Groups Sue Environmental Protection Agency over Coal Ash August 26, 2022 By Travis Loller NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday over its refusal to...
Final Settlements Inked in Poultry Plant Pollution Lawsuits April 14, 2021 By Randall Chase DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge on Monday gave final approval to a $65 million settlement in a class-action...
Colorado Gold Mine Spill Dumped 880,000 Pounds of Metals in River February 9, 2016 A 3 million-gallon spill from a southwestern Colorado gold mine last year may have dumped more than 880,000 pounds of...
Sept. 2015 Hearing Scheduled in West Virginia Chemical Spill Suit September 18, 2014 A lawsuit against a water company, chemical producer, airport and others over a January chemical spill won’t get a hearing...
Treating Toxic Water May Cost New Castle, Del., $1M September 3, 2014 City officials in New Castle, Delaware, say the costs for managing toxic contamination found in all three of the city’s...
Incurred Losses for West Virginia Businesses After Chemical Spill May 12, 2014 By JONATHAN MATTISE Restaurants and storefronts are buzzing again in West Virginia’s capital city, but many still can’t recoup money lost while they...
Governors Want States to Take Lead on Drilling Regulations February 20, 2014 By Mark Niquette and Jennifer Oldham A dozen U.S. governors are pushing for states, not the federal government, to lead regulation of oil and gas drilling....
AVX Appeals Jury Award in Pollution Lawsuit August 19, 2013 Electronics manufacturer AVX Corp. is appealing a $750,000 verdict in a pollution lawsuit. A South Carolina jury awarded the damages...
Long-Awaited New Hampshire MTBE Pollution Liability Trial to Start December 31, 2012 By Lynne Tuohy Nearly a decade after it was first brought, a lawsuit accusing two oil giants of widespread groundwater contamination in New...
The Next New Thing: Coverage Issues from Fracking Claims May 31, 2012 By Brian Every few years it seems that there are predictions a new type of claim that threatens to engulf carriers. In...