With winter upon us and the temperatures dropping, the risk of someone suffering carbon monoxide poisoning increases. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, approximately 140 people die every year as a result...
West Virginia Mining Company Reaches Settlement Over Contamination
A mining company in West Virginia – Massey Energy – recently settled a 7-year-old lawsuit with hundreds of citizens who claim their drinking water was contaminated with coal slurry.
As is the case in most settlements, the details will not be...
Three Years Later, Environmental Groups Still Trying to Ban BPA
A 3-year-old petition to ban the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from food packaging by an environmental group in NY is still going on. They are trying to sue in NY Federal Court.
BPA is used to make polycarbonate plastic resins, epoxy resins and...