Latest Pollution News

Pedal coast-to-coast without using a road? New program helps connect trails across the US

Mar. 19, 2024 00:38 AM EDT

When Mike O’Neil opened his bicycle repair shop in Muncie, Indiana, the Cardinal Greenway trail just outside its window stretched only 2 miles south of the shop. Today, it extends 33 miles (53 kilometers) beyond that, but the ultimate vision is far grander. O'Neil...

German greenhouse gas emissions dropped sharply last year, raising hopes of meeting 2030 target

Mar. 15, 2024 05:56 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's greenhouse gas emissions dropped by one-tenth last year as renewable energy grew in importance, the use of coal and gas diminished and economic pressures weighed on businesses and consumers, official data showed Friday. Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, who is...

Pennsylvania governor unveils plan to cut greenhouse gases, boost renewables in big energy producer

Mar. 13, 2024 18:52 PM EDT

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a plan Wednesday to fight climate change, saying he will back legislation to make power plant owners in the nation's third-biggest energy-producing state pay for their greenhouse gas emissions and require utilities to buy more...

US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds

Mar. 13, 2024 12:02 PM EDT

American oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing three times the amount of the potent heat-trapping gas methane as the government thinks, causing $9.3 billion in yearly climate damage, a new comprehensive study calculates. But because more than half of these...

In New York City, heat pumps that fit in apartment windows promise big emissions cuts

Mar. 12, 2024 11:59 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — For 27 years, the heat in Regina Fred’s Queens apartment building came from a noisy steam radiator that she couldn't control and sometimes didn't come on at all, leaving her shivering. Sometimes, the radiators ran so hot that residents had to keep their windows open in the...

US, Canada and indigenous groups announce proposal to address cross-border mining pollution

Mar. 11, 2024 15:03 PM EDT

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S., Canada and several indigenous groups announced a proposal on Monday to address pollution from coal mining in British Columbia that officials say has been contaminating waterways and harming fisheries on both sides of the border for years. The...

Half of US states join GOP lawsuits challenging new EPA rule on deadly soot pollution

Mar. 06, 2024 18:04 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Biden administration rule that sets tougher standards for deadly soot pollution faced a barrage of legal challenges Wednesday, as 25 Republican-led states and a host of business groups filed lawsuits seeking to block the rule in court. Twenty-four states,...

Wisconsin appeals court says regulators must develop PFAS restrictions before mandating clean-up

Mar. 06, 2024 16:38 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Environmental regulators can't unilaterally force polluters to clean up contamination from so-called forever chemicals without going through the Legislature to establish specific limits on the compounds, a state appellate court ruled Wednesday. The 2nd District...

SEC approves rule requiring some companies to publicly report greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks

Mar. 06, 2024 12:05 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — SEC approves rule requiring some companies to publicly report greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks.

Homes near St. Louis County creek are being tested after radioactive contamination found in yards

Mar. 05, 2024 14:06 PM EST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal agency is examining soil beneath homes in a small suburban St. Louis subdivision to determine if residents are living atop Cold War era nuclear contamination. But activists say the testing needs to be far more widespread. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...