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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

Ecuadorian Judge Hits Chevron with $8.6bn RulingChevron has been slapped with an $8.6 billion penalty, in what is suspected to be the largest environmental fine in history – and the amount ...

February 15, 2011

Environmental Enforcement: EPA Releases Utility Coal Ash Safety Plans

Environmental Enforcement: EPA Releases Utility Coal Ash Safety PlansThe 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 ...

February 15, 2011

Environmental Enforcement: Cement Maker to Pay $1.4 Million Penalty

Environmental Enforcement: Cement Maker to Pay $1.4 Million PenaltyCemex, 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 ...

February 14, 2011

Environmental Enforcement: $4 Million Penalty Imposed in 2003 Staten Island Barge Explosion

Environmental Enforcement: $4 Million Penalty Imposed in 2003 Staten Island Barge ExplosionThe 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 ...

February 10, 2011

Why Cap and Trade Is Good for Environmental Marketing

Why Cap and Trade Is Good for Environmental MarketingFrom birth to death, humans are living on borrowed time. Every other animal on the planet is content to use the solar budget ...

February 3, 2011

U.S. Oil to Pay $230,000 Fine to Settle Joint Enforcement Action

U.S. Oil to Pay $230,000 Fine to Settle Joint Enforcement ActionU.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 ...

February 3, 2011

EPA to Limit Perchlorates in Drinking Water

EPA to Limit Perchlorates in Drinking WaterThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to introduce first-time regulations limiting the amount of several hazardous chemicals in drinking water, the agency ...

February 2, 2011

Residents Ask for More Time to Study 3M Wastewater Permit

Residents Ask for More Time to Study 3M Wastewater PermitPeople living near a 3M facility that releases more than 5 million gallons of wastewater into the Mississippi River each day are asking for ...

January 30, 2011

Environmental Enforcement: EPA Issues Cleanup Order to Honolulu Landfill Operator

Environmental Enforcement: EPA Issues Cleanup Order to Honolulu Landfill OperatorThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday issued an order to Waste Management, Inc. to take immediate steps to clean up recent releases ...

January 28, 2011

Environmental Enforcement: Second Largest U.S. Refinery Fined $5.3 Million for Air Violations

Environmental Enforcement: Second Largest U.S. Refinery Fined $5.3 Million for Air ViolationsThe 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 ...

January 27, 2011

Environmental Enforcement: EPA Asks TCEQ to Postpone Las Brisas Permit

Environmental Enforcement: EPA Asks TCEQ to Postpone Las Brisas PermitOn Monday, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) received a letter (pdf) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, requesting that the TCEQ not ...

January 26, 2011

Environmental Enforcement: Refrigeration Company Pleads Guilty to Dumping Ammonia

Environmental Enforcement: Refrigeration Company Pleads Guilty to Dumping AmmoniaA Massachusetts refrigeration company has pleaded guilty (pdf) to a federal charge that a company technician contaminated a New Hampshire wastewater facility by...

January 23, 2011

Environmental Enforcement: Two New England Shipyards Settle EPA Claims

Environmental Enforcement: Two New England Shipyards Settle EPA ClaimsTwo 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 ...

January 18, 2011

Cargill Plans $6 Million Water Cleaning System

Cargill Plans $6 Million Water Cleaning SystemAgribusiness Cargill is planning a bacteria-based system to reduce the amount of nitrogen and phosphorous released into a river by its Fort Morgan, ...

January 11, 2011

Environmental Enforcement: EPA Proposes $17 Million Settlement for LA Superfund Site

Environmental Enforcement: EPA Proposes $17 Million Settlement for LA Superfund SiteThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to enter into settlements with 275 small parties for their contributions to the Operating Industries, Inc. (OII), ...

January 11, 2011

Environmental Enforcement: City of Keokuk to Reduce Sewage Discharges

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 ...

January 10, 2011

Environmental Enforcement: New York AG Sues PA Power Plant

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 ...

January 7, 2011

Environmental Enforcement: Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections Settles EPA Suit

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. ...

January 5, 2011

Texas Refiners Scramble to Comply with EPA Ultimatum

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 ...

January 3, 2011

Environmental Enforcement: Cam-Or Superfund Settlement

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 ...

December 30, 2010