May 28, 2019 Tornadoes hit Kansas, Pennsylvania as storms sweep across US National Weather Service confirms that a "large and dangerous tornado" is on the ground near Trotwood, Ohio.
May 28, 2019 San Diego authorities close entire Imperial Beach shoreline over contamination from Mexico The shoreline of Imperial Beach in San Diego County, California has been closed to swimmers after sewage contamination flowed from Mexico's Tijuana River.
May 1, 2019 Conflict in Michigan AG's office over Flint water records A civil war of sorts is developing in the Michigan attorney general's office over 23 boxes of records found in a state basement and what role — if any — they have in the Flint water criminal investigation.
April 29, 2019 Charges filed after fire at Texas petrochemical facility Prosecutors have filed water pollution charges against a company that owns a Houston-area petrochemical storage facility where a large fire caused chemicals to flow into a nearby waterway.
April 24, 2019 Dozens of turtles rescued from Arkansas sewage plant An east Arkansas animal shelter has rescued dozens of turtles from a wastewater treatment facility after they became trapped in sewage pond filters.
April 18, 2019 Remains of twin fetuses found at San Diego treatment plant Authorities say the remains of twin human fetuses have been found at a San Diego wastewater treatment plant and police are trying to find the mother.
April 17, 2019 Italian shipping firm fined $4M in US waste oil dumping case An Italian shipping company admitted in the U.S. to dumping oily waste and other pollutants at sea rather than paying to dispose of them properly, and will pay a $4 million fine.
April 2, 2019 The Latest: Winter storms swell California snowpack The Latest on California officials using a spillway at the nation's tallest dam for the first time in two years and surveying mountain snowpack (all times local): 1:20 p.m. California officials say the Sierra Nevada snowpack is now 162% of average to date, a measurement that determines the outlook for the state's water supplies.
March 29, 2019 California town destroyed by fire issues 1st rebuild permits Small signs of rebuilding the California town of Paradise after it was destroyed by wildfire are sprouting this spring, including the issuing of the first permits to rebuild two the 11,000 homes destroyed five months ago.
March 25, 2019 Flooding damage extensive in Midwest and more rain forecast Floodwaters are receding across most of the hard-hit Midwest, but there could be new problems if the forecast for significant rain later this week holds up.
