Tag: pollution
Nigerian agency 'failed completely' to clean up oil damage despite funding, leaked files say
As it passed above the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite took an image. It showed acres of land, scraped bare. The site,...
EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions, including a rule...
New Jersey toxic waste dumping caused $1B in harm, group says
TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- Years of toxic waste dumping in a Jersey Shore community where childhood cancer rates rose caused at least $1...
Energy chief Granholm warns against 'unfettered exports' of liquefied natural gas
WASHINGTON -- The United States should proceed cautiously as officials consider new natural gas export terminals, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Tuesday, warning...
Supreme Court will take up a challenge related to California's tough vehicle emissions standards
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Friday said it would take up a business-backed appeal that could make it easier to challenge federal...
New Jersey, home to many oil and gas producers, eyes fees to fight climate change
TRENTON, N.J. -- It's not an accident that “The Sopranos,” the quintessential show about New Jersey, opens with its main character driving past...