Waste

US Proposes To Slash Costs For Energy Drillers On Federal Lands

"The Trump administration on Monday proposed looser rules for oil and gas drilling operations on federal ​lands, including a dramatic cut to clean-up costs ‌for abandoned wells."

Source: Reuters, 06/23/2026

Groups Sue Robeson County NC Over PFAS In County Drinking Water

"Environmentalists have filed a lawsuit against Robeson County to stop a landfill from contaminating drinking water with pollutants. 

The Robeson County Landfill is infiltrating the county’s public water system with PFAS, or forever chemicals, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. 

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has allowed the landfill to expand over the years, so it now takes up 537 acres near the town of St. Pauls. 

Source: NC Newsline, 06/22/2026

Climate Cost Of Expanded World Cup Feared As Emissions To Soar

“The World Cup kicks off on Thursday as a celebration of goals, drama and global fandom, but it is also expected to carry a climate cost more than double that of Qatar 2022, throwing a ​harsh spotlight on the environmental price of football's expanding showpiece.”

Source: Reuters, 06/10/2026

Troubled by Spreading Landfill Pollution, a Long Island Community Demands Action

“For decades, a landfill has towered over the town of Brookhaven. A groundwater contamination plume has spread beneath nearby properties.”

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/09/2026

"Environmentalists Turn Out in Force to Oppose Trump Coal Ash Rollbacks"

"At a virtual public comment hearing hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, a long line of environmental advocates voiced strong opposition to proposed new regulations weakening requirements that utilities must follow in cleaning up toxic coal ash residue at hundreds of sites across the country at which coal was burned to produce electricity."

Source: Inside Climate News, 05/29/2026

Parking Lots Get Hot And Pollute Storm Runoff. Groups Test Other Options.

"At the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission headquarters in Virginia, staff knew their crumbling asphalt parking lot was in desperate need of repair. But instead of replacing the lot with more dark blacktop, the group chose an alternative."

Source: AP, 05/26/2026

"Pope Leo Meets Families Of Youth Lost To Illegal Toxic Waste Dumping"

"Pope Leo XIV on Saturday greeted one by one families who lost loved ones to illegal toxic dumping in an area near Naples, tied to a multi-billion criminal racket run by the mafia."

Source: AP, 05/26/2026

TVA Put Out Booklet Downplaying Coal Ash Risks. Experts Call it ‘Dishonest.’

"A 35-page booklet distributed in a public meeting by the Tennessee Valley Authority about coal ash is filled with “lies” and misleading information, according to coal ash researchers."

Source: Inside Climate News, 05/19/2026

Calif. Hazardous Waste Rules Slammed as Years Late and ‘Polluter-Friendly’

"Wherever they turn, residents in and around Santa Fe Springs, California, contend with toxic hazards." "Proposed hazardous waste oversight changes are years behind schedule and fail to account for a community’s health risks from pollution, environmental groups warn."

Source: Capital & Main, 05/19/2026

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