Environmental Law News

A Houston company faces more than $1.2 million in proposed fines for allegedly failing to record and improperly recording work-related injuries and illnesses.

Federal officials have leveled a $3 million fine and dozens of safety and health citations against Whitesell Corp.

Federal environmental officials say efforts by the J.R. Simplot Co. to reduce the flow of phosphorus into the Portneuf River near Pocatello are already paying dividends.

Chelsea is getting $2 million in federal stimulus money to reduce pollution from diesel exhaust.

The Environmental Protection Agency says it is coordinating funding with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Chesapeake Bay restoration.

Mark Moran / The Citizens' Voice Blue Cross spokesman Anthony Matrisciano said the health insurer is trying to keep premiums 'as affordable as possible.' Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania is seeking more than $10 million in health-insurance premium increases that would affect more than 48,900 people.

One person was killed and another person was injured after an object fell off a crane on the Chesapeake campus Tuesday night near 63rd Street and Western Avenue, according to Oklahoma City police.

An Enbridge Inc. spokesman today denied media reports that Enbridge fired a contractor working on the Kalamazoo River oil spill.

Chevrolet expects its new Cruze compact car to offer significantly better fuel economy than the competition by the end of the year.

There have been three tragic grain bin deaths in the area in less than two months, and people are wondering why they happened.

In this Aug. 25 photo, Delores Stewart displays bed bugs found in her home in Columbus, Ohio.

The EPA has fined a northeast Nebraska landowner and an excavation company $30,000 for building a dam without proper authorization.

EPA Announces Native American Youth Artwork Contest: a oeHelp Fight Environmental Crimea WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a poster artwork contest for Native American students aimed at protecting the environment by encouraging the reporting of possible environmental crimes through EPA's tips and complaints ...

Want to know the fuel economy ratings of a new car you're considering? You probably already know to look at the gas-mileage window sticker.

Oil sands operations are polluting the Athabasca River system, researchers said Monday, contradicting the Alberta government's assertions that toxins in the watershed are naturally occurring.

A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers, with some relying on dangerous outdoor pesticides and fly-by-night exterminators.

The United States will propose on Monday new labels for passenger vehicles detailing for the first time their greenhouse gas emissions, while also changing measurements of fuel economy.

Will your new car get an A in fuel efficiency? A government proposal may add letter grades to showroom window stickers on new cars and trucks to reflect a vehicle's overall fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions.

Will your new car get an A in fuel efficiency? A government proposal may add letter grades to showroom window stickers on new cars and trucks to reflect a vehicle's overall fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions.

Buildings at a former copper smelter that's been an eyesore in southwestern Illinois' Madison County may soon be no more.