April 27, 2023 Croatia clears beaches of mysterious oil clumps ahead of tourist season As tourist season approaches, people in Croatia are working fast to clear miles worth of oil clumps that mysteriously drifted ashore along the Adriatic coast last year.
April 26, 2023 11 charged by feds in Michigan engine tampering scheme Eleven Michiganders have been charged in connection with a scheme to flout air pollution laws by tampering with heavy-duty diesel engines' software and hardware.
April 25, 2023 Maine fish hatchery agrees to make changes to reduce discharge in Alamoosook Lake The United States Environmental Protection Agency reached an agreement with a fish hatchery in Maine to reduce the amount of phosphorus that is discharged into a local lake.
April 24, 2023 Montana’s pollution lawsuit could drastically curb US government’s use of aerial fire retardant A lawsuit in Montana claiming that the U.S. Forest Service polluted waterways with potentially toxic fire retardant could drastically restrict the nation’s ability to combat wildfires.
April 20, 2023 EPA settlement would force Pennsylvania to cut Chesapeake Bay pollution The Environmental Protection Agency and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania have reached a proposed settlement to limit Chesapeake Bay pollution from the state.
April 20, 2023 New Jersey sues to force pollution cleanup at 8 sites across state New Jersey announced eight lawsuits and other legal actions against companies and individuals accused of failing to clean up pollutants on properties across the state.
April 20, 2023 Iowa farms using low-tech systems to filter fertilizer-borne nitrates from water Iowa farms are using low-tech systems to filter nitrates from water. Polk County is paying for farms to install the systems in order to ensure a cleaner water supply in the state.
April 14, 2023 Boston mayor signs city ordinance aimed at discouraging use of fossil fuels in construction of new buildings A new ordinance aimed at discouraging fossil fuel use in the construction of new buildings has been signed by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.
April 6, 2023 West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s coal mines fined $2.5M for violating pollution regulations West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s coal mines are accused of violating a settlement meant to prevent pollution. The mines were fined $2.5 million in penalties.
March 17, 2023 Minnesota regulators monitor 400,000-gallon radioactive water leak cleanup Minnesota regulators said that they are monitoring cleanup efforts by utility Xcel Energy following a leak of 400,000 gallons of radioactive water from its nuclear power plant.