EPA finds plastic trash contaminates 2 remote Hawaii beaches
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is designating the waters of two remote beaches in Hawaii as being contaminated by trash…
They Were Cleaning Up One Of America’s Most Polluted Neighborhoods. Then Came COVID-19.
Margaret Gordon takes a deep breath of fresh air. After decades of working to improve the air quality in West…
FDA finds contamination in several brands of diabetes drug
U.S. health regulators are telling five drugmakers to recall versions of a popular diabetes drug due to contamination with an…
Green hydrogen’s time has come, say advocates eying post-pandemic world
LONDON (Reuters) – Hydrogen has long been touted as a clean alternative to fossil fuels. Now, as major economies prepare…
Curtain lowers on nuke plant a stone’s throw from Manhattan
One of the two operating reactors at an aging nuclear plant in the New York City area will shut down…
Pipeline owner agrees to pay $60M over 2015 California spill
The owner of an oil pipeline that spewed thousands of barrels of crude oil onto Southern California beaches in 2015…
Bayer faces fourth U.S. Roundup cancer trial in Monsanto’s hometown
(Reuters) – Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) is set to face a fourth U.S. jury trial over allegations that its Roundup weed…
U.S. Supreme Court lets Flint, Michigan residents sue over water contamination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let residents of Flint, Michigan pursue a civil rights lawsuit against…
Low levels of environmental pollutants may slow fetal growth
(Reuters Health) – Pollutants that persist for decades in the environment may affect fetal growth, a U.S. study suggests. FILE…
Sanofi pulls Zantac from U.S. and Canada after carcinogen found
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sanofi SA said on Friday it would recall popular heartburn medicine Zantac in the United States…
Fiat Chrysler faces $79 million U.S. penalty for fuel economy shortfall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCHA.MI) on Wednesday said it faces a $79 million U.S. civil penalty for…
Elizabeth Warren Visits Michigan’s Most Polluted ZIP Code
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren visited Michigan’s most polluted ZIP code for the first time last week. The Massachusetts senator…
Mercedes-Benz offers subsidies to retrofit older diesel cars in Germany
FILE PHOTO: A Mercedes-Benz “Vision URBANETIC” concept car is seen in front of the Daimler AG logo during the company’s…
Legionnaire’s outbreak linked to hot tubs kills one, sickens dozens in North Carolina
(Reuters) – An outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease that has killed one person and sickened dozens of others in North Carolina…
23 states sue Trump to keep California’s auto emission rules
California sued Friday to stop the Trump administration from revoking its authority to set greenhouse gas emission and fuel economy…
House Democrats ask if Trump interfered in DOJ automaker antitrust probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Thursday asked the White House to turn over documents that would show…
U.S. launches antitrust probe into California automaker agreement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether the decision of four automakers in July to reach a…
EPA, DOT say California actions on auto emissions appear to be ‘unlawful’
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sign is seen on the podium at EPA headquarters in Washington, U.S.,…
Microplastics turning up in human stool
(Reuters Health) – Tiny bits of plastic may be getting into our bodies via the air we breathe and the…
Toxic chemical at PES refinery mostly cleared, aiding probe of June blaze
(Reuters) – Most of a highly toxic chemical stored at a fire-damaged Philadelphia oil refinery has been rendered inert, clearing…
Volkswagen overstated fuel economy on 98,000 U.S. vehicles, will repay consumers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) must forfeit greenhouse gas emissions credits and is lowering the fuel economy ratings on…
Britain’s Cuadrilla says ‘micro seismic event’ occurred at fracking site near Blackpool
FILE PHOTO: Cuadrilla’s Preston Road fracking site is seen near Blackpool, Britain, October 22, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo (Reuters) –…
Plastic particles in drinking water present ‘low’ risk: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Microplastics contained in drinking water pose a “low” risk to human health at current levels, but more…
High levels of exhaust pollutants may raise risk for degenerative eye disease
(Reuters Health) – Exposure to high levels of exhaust may raise the risk of the vision robbing disease called age-related…
Wildlife now roam where US once forged its deadliest weapons
From a tiny Pacific island to a leafy Indiana forest, a handful of sites where the United States manufactured and…
U.S. judge urges VW, SEC to resolve civil Dieselgate suit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge in California on Friday urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Volkswagen AG…
Air pollution, especially ozone, tied to worsening lung damage
(Reuters Health) – The more exposure people have to air pollution, especially ozone, the more lung damage they develop over…
No-deal Brexit could deepen Europe’s shortage of medicines – experts
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – As the Oct. 31 deadline for Britain to leave the European Union approaches, health professionals are warning…
How These Neighbors Took On The Oil Company In Their Backyard And Won
Over more than 30 years living on Budlong Avenue, Lillian Marenco became used to the smell of rotten eggs and…
In Roundup case, U.S. judge cuts $2 billion verdict against Bayer to $86 million
(Reuters) – A California judge on Thursday reduced a $2 billion jury verdict, slashing the award for a couple who…
Troubled SC nuclear firm kept radioactive trash in leaky bin
Federal authorities say a nuclear plant in South Carolina kept radioactive trash in a leaky 40-foot shipping container, raising concerns…
California, four automakers defy Trump, agree to tighten emissions rules
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – Four major automakers said on Thursday they have reached an agreement with California on fuel efficiency rules,…
Trump EPA allows use of controversial pesticide
(Reuters) – The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said it will not ban the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which…
U.S. judge slashes Roundup jury award to $25.3 million from $80.3 million
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Bayer AG is pictured at the so called ‘Chempark’, the main plant and headquarters of…
Trump administration freezing fuel efficiency penalties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said late on Friday it was issuing final rules to suspend a 2016 Obama…
Juror urges U.S. judge to uphold $80 million Roundup verdict against Bayer
(Reuters) – A juror who was part of a panel that delivered an $80 million award against Bayer AG after…
Oregon governor ready to take lead on divisive climate plan
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Monday that she’s ready to use her executive power to lower carbon emissions following a…
U.S. states sue EPA for stricter asbestos rules
(Reuters) – Ten U.S. states and Washington, D.C. sued the Environmental Protection Agency to begin working on rules to tighten…
Alphabet commits to data privacy in Toronto smart city master plan
TORONTO (Reuters) – A high-tech smart city project proposed along Toronto’s waterfront by Alphabet Inc unit Sidewalk Labs has pledged…
Exclusive: Dirty oil crisis over for Russia, but contagion felt on high seas
MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) – In the opinion of Russian officials, the oil contamination crisis that disrupted flows from the world’s second-largest…
Daimler to recall 60,000 Mercedes diesels in Germany over emissions
The Daimler logo is seen before the Daimler annual shareholder meeting in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke FRANKFURT…
USDA investigates unapproved GMO wheat found in Washington state
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the discovery of unapproved, genetically modified (GM) wheat plants growing…
Exxon shareholders reject resolutions on climate and separating CEO: chairman
DALLAS (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp shareholders on Wednesday rejected a proposal to split the chief executive officer and board…
U.S. judge appoints Ken Feinberg mediator for Bayer Roundup settlement talks
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday appointed prominent attorney Kenneth Feinberg as mediator for court-mandated settlement talks in the…
U.S. judge appoints Ken Feinberg mediator for Bayer Roundup settlement talks
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday appointed prominent attorney Kenneth Feinberg as mediator for court-mandated settlement talks in the…
Bayer bets on ‘silver bullet’ defense in Roundup litigation; experts see hurdles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bayer AG plans to argue that a $2 billion jury award and thousands of U.S. lawsuits…
Bayer bets on ‘silver bullet’ defense in Roundup litigation; experts see hurdles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bayer AG plans to argue that a $2 billion jury award and thousands of U.S. lawsuits…
California jury hits Bayer with $2 billion award in Roundup cancer trial
(Reuters) – A California jury on Monday awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based…
Auto giants battle used car dealers for Africa’s huge market
JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI (Reuters) – At the edge of Nairobi’s Ngong Forest, thousands of used cars glitter in the hot sun on…
U.S. jury says Bayer must pay $81 million to man in Roundup cancer trial
FILE PHOTO: Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller atomizers are displayed for sale at a garden shop near Brussels, Belgium November 27, 2017.…
U.S. jury to determine liability, damages in Roundup cancer trial
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A lawyer for a man who said his cancer was caused by Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based weed…
Texas petrochemical fire prompts hundreds to visit health clinic
DEER PARK, Texas (Reuters) – Hundreds of neighborhood residents of a petrochemical plant that burned for three days and briefly…
Chevron ties executive pay to methane and flaring reduction targets
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Chevron Corp plans to set greenhouse gas emissions targets and tie executive compensation and rank-and-file bonuses to…
German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg sues VW for damages: FAZ
FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is pictured during the Volkswagen Group’s annual general meeting in Berlin, Germany, May 3, 2018.…
Salmonella outbreak linked to raw turkey leaves over 200 sick across U.S.
(Reuters) – More than 200 people from across the United States have fallen ill, 84 of them hospitalized, from an…
Lactalis says no salmonella in baby milk at second production line
PARIS (Reuters) – Lactalis, the world’s largest dairy group, on Friday rejected media reports that salmonella had been detected in…
U.S. environmental agency says in talks with Volvo over emissions issue
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it has been in talks with Volvo over the…
Exxon Mobil eyes multi-billion dollar investment at Singapore refinery: executive
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) is considering a multi-billion dollar investment at its Singapore refinery, the company’s largest,…