November 22, 2023
U.S. officials said on Tuesday seven energy companies have been impacted by an oil discharge near Main Pass Oil Gathering Co’s pipeline system in the Gulf of Mexico that is estimated to have released more than a million gallons of …
August 10, 2023
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The owner of a Greek oil tanker has been ordered by a U. S. judge to pay $2.25 million in fines and penalties after discharging oily bilge water into the ocean during a trans-Atlantic voyage and …
March 1, 2023
SEATTLE (AP) — A company that operates a century-old hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its chief operating officer each pleaded guilty to a single criminal count Monday in connection with a spill of synthetic field turf and …
January 24, 2023
TOKYO (AP) _ The head of a U.N. nuclear agency task force assessing the safety of Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water from the wreaked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea said Friday that Japanese regulators have shown their …
July 18, 2022
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The company that owns a closed fertilizer plant in Louisiana has agreed to clean up more than a billion pounds of hazardous waste and to pay a $1.5 million fine, federal and state agencies said Thursday. …
June 23, 2021
Understanding the basics of bankruptcy is crucial as it could be your legal lifeline whether you’re drowning in debt or fighting a legal battle to receive debt payments. Though you can petition the court or seek assistance of an attorney, …