Scientists link record-breaking hurricane season to climate crisis
Paddling in a canoe through the flood waters left by Hurricane Eta in his rural village near the north coast of Honduras, […]
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Judge delays crucial permit for Formosa plastics plant
[BY DAVID MITCHELL] A state district judge sent critical air permits for a $9.4 billion Formosa Plastics complex back to state environmental […]
Read moreBankruptcy judge OKs federal settlement with Purdue Pharma
[By GEOFF MULVIHILL] Proposed settlements between the federal government and OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners cleared a major legal hurdle […]
Read moreMarathon Petroleum, accused of fraudulently seeking tax exemption
[BY: SARA SNEATH] A state board deferred consideration of $43 million in tax breaks for Marathon Petroleum Friday after claims that the […]
Read moreNearly 100,000 Western New Yorkers have been diagnosed with cancer
Startling statistics that our New York clients are sadly, all to familiar with. Buffalo Business First crunched the numbers from the New […]
Read morePurdue’s massive opioid settlement is tangled in a bankruptcy court fight
By: BLOOMBERG Purdue Pharma’s massive settlement over claims that it helped spark the opioid crisis is facing pushback in federal court, creating […]
Read moreProject Will Address Risk of Flood-Induced Chemical Spills at Gulf Coast Facilities
The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has awarded Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) with a […]
Read moreEPA Approves Use of Dicamba Weed Killer Linked to Cancer
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved for five years the use of two products with the weedkiller dicamba on cotton and soybeans […]
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