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European court finds Italy violated the right to life of Naples residents living in toxic dump area
ROME (AP) — A European court on Thursday said Italy violated the right to life of those living in a toxic-waste polluted area around Naples, in a scathing ruling that validated a generation of residents' complaints that mafia dumping and burning of waste had led to increased rates of cancer and...
Limits on Honolulu landfills could change after opposition to Wahiawā site
After more than 150 people spoke out last week against building a landfill in Wahiawā over an aquifer, a Honolulu official said the administration doesn’t want it there, either. But a state law gives them no other choice, he said. Now some state lawmakers, including House majority...
How the invasive water hyacinth is threatening fishermen's livelihoods on a popular Kenyan lake
NAIVASHA, Kenya (AP) — For someone who fishes for a living, nothing says a bad day like spending over 18 hours on a lake and taking home nothing. Recently, a group of fishermen were said to be stranded on Kenya's popular Lake Naivasha for that long and blamed the water hyacinth...
Police search Michigan landfill for missing woman
ROSEVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Authorities searched a Michigan landfill Monday for any evidence of a Detroit-area woman who has been missing for more than a week. Aerial photos and video posted online by news media showed people in yellow suits at the landfill in Macomb County's Lenox...
DC sues federal government over pollution in Anacostia River
The District of Columbia on Friday filed a lawsuit against the federal government over pollution in the Anacostia River, arguing it has inflicted “catastrophic harm” on the mostly poor and minority communities living along the urban waterway. The lawsuit argues that federal...
Downtown Omaha loses power for hours after a garbage truck gets stuck in a sinkhole
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A large portion of downtown Omaha lost power for several hours Thursday after a garbage truck got stuck in a sinkhole where utility lines had become exposed. The truck became stuck around 8 a.m. with its nose tilted down into the sinkhole and its rear wheels...
Company official charged in 2022 oil-chemical discharge into Michigan's Flint River
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The president of a chemical company has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left a miles-long dark, oily sheen on the Flint River in Michigan more than two years ago. Rajinder Singh Minhas, 60, of Rochester, Michigan, was...
