The company has agreed to pay a $4.6 million penalty, allowed as an unsecured claim in its bankruptcy proceeding, and improve controls at 15 plants at a cost of about $4.2 million.
Failure to get appropriate Clean Water Act permits for altering streams will cost Union Pacific Railroad about $31 million in restoration projects and $800,000 in penalties.
DEP suggests residents use bottled water for drinking and preparing food until TDS levels return to normal.
The Toxic Substances Control Act is more than 30 years old and the American Chemistry Council says it is time for the law to keep pace with science.
Lisa Jackson, EPA administrator, wants to evaluate perchlorate exposure in infants and young children who drink more water per body weight than adults.
The carbon black manufacturer will pay the Ponca Tribe and class members $10.5 million to settle a suit alleging that emissions from its Ponca City plant damaged nearby properties.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has revised the schedule of compliance for the Pontiac Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The American Bird Conservancy wants EPA to ban the import of crops containing any residues of 13 pesticides that are banned or restricted for use in the United States.
CBS Operations Inc., TCI Pacific Communications Inc., CBS/Westinghouse of Pa. Inc., HH Liquidating Corp. and HRD Liquidating Corp., agreed to pay $21 million to Pennsylvania and the federal government, according to the Department of Justice.
The Toxic Substances Control Act needs an overhaul, according to Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families.
California's draft strategy explains how climate change could affect the state and recommends ways to manage those effects.
EPA still must approve the Wisconsin-based tribe's water quality standards.
Researchers at the University of California Davis say ozone exposure at levels deemed safe by EPA can have a significant and negative effect on lung function.
Over three years, Port of Los Angeles terminal company allegedly discharged stormwater at its facility.