Environmental News Network

BP Again Accused of Safety Violations in Alaska
State oil industry regulators have proposed a $117,500 civil fine against BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. for possibly violating rules on monitoring and preventing dangerous pressure buildup in Prudhoe Bay wells. >> Read the Full Article
Royal Dutch-Shell to Become One
Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Companies — an oil giant with a corporate governance structure as complicated as its name — is trying to simplify. >> Read the Full Article
Roanoke, Va., Feed Mill Receives Award for Innovative Recycling Program
A few employees at the Southern States Roanoke Feed Mill kid their boss about being a recycling fanatic. He takes it in stride, knowing his grandchildren will one day thank him for doing his part to protect the environment. >> Read the Full Article
Utility Industry Official Disputes Galveston Bay Mercury Emissions Warnings
Bush administration policies will allow coal-burning power plants to spew six times more mercury into the air in the next decade than the federal Clean Air Act now permits, two Texas environmental groups said Tuesday. >> Read the Full Article
Ouray, Colo., Water Bottler Offers Environmentally Friendly Product
In a world battling over dwindling supplies of petroleum and water, David Zutler reckons he has found the perfect product. >> Read the Full Article
Florida-Based Firm to Treat Radioactive Waste at Washington State Nuclear Site
Perma-Fix Environmental Services has been awarded a contract valued at up to $23 million to treat Hanford low-level radioactive waste mixed with organic solvents. >> Read the Full Article
Cargill, IMC Global Get Their Fertilizers Together with Mosaic Co.'s IPO
A merger that was made final over the weekend created the second-largest fertilizer company in the world. Cargill Crop Nutrition and IMC Global merged their operations to form the publicly traded company, Mosaic Co. Shares began trading Monday on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MOS. The stock closed at $15. >> Read the Full Article
Engineers Increasingly Hope Demolished Buildings No Longer End Up on the Scrap Pile
Twenty-five hundred tons of concrete, 350 tons of steel and nine tons of aluminum window frames will be left after a seven-story downtown building is taken down. >> Read the Full Article
Gov. Schwarzenegger Introduces an Environmentally Friendly Hummer
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has introduced an environmentally friendly Hummer — but not the converted hydrogen-powered car he promised voters he would build when he campaigned for office. >> Read the Full Article
Crude Oil Prices Threaten U.S. Economic Growth
Consumer prices, stable in south-central Pennsylvania and nationwide over the past several years, could increase in response to the recent surge in crude-oil prices, economic experts say. >> Read the Full Article