Environment

Hartford, Conn. Property Management Companies Settle with EPA for Lead Paint Disclosure Lapses

Rego Realty Corp. and six associated property-owning companies, and one individual, will pay a penalty to settle EPA claims that they failed to follow federal lead-based paint disclosure requirements when renting nineteen housing units in Hartford,...

Full Story »

Greenpeace investigation exposes failure of Fukushima decontamination program

Radioactive contamination in the forests and land of Iitate district in Fukushima prefecture is so widespread and at such a high level that it will be impossible for people to safely return to their homes, a Greenpeace Japan investigation revealed...

Full Story »

Railway Company Settles Clean Water Act Violations in Maine and Mass.

Pan Am Railways has agreed to settle EPA allegations that they violated the federal Clean Water Act at two of its railyards operating in Waterville, Maine, and East Deerfield, Mass. The company has agreed to pay a fine of $152,000 to resolve the...

Full Story »

Senate Coal ASH Bill Derails First-Ever Protections Despite Major Contamination