Source: https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/, May 7, 2024 by: Jared Strong A farmers’ co-op employee left open a valve on a clogged fertilizer line that — for an unknown reason — became unclogged when no one was present and heavily polluted the East Nishnabotna River in March, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The spill at […]

Source: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/, May 8, 2024 By: Jared Strong A cattle feedlot in northeast Iowa likely polluted a creek for years during heavy rainfall, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The feedlot near Elma, owned by Curtis Fox, has about 650 cattle and is small enough that it’s not required to have a state-approved […]

Source: https://www.sfgate.com/, May 10, 2024 By: Farley Elliott Sunny spring weather has finally landed in Southern California, following this year’s extra-wet winter when rainstorms and dark clouds dominated the forecast. Clear skies and warm days are expected to drive many of Los Angeles County’s 10 million people toward the ocean this weekend — but for two popular beach […]

Source: https://www.abc27.com/, May 10, 2024 By: Joshua Hallenbeck A new lawsuit alleges that 3 engineering firms and the City of Pittsburgh are at fault for the collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in 2022 which left 10 people injured. The lawsuit is against the City of Pittsburgh, CDM Smith Inc., Gannett Fleming, Inc., and Larson Design Group, […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/ May 6, 2024 By: C. Andrew Robinson, Reed Smith LLP As recently highlighted by Reed Smith’s Environmental Health & Safety team, on April 19, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule adding perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) to the list of hazardous substances regulated under the Comprehensive […]

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, May 2, 2024 By: Oliver Milman New climate rules imposed by Joe Biden’s administration requiring huge cuts in carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants will accelerate the decline of an industry that until recently provided most of America’s power, experts say, potentially even dealing a death blow to coal in the US. Coal, […]

Source: https://www.kron4.com/, May 2, 2024 By: Hamza Fahmy The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a civil complaint in federal court today against the City and County of San Francisco for claims of Clean Water Act violations spanning the last decade. According to the EPA, over 1.8 billion gallons of combined sewage have been discharged […]

Source: https://www.reuters.com/m April 29, 2024 By: Angeli Mehta When Ruediger Kuehr started asking municipalities in his home country of Germany what they would do when the hundreds of thousands of electronic tablets distributed to school students during the pandemic came to the end of their lives, he was met with blank faces. The electronics engineer, […]

Source: https://www.king5.com/, May 2, 2024 A Washington state appeals court overturned a ruling Wednesday that awarded three Monroe teachers millions in damages over chemical exposure at Sky Valley Education Center. The teachers sued Missouri-based Monsanto and were initially awarded $18 million, $17 million and $15 million respectively, including $45 million each in punitive damages. Read more

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, April 30, 2024 By: Nina Kakhani</span. Tyson Foods dumped millions of pounds of toxic pollutants directly into American rivers and lakes over the last five years, threatening critical ecosystems, endangering wildlife and human health, a new investigation reveals.Nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, oil and cyanide were among the 371m lb of pollutants released into waterways […]

Source: https://apnews.com/, April 30, 2024 By: Matthew Daly The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of  methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known to cause liver cancer and other health problems. The EPA said its action will protect Americans from health […]

Source: https://www.npr.org/, April 25, 2024 By: Jeff Brady The Environmental Protection Agency finalized rules on Thursday to limit the pollution from power plants that drives climate change. Power plants are the second biggest source of planet-heating greenhouse gasses behind transportation, according to the EPA. Under the regulations, existing coal and new natural gas-fired power plants that […]