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MARYLAND: State Seeks $100M Compensation for Ship Grounding

April 26, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on MARYLAND: State Seeks $100M Compensation for Ship Grounding

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 26, 2022 (ENS) – The State of Maryland has requested that the Evergreen Shipping Agency pay $100 million as a “Responsibility Fund” against the damages to the […]

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OREGON: Extremist Pleads Guilty to Arson Conspiracies

April 22, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on OREGON: Extremist Pleads Guilty to Arson Conspiracies

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 22, 2022 (ENS) – A Pacific Northwest environmental extremist, arsonist and former fugitive pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court for his role in two arson conspiracies targeting […]

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RHODE ISLAND: 1,000 Free Trees Help Save Energy and Water 

April 19, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on RHODE ISLAND: 1,000 Free Trees Help Save Energy and Water 

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 19, 2022 (ENS) – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, DEM, is distributing 1,000 free, four-to-six foot trees at sites around the state in late […]

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LOUISIANA: Man Gets Three Years In Prison for Dog Fighting

April 15, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on LOUISIANA: Man Gets Three Years In Prison for Dog Fighting

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 15, 2022 (ENS) – A Louisiana man was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison, three years of supervised release and a $1,000 fine for possession […]

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TEXAS: Oil Exec Charged in Oilfield Deaths, Clean Air Crimes

March 13, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on TEXAS: Oil Exec Charged in Oilfield Deaths, Clean Air Crimes

MIDLAND, Texas, March 13, 2022 (ENS) – A federal grand jury in Midland has returned an indictment charging the oilfield company Aghorn Operating Inc. and an executive of the company […]

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TEXAS: Chevron Phillips Chemical Agrees to Cut Gas Flaring

March 11, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on TEXAS: Chevron Phillips Chemical Agrees to Cut Gas Flaring

HOUSTON, Texas, March 11, 2022 (ENS) – Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP has agreed to a legal settlement with the federal government that will eliminate thousands of tons of air […]

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MICHIGAN: Tribes, State Collaborate to Safeguard Wild Rice

March 11, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on MICHIGAN: Tribes, State Collaborate to Safeguard Wild Rice

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 11, 2022 (ENS) – A $100,000 grant to help protect wild rice, one of Michigan’s most culturally and ecologically important native plants, has been awarded to […]

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CALIFORNIA: EPA Decision Restores State’s Clean Car Authority

March 10, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on CALIFORNIA: EPA Decision Restores State’s Clean Car Authority

WASHINGTON, DC, March 10, 2022 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reinstated California’s authority under the Clean Air Act to implement its own greenhouse gas emission standards for […]

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MARYLAND: First State to Join DoE’s Better Climate Challenge

March 5, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on MARYLAND: First State to Join DoE’s Better Climate Challenge

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 5, 2022 (ENS) – Ben Grumbles, Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment, attended the kickoff meeting of the Better Climate Challenge last Monday. He was […]

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NORTH DAKOTA: Hosts CO2 Capture, Storage from Midwest Ethanol Plants

March 5, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on NORTH DAKOTA: Hosts CO2 Capture, Storage from Midwest Ethanol Plants

CASSELTON, North Dakota, March 4, 2022 (ENS) – North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, a Republican, is convinced that carbon capture and storage is important to U.S. energy security. He supports […]

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INDIANA: Utility Must Remove Coal Ash From Town of Pines

March 4, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on INDIANA: Utility Must Remove Coal Ash From Town of Pines

MICHIGAN CITY, Indiana, March 4, 2022 (ENS) – To resolve federal and state Superfund liability, Northern Indiana Public Service Company, NIPSCO, has agreed clean up soil contamination at individual residences […]

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MICHIGAN: Flint Water Civil Lawsuit Opens in Federal Court

March 2, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on MICHIGAN: Flint Water Civil Lawsuit Opens in Federal Court

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 2, 2022 (ENS) – A federal civil trial related to the Flint drinking water crisis got underway in Ann Arbor on Monday, February 28. Four children […]

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FLORIDA: Indian River Lagoon Gets Stormwater Treatment Help

February 26, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on FLORIDA: Indian River Lagoon Gets Stormwater Treatment Help

ORLANDO, Florida, February 26, 2022 (ENS) – “There is an ecological crisis in Indian River Lagoon. Large quantities of water with high levels of nutrient pollution from Lake Okeechobee and […]

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KENTUCKY: Bird Flu Found in Wild Birds and on Poultry Farms

February 24, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on KENTUCKY: Bird Flu Found in Wild Birds and on Poultry Farms

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, February 24, 2022 (ENS) – Federal officials this week notified the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources that highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has […]

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GEORGIA: Reptile Dealer Caught Transporting Deadly Vipers

February 24, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on GEORGIA: Reptile Dealer Caught Transporting Deadly Vipers

VALDOSTA, Georgia, February 24, 2022 (ENS) – A Georgia man was sentenced to nearly three years in prison Wednesday for illegally transporting and falsely labeling dangerous venomous African snakes and […]

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MARYLAND: Ratepayers Subsidize Polluting Energy at Top Prices

February 23, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on MARYLAND: Ratepayers Subsidize Polluting Energy at Top Prices

WASHINGTON, DC, February 23, 2022 (ENS) – Maryland’s clean energy program has major components that are both environmentally counterproductive and excessively costly to ratepayers, finds a report released this week […]

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INDIANA: Steelmaker Emits Ammonia, Cyanide; Fined $3 Million

February 19, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on INDIANA: Steelmaker Emits Ammonia, Cyanide; Fined $3 Million

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, February 16, 2022 (ENS) – The largest flat-rolled steel producer in North America, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., has agreed to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and […]

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HAWAII: $350M to Defuel, Rectify Navy’s Leaky WWII Fuel Storage

February 19, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on HAWAII: $350M to Defuel, Rectify Navy’s Leaky WWII Fuel Storage

HONOLULU, Hawaii, February 19, 2022 (ENS) – President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill to avert a federal shutdown that funds the government, but only through March 11. […]

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CALIFORNIA: State Sues Metal Foundry Over Hexavalent Chromium

February 15, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on CALIFORNIA: State Sues Metal Foundry Over Hexavalent Chromium

OAKLAND, California, February 15, 2022 (ENS) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against McWane Inc., operating as AB&I, alleging that the company has illegally emitted cancer-causing […]

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PENNSYLVANIA: Coastal Zone Grants Fund Lake Erie Protections

February 15, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on PENNSYLVANIA: Coastal Zone Grants Fund Lake Erie Protections

MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania, February 15, 2022 (ENS) – Six projects in Pennsylvania have received Coastal Zone Grants totaling more than $250,000. Aimed at protecting and restoring the Lake Erie Coastal Zone, […]

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