Environment

Two Connecticut Companies Settle EPA Claims of Violating PCB Regulations

Two Connecticut companies, a scrap metal recycling facility and a waste oil transporter, agreed to pay fines to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that they violated federal laws regarding toxic substances in their handling of...

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The Arctic sets yet another record low maximum extent

This photograph from a March 27, 2015 NASA IceBridge flight shows a mixture of deformed, snow-covered, first-year sea...

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EPA reaches settlement with Brenntag Northeast for alleged environmental violations at Reading, Pa. facility

Brenntag Northeast, Inc., the owner and operator of a chemical repackaging and distribution plant in Reading, Pa., will pay a $55,000 penalty, and donate $30,000 of emergency response equipment to a local fire department, to settle alleged oil and...

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Coal ASH Bill Would Eliminate A Federal Loophole For Landfill Disposal

U.S. Rep. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, a Georgia Democrat, introduced a bill Tuesday that would eliminate a federal loophole that allows power companies to dump toxic coal ash in municipal solid waste landfills without adequate health and environmental...

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