#environmental-violations tag

Federal government files criminal charges in deadly Key Bridge collapse

Federal charges were filed against ship operators and the vessel superintendent after the 2024 Baltimore bridge collapse, alleging unsafe practices, false statements, and Coast Guard non-disclosure.

Public health

fromShore News Network - The Latest Breaking, Viral and Trending News

1 month ago

New York drinking water study finds toxins, thousands of violations statewide

New York's drinking water systems face widespread contamination and thousands of unresolved violations, raising serious public health concerns.

Environment

fromTruthout

2 months ago

Regulators Didn't Act on Nearly 600 Oil Wells Operating Illegally in Oklahoma

Oklahoma's 'Source of Truth' database revealed nearly 600 wells operating illegally by injecting wastewater above permitted pressure limits, exposing systematic rule violations that state regulators allowed to continue.

fromFortune

3 months ago

Nevada legislators blast Elon Musk-owned Boring Company over safety and environmental violations | Fortune

Elon Musk's Boring Company came under fire Tuesday during a more than three-hour Nevada legislative hearing about the Elon Musk-owned tunneling startup's safety and environmental track record as it tries to dig an underground transit system below Las Vegas.State legislators on Nevada's growth and infrastructure interim standing committee presented a lengthy list of violations that Boring has racked up since 2019-including citations over chemical burns; digging too close to the Las Vegas monorail; hundreds of environmental violations;

US politics

Environment

fromTechCrunch

7 months ago

Musk's Boring Co. violated environmental regulations nearly 800 times, Nevada alleges | TechCrunch

The Boring Company repeatedly violated Nevada environmental regulations nearly 800 times, including nearly 100 post-agreement infractions, and received a reduced $242,800 penalty.

US politics

fromwww.theguardian.com

7 months ago

Alligator Alcatraz snaps back to life after judges' reprieve of Florida's migrant jail

Federal appeals judges paused a closure order, allowing Florida's Alligator Alcatraz immigration camp to remain open and rapidly refill despite environmental violation findings.

London politics

fromwww.standard.co.uk

10 months ago

Brent businessman fined over 50k after leftover meat and fish dumped on street and roof

A Brent businessman was fined over £53,000 for fly-tipping waste, highlighting a zero-tolerance approach from the council towards environmental violations.

East Bay (California)

fromThe Oaklandside

11 months ago

Radius Recycling ordered to reduce pollution into San Francisco Bay

The EPA reached an agreement with Radius Recycling to reduce water pollution from its West Oakland operations.

San Francisco

fromThe Mercury News