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Pollution is harmful contamination of the environment. Here are up-to-date articles on pollution and efforts to reduce pollution. We also include information on environmental enforcement against polluters by governmental bodies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and regulation to control pollution.
Ecuadorian Judge Hits Chevron with $8.6bn Ruling
Chevron has been slapped with an $8.6 billion penalty, in what is suspected to be the largest environmental fine in history – and the amount ...
Environmental Enforcement: EPA Releases Utility Coal Ash Safety Plans
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday released action plans developed by 15 electric power plants describing measures they are taking to make their coal ash impoundments safer.
The coal ash plans are a ...
Environmental Enforcement: Cement Maker to Pay $1.4 Million Penalty
Cemex, Inc., one of the largest cement producers in the United States, has agreed to pay a $1.4 million penalty for Clean Air Act violations at its cement plant in Fairborn, Ohio, the ...
Environmental Enforcement: $4 Million Penalty Imposed in 2003 Staten Island Barge Explosion
The owner and operator of a barge that exploded eight years ago, killing two workers and releasing 50,000 barrels of gasoline into the Arthur Kill Waterway, in Staten Island, New York, has agreed ...
Why Cap and Trade Is Good for Environmental Marketing
From birth to death, humans are living on borrowed time. Every other animal on the planet is content to use the solar budget ...
U.S. Oil to Pay $230,000 Fine to Settle Joint Enforcement Action
U.S. Oil & Refining Co. has agreed to pay a $230,000 fine for violations of two federal air statutes and spend an additional $746,000 in plant improvements to reduce emissions and upgrade its ...
EPA to Limit Perchlorates in Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to introduce first-time regulations limiting the amount of several hazardous chemicals in drinking water, the agency ...
Residents Ask for More Time to Study 3M Wastewater Permit
People living near a 3M facility that releases more than 5 million gallons of wastewater into the Mississippi River each day are asking for ...
Environmental Enforcement: EPA Issues Cleanup Order to Honolulu Landfill Operator
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday issued an order to Waste Management, Inc. to take immediate steps to clean up recent releases ...
Environmental Enforcement: Second Largest U.S. Refinery Fined $5.3 Million for Air Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice announced yesterday that Hovensa LLC, owner of the second largest petroleum refinery in the U.S., has agreed ...
Environmental Enforcement: EPA Asks TCEQ to Postpone Las Brisas Permit
On Monday, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) received a letter (pdf) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, requesting that the TCEQ not ...
Environmental Enforcement: Refrigeration Company Pleads Guilty to Dumping Ammonia
A Massachusetts refrigeration company has pleaded guilty (pdf) to a federal charge that a company technician contaminated a New Hampshire wastewater facility by...
Environmental Enforcement: Two New England Shipyards Settle EPA Claims
Two New England shipyards have agreed to pay penalties to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that they violated federal environmental laws.
Rose’s ...
Cargill Plans $6 Million Water Cleaning System
Agribusiness Cargill is planning a bacteria-based system to reduce the amount of nitrogen and phosphorous released into a river by its Fort Morgan, ...
Environmental Enforcement: EPA Proposes $17 Million Settlement for LA Superfund Site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to enter into settlements with 275 small parties for their contributions to the Operating Industries, Inc. (OII), ...
Environmental Enforcement: City of Keokuk to Reduce Sewage Discharges
The City of Keokuk, Iowa has reached an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to improve its combined sewer system over the next ...
Environmental Enforcement: New York AG Sues PA Power Plant
New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman yesterday announced that he is filed a lawsuit against a major Pennsylvania electric power plant over multiple violations ...
Environmental Enforcement: Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections Settles EPA Suit
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has sued two state agencies in Pennsylvania over emission violations attributed to coal-fired boilers at four state prisons.
The U.S. ...
Texas Refiners Scramble to Comply with EPA Ultimatum
Last month EPA told dozens of Texas refiners and chemical and plastic makers to begin taking steps to fix flaws in their air pollution permits ...
Environmental Enforcement: Cam-Or Superfund Settlement
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Justice, Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the Office of the Indiana Attorney General have reached a ...
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
