Ohio Train Disaster: EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Fully Clean up Site and Pay All Costs or Face Costly Penalty

Ohio Train Disaster: EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Fully Clean Up Site and Pay All Costs or Face a Fine of $70,000 a Day

The Ohio train disaster has become one of the worst toxic train disasters in recent U.S. history, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has now issued an ultimatum to Norfolk Southern.
Unsafe Levels of Uranium Found in U.S. Drinking Water With Those in Midwest, South Most at-Risk

Unsafe Levels of Uranium Found in U.S. Drinking Water With Those in Midwest, South Most at-Risk

Data from the EPA shows that drinking water in some parts of the U.S., particularly in the south and Midwest, had elevated levels of uranium.

Vulnerable Streams Caught by Trump’s Ruling Highlighted in New Study

A new study highlights how critical non-perennial streams are important to ecosystems and society - and how these streams are threatened by climate change.

EPA: 'Toxic Chemicals' Hidden in Pollution as Hispanic Children More Likely to Die from Asthma Than Non-Hispanic Whites

According to the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), numerous forms of pollution, such as toxic chemicals, are hidden in "plain sight," and those dangerous chemicals are affecting the Latino community. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy noted more than 3.6 million Latinos have developed asthma in the United States (U.S.), including 1 in 10 Latino children.

EPA Carbon Emissions Proposal: 7 in 10 Support EPA Regulation on 'Very Serious' Global Warming, Says Poll

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal that would cut carbon emissions by 30 percent nationwide, and a poll showed more Americans expressing concern about global warming.

Obama Plans New Carbon Emission Reduction Rule for Power Plants

On Monday the president is expected to reveal a new rule through an executive order that would essentially reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

BP Gas & Oil Spill: Just How Much Oil Actually Spilled Into Lake Michigan?

On Thursday, BP more than doubled is initial estimates of the amount of crude oil spilled into Lake Michigan earlier this week.
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