Chemical Rules Sparked by West Virginia Spill January 15, 2014 By Mark Niquette, Jim Snyder and Mark Drajem A chemical spill that left 300,000 people in West Virginia unable to drink their water is reviving calls for more...
Ex-US Nuke Regulator Said Japan Slow on Fukushima Leak September 25, 2013 By MARI YAMAGUCHI A former U.S. nuclear regulatory chief said Tuesday that leaks of contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima plant had been...