Environmental News

The Travis County District Attorney's Office has appointed an assistant district attorney with a background in white collar crimes to prosecute environmental crimes throughout the state, it announced Nov.

Temp: 51.0 F Wind Chill: 48 F Font Size: The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has released details of five major goals for its water protection programs.

When the water at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Hastings started clouding up with sand, the decision was made to drill a new well.

One family's trust has been betrayed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the state agency in charge of protecting forests and parks, Team 5 Investigates reported Friday.

There are 2,700 underground storage tanks buried in Rhode Island. Those are just the ones large enough to be regulated, or quite frankly, the ones the state knows about.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is investigating the source of a gasoline leak that contaminated a small tributary of Carvins Creek in Roanoke County.

Met-Pro Corp., which makes pollution control technologies, said Friday its third-quarter profit plunged two-thirds on weak markets, surprising Wall Street.

Chinese clean energy technology companies announced plans to invest in solar & wind manufacturing plants in the U.S.

A new report says that recycling rates remained steady in Virginia last year. The annual report by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality logs recycling rates of 324 cities, counties and towns and some businesses.

Wednesday, a state environmental commission decided treated wastewater will not be dumped into the Highland Lakes.

The state environmental office Wednesday denied a request to repeal a ban on the discharge of treated wastewater into the Highland Lakes, which serve as the prime recreation and water supply reservoirs in Central Texas.

The state environmental agency has voted down a proposal to allow millions of gallons of treated sewage to be dumped into several popular central Texas lakes.

The victim killed in an ammonia leak in Rosemount was identified, along with his coworker who was injured.

Originally published November 17, 2009 at 1:48 p.m., updated November 17, 2009 at 2:48 p.m. VILLAGE OF VOLENTE, Texas a ' State environmental officials will consider a proposal this week to allow millions of gallons of treated sewage to be dumped into several popular central Texas lakes, angering some waterfront property owners, elected officials ...

Neighbors in southeast Atlanta have called one abandoned house an eyesore. Monday night, city inspectors called it a hazard.

Viro International Corporation , is pleased to report its ongoing commitment to the recently launched social media-driven shareholder communications platform in conjunction with netgenPR, a full service digital PR and communications agency specializing in public companies.

Thirteen people were taken to Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center on Wednesday after a carbon monoxide leak at a West Allis bowling alley.

Millipore Corp. filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-10-03. Millipore Corporation is a leading provider of products and services that improve productivity and results in biopharmaceutical manufacturing and in clinical, analytical and research laboratories.

(11/12/09) - Seven students and two teachers at Gra-Mar Middle School were transported to local hospitals after a gas leak.

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality on Friday gave the city of Three Rivers an ultimatum -- chlorinate your water, or else.