TOXIC LAND: Do you live near a contaminated 'Superfund' site? Search our map of Houston-area hotspots. The waste pits contain dioxins and furans, which build up in the fatty tissue of both fish ...

Kathy Hochul signed Legislation S.2129-B/A.3351-B, creating what she called a “climate superfund.” The law requires fossil fuel companies to pay into the climate superfund based on their share ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — West Virginia led the charge against New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act, suing to block the law that requires polluters to pay for environmental damage based on ...

New York became the second U.S. state to create an industry-financed "superfund" to address climate change, under a law signed by Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul on December 26. Vermont's ...

New York Sued by 22 US States Over $75 Billion Climate Superfund By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York was sued on Thursday by 22 other U.S. states over a new law requiring fossil fuel ...

Site work to remedy the extensive environmental contamination at the former Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. property began earlier this month. A long-awaited cleanup and construction project at an ...

The details of the program are taking shape nearly a month after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund into law in December. Some changes to the Climate Change Superfund ...

By Karen Zraick Vermont and New York recently became the first states to create “Climate Superfund” laws ... Vermont laid out a long road map to figuring out how to assess damage from global ...

The New York City School Construction Authority is considering breaking ground on a new elementary school in Brooklyn – across the street from a state Superfund site with a history of carcinogens.

A superfund site identifies a place as contaminated with harmful, toxic chemicals. In the past- the South Bay didn't qualify. Back in October, local officials submitted a petition to the ...

HOUSTON — Thunderstorms are expected to dump heavy rain across the Houston area on and off on Tuesday and some high-water spots are likely. Below is a list of the latest high-water spots, as reported ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it completed its five-year reviews of a dozen Superfund sites across Massachusetts in 2024, including multiple in Greater Lowell. Among the 12 ...