Pollution - Page 6

April 29, 2024

Negotiators discuss terms for global treaty to end plastic pollution in Canada

The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution met on Monday to begin the process of writing out a global treaty to end plastic pollution.

April 25, 2024

Officials knew Manhattan Project chemicals disposed improperly at Missouri sites, documents reveal

Records have revealed that government officials knowingly disposed toxic chemicals improperly while trying to convince the people of St. Louis that the site was cleaned.

April 12, 2024

Maine sues biochemical giant Monsanto over PCB contamination

Maine is suing Monsanto over its alleged knowledge that it was selling products containing harmful PCB chemicals that contributed to contamination of the state's natural resources.

March 28, 2024

Oxford, Cambridge rowing teams warned about polluted waters ahead of Boat Race: It's a 'national disgrace'

Oxford's crew coach is taking aim at one company who is allegedly responsible for a recent spike in contamination levels within London's Thames River.

March 18, 2024

Our air is great, but Green New Deal is tough to swallow

Biden's Green New Deal is the color of money. Even though American air quality is the best it has been, the EPA is pushing a rule that could cost the economy $200 billion.

March 7, 2024

25 states sue over EPA soot pollution rule: 'Biden’s radical green agenda'

A new Biden administration Environmental Protection Agency rule setting stricter standards for deadly soot pollution is being challenged in court by 25 Republican-led states.

March 7, 2024

After East Palestine train derailment, toxic chemicals did not need to be burned off, NTSB says

The National Transportation Safety Board said the decision to vent and burn the toxic chemicals in the Norfolk Southern train that derailed in East Palestine, OH, was not justified.

March 1, 2024

Dutch forces deployed to Caribbean territory hit by major oil spill

Dutch armed forces have been deployed to the Caribbean island territory of Bonaire, with Amsterdam intent on cleaning oil from beaches impacted by a spill hundreds of miles away.

February 27, 2024

Wisconsin Democrat governor asks Republicans to release $125M to combat 'forever chemicals' pollution

The battle between Wisconsin Republican legislators and Democrat Gov. Evers over a 'forever chemicals' bill heated up Tuesday with the Governor stressing his veto of the legislation as it stands.

February 26, 2024

UN states meet in Kenya to shape global environmental policy in the face of looming crises

The sixth meeting of the U.N. Environment Assembly has begun in Nairobi, Kenya, where leaders meet to discuss how to tackle the world's environmental crises.