Environment

Japan nuclear regulator approves first TEPCO reactors since Fukushima disaster

Japan’s nuclear regulator granted preliminary safety approval for two Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) reactors at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant despite widespread public opposition, on September 27. These are the first TEPCO reactors to...

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EPA to Remove Threats from Radiological Contamination at Superfund Site in Queens, N.Y.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up the Wolff-Alport Chemical Company Superfund site in the Ridgewood section of Queens, N.Y. on the Brooklyn/Queens border.

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Alaska Native And Conservation Groups Petition Secretary Of Commerce To Investigate Mines In British Columbia

A coalition of Alaska Native tribal governments and conservation groups on September 26, formally invoked Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross’s duties under a federal law to investigate six hard-rock mines in British Columbia, and their expected impacts...

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ArcelorMittal Weirton LLC Resolves Hazardous Waste Violations at Weirton, W. Va. Facility

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today a settlement with ArcelorMittal Weirton LLC, under which the company has corrected alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at its manufacturing facility along the Ohio River in Weirton...

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