Pollution - Page 16

January 6, 2023

Stronger limits proposed to control deadly soot pollution in the US

The Environmental Protection Agency says the U.S. needs to implement tougher standards to control soot pollution in the air, which can kill thousands of people a year when inhaled.

January 5, 2023

Oil spill in CA creek originated from well dug in 1882

Oil that was found in a California creek last weekend has been traced back to a well built in 1882. A team has managed the spill by damming the oil.

January 4, 2023

Large toxic chemical plume found in Wisconsin's Green Bay on Lake Michigan

A large plume of a toxic chemical has reportedly entered Lake Michigan through groundwater that seeped into Wisconsin's Green Bay, scientists claimed Tuesday.

December 16, 2022

Biden exaggerates his visits to Iraq and Afghanistan at veterans town hall in Delaware

President Biden on Friday made another false claim about the number of times he's visited Iraq and Afghanistan at a town hall with veterans in Delaware.

November 30, 2022

Mauna Loa eruption: What are the threats

Mauna Loa is erupting on Hawaii's Big Island, forcing state health officials to issue warnings to visitors and residents about the impact of vog pollution.

November 25, 2022

Plea hearing scheduled for Houston-based Coterra Energy for pollution charges

A plea hearing has been scheduled for Houston-based Coterra Energy Inc. The natural gas driller is facing charges after allegedly polluting the aquifer of a small Pennsylvania community

November 16, 2022

Florida to slow manatee starvation rates with lettuce feeding program

Manatees are struggling to find food due to pollution from agriculture and sewage sources that caused a die-off in the seagrass beds. The feeding program will give them lettuce to eat.

November 11, 2022

California sues companies for covering up its ‘forever chemicals’ that have tainted waterways, bloodstreams

California is suing companies for covering up how harmful its manufactured chemicals were on the environment and public health. These chemicals can be found in many household items.

November 2, 2022

Oil, gas companies ask Biden administration to exempt small wells from upcoming methane control rule

Oil companies are asking the United States to exempt the smallest wells in the nation from upcoming methane rules, which requires drillers to find and plug methane leaks.

October 31, 2022

Germany postpones transportation emissions decision to 2023

Germany has postponed its decisions on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions created by the transport sector to 2023, as the political climate around the issue continues to heat up.