EPA Releases Progress Report on Fracking Study December 27, 2012 The Environmental Protection Agency has released a progress report on its research into potential impacts of natural gas hydraulic fracturing...
BP Suspended From New U.S. Government Contracts November 29, 2012 BP is being temporarily suspended from new contracts with the U.S. government, the Environmental Protection Agency says. Two weeks ago,...
EPA Pushes Tough Asbestos Standard for Montana Town October 1, 2012 By MATTHEW BROWN A proposed standard for federal cleanup of asbestos contamination in a Montana town concludes that even a tiny amount of...
EPA: Spontaneous Combustion Caused Northern Indiana Fire September 20, 2012 Spontaneous combustion caused by a contractor placing chemicals too close together led to a chemical fire at an abandoned factory...
Report on Deadly Arkansas Blast Could Be Weeks Away May 30, 2012 It may be several weeks before local, state and federal agencies issue a final report on an explosion that killed...
New York Leads 11 States in Suing EPA Over Soot Rules February 13, 2012 New York and 10 other states filed a lawsuit Friday designed to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to issue...
3 Years After Tennessee Ash Spill, Court Fight Continues December 22, 2011 By BILL POOVEY Three years after a huge spill of toxin-laden sludge in East Tennessee, most of the gray muck has been hauled...
Environmental Group Identifies 10 States with Coal Ash Pollutants December 15, 2011 A Washington, D.C-based environmental group says its research has identified new sites in 10 states where coal ash appears to...
Low Asbestos Levels in Wood Chips in Libby, Montana September 6, 2011 By MATTHEW BROWN Initial test results show only low levels of asbestos contamination in piles of wood chips and bark that were widely...
EPA Halts Sale of DuPont’s Imprelis Herbicide August 15, 2011 By Jonathan Stempel DuPont Co was ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday to stop selling and recall its Imprelis herbicide, following...