Toxic Substances

• Exxon Contaminates NYC Water

  Paul Thomson | October 29, 2009 8:30 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Exxon Mobil was found guilty of contaminating groundwater in New York City with M.T.B.E., a substance that makes gas burn cleaner, but also dissolves easily into water. Although health risks from...

• Toxic Water Is Major Problem In US Cities

  Greg Webb | September 17, 2009 9:32 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Residents in an area near Charleston, West Virginia have started to avoid contact with tap water after scabs began developing on their arms, legs and chests where the bathwater, which is polluted...

• EPA Declares Public Emergency Due To Asbestos At Montana Mine

  Greg Webb | June 27, 2009 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared its first-ever “public emergency,” stating the federal government will give $6 million to the health authority in Lincoln County,...

• Provision In Obama’s Spending Bill Strengthens Chemical Disclosures

  Greg Webb | April 03, 2009 1:22 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  In a little-noticed provision of President Obama’s spending bill, companies will now have to provide more detailed disclosure of the toxic chemicals they release into the environment. This...

• Number of Hospital-Acquired Drug-Resistant Bacteria Growing

  Greg Webb | March 02, 2009 8:00 AM | 1 CommentCharlottesville, VA

  More strains of drug-resistant bacteria have been cropping up, rivaling the superbug MRSA that has been making recent headlines. Anicetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella...

• Supreme Court To Consider Bankruptcy Court’s Power Due To Asbestos-Related Lawsuits

  Greg Webb | January 05, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The Supreme Court has agreed to consider reinstating a $500 million settlement of asbestos-related lawsuits against the Travelers Company Inc.. This settlement would prevent any further lawsuits...

• Air Outside of Schools Nationwide May Contain Toxic Chemicals

  Greg Webb | December 24, 2008 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Toxic chemicals pollute the air outside of hundreds of thousands of schools around the nation, threatening the health of the students at those locations, according to an analysis by USA TODAY. ...

• Federal Judge OKs Exxon Oil Spill Payment Of $151 Million

  Greg Webb | December 08, 2008 8:36 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  A federal judge has stated that the thousands of Alaskan fishermen and other plaintiffs involved in the Exxon Valdez oil spill lawsuit should receive their portion of the punitive damages. The...

• Supreme Court Decreases Damage Award in Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Disaster

  Greg Webb | July 07, 2008 9:00 PM | 1 CommentCharlottesville, VA

  The Supreme Court has decreased the punitive damage award in the Exxon Valdez disaster from $2.5 billion to $500 million. The Court, however, split on the decision of whether or not punitive...

• Nuclear Plant Contractors Ordered To Pay Damages

  Greg Webb | June 22, 2008 8:23 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Dow Chemical Co. and Rockwell International Corp., two companies that were contractors at the now defunct Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant, have been ordered to pay $925 million to residents...