The U.S. government has reached a proposed $450 million settlement with Chemours Co. over alleged long-term PFAS contamination in West Virginia, North Carolina, and New Jersey. Filed June 24, 2026, in federal court in West Virginia, the consent decree marks the first comprehensive federal enforcement settlement against a major PFAS...
Shreveport, Louisiana. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Shreveport a $1 million Brownfields Multipurpose Grant this week to fund environmental assessments, cleanup planning and revitalization of the Cross Bayou corridor and Ledbetter Heights, including the former D'Anna Produce site, to remove contamination barriers and prepare properties for reuse and economic...
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 25 issued a 7-2 ruling that blocks thousands of state-law failure-to-warn lawsuits against Bayer over its Roundup weedkiller. The justices held that users who developed cancer cannot sue under state dangerous-product warning laws when federal regulators, including the Environmental Protection Agency, have not required...
Two powerful earthquakes struck near Caracas, Venezuela, leaving thousands feared dead and at least 164 people confirmed killed as of early Thursday, according to interim President Delcy Rodriguez. A magnitude 7.2 quake hit about 160 kilometers west of the capital on Wednesday afternoon, followed less than a minute later by...
SEDONA, Arizona – The Pocket Fire burning in the Red Rock–Secret Mountain Wilderness of Coconino National Forest has expanded to 691 acres with 0% containment as of Wednesday afternoon, June 24, 2026. Blustery, erratic winds have forced firefighting aircraft to be grounded, limiting suppression tactics as the fire creeps closer...
United States health authorities are warning consumers about a growing multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to soft and semi-soft cheeses produced by Clover Hill Dairy, LLC of Mechanicsville, Maryland. In an updated public health alert issued on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
A fast-moving wildfire known as the McCauley Springs Fire has forced mandatory evacuations and road closures in Sandoval County, New Mexico, after it was detected early Wednesday morning, June 24, 2026. Burning in the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest near Battleship Rock along Highway 4, the...
A sprawling, persistent storm system is bringing dangerous flooding conditions to large parts of the Central and Southern United States, with flood watches and flash flood warnings in effect from Nebraska to the Florida Panhandle as of Wednesday, June 24, 2026. The National Weather Service reports that deep tropical moisture...
Severe flash flooding in Lamar County, Texas, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, prompted emergency evacuations and high-water rescues after more than five inches of rain fell in a short period. The downpours, following a week of persistent storms, caused rapid runoff that inundated RV parks, apartment complexes, single-family homes, and...
RIFLE, Colorado — A fast-growing wildfire known as the Dry Creek Fire erupted south of Rifle in Garfield County on Tuesday afternoon, June 23, 2026, forcing urgent evacuations and destroying multiple structures as it burned through rugged terrain. First reported at about 3:20 p.m. as a structure fire in the...
