Environment

EPA Fines Total Petroleum for Industrial Stormwater Discharge Violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it has reached an agreement with Total Petroleum Puerto Rico Corporation (“Total Petroleum”) to settle the company’s alleged violations of requirements to control pollution from stormwater...

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New Report Identifies Key Opportunities to Boost Growth in the Caribbean Sea while Preserving its Ecosystem

In the lead up to this week’s ‘Our Ocean’ conference hosted by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington D.C., a new World Bank report released on 13 September, examines how the transition to a ‘blue economy’ for Caribbean countries can not...

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U.S. EPA Requires L.A. Oil Storage Facility to Reduce Risk of Spills

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement with General Petroleum Corporation to resolve federal Clean Water Act violations at its petroleum storage facility located on Terminal Island in the Port of Los Angeles, Calif. The company...

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Environmental Groups Applaud Decision To Replace Self-Bonding With Stronger Protections, In Arch Coal Bankruptcy Reorganization

Arch Coal and its subsidiaries received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri for its reorganization plan that will require the company to replace all of its existing self-bonds with more reliable financial...

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