Rennert Agrees to $150 Million Settlement of Peru Smelter Claims June 26, 2026 By Jef Feeley, Carla Samon Ros and Tim Bross Billionaire Ira Rennert agreed to pay $150 million to resolve more than a thousand claims that a lead smelter owned...
Aggregate Limits Do Not Apply to Environmental Claims, Ninth Circuit Rules May 29, 2026 By Lorie Masters and Joseph Niczky In the case of County of San Bernardino v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, the Ninth Circuit recently...
Australia Sues 3M For $1.4B Over PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contamination May 29, 2026 By Christine Chen The Australian government said on Thursday it had launched legal action against 3M over contamination from firefighting foam supplied by...
California Narrows Evacuation Area With Risk ‘Off the Table’ May 26, 2026 There is no longer a risk of a compromised chemical tank exploding in the suburbs of Los Angeles and evacuation...
New Zealand Plans Law Change to Stop Private Climate Lawsuits May 14, 2026 By Lucy Craymer New Zealand’s government said on Tuesday it would change climate legislation to prevent courts from finding companies liable in private...
Steel Company Must Spend $12M to Address Contamination at Operation May 4, 2026 A steel producer must spend $12 million to mitigate hazardous waste violations at its Ohio facility. The Department of Justice...
Stanley Tumblers Maker Prevails in Lawsuit Over Lead Scare April 7, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the maker of Stanley tumblers of concealing that the popular water...
German Court Rejects Bid to Ban Mercedes And BMW’s Fossil-Fuel Cars March 23, 2026 By Ursula Knapp and Rachel More Environmentalists suffered a setback on Monday when Germany’s top appeals court threw out their cases seeking to ban Mercedes-Benz and...
Air Pollution From Wildfires Linked to Higher Rate Of Stroke March 11, 2026 Newswise — Short-term surges in air pollution in New Jersey from the 2023 Canadian wildfires were associated with a higher...
Vanguard Settles Collusion Suit for $29.5 Million February 26, 2026 By Madlin Mekelburg and Julie Fine Texas said Vanguard Group Inc. agreed to pay a total of $29.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a...