AmeriScan | https://ens-newswire.com We Cover the Earth for You! Fri, 09 Jun 2023 20:48:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.7 https://ens-newswire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/favicon.jpg AmeriScan | https://ens-newswire.com 32 32 TEXAS: Houston to Stop Illegal Dumping on Black, Latino Areas https://ens-newswire.com/texas-houston-to-stop-illegal-dumping-on-black-latino-areas/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 20:43:33 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98837 WASHINGTON, DC, June 9, 2023 (ENS) – The U.S. Justice Department has secured a settlement agreement in its environmental justice investigation into the City of Houston’s response to illegal dumping [...]

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]]> LOUISIANA: Shell Expands World’s Largest Refining Catalyst Plant https://ens-newswire.com/louisiana-shell-expands-worlds-largest-refining-catalyst-plant/ Thu, 18 May 2023 00:15:13 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98733 PORT ALLEN, Louisiana, May 17, 2023 (ENS) – The largest refining catalyst plant in the world is expanding. Shell Catalysts & Technologies, a member of the Shell family of companies, [...]

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]]> COLORADO: Wild Horses Get New Refuge Larger Than Manhattan https://ens-newswire.com/colorado-wild-horses-get-new-refuge-larger-than-manhattan/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:13:19 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98558 CRAIG, Colorado, March 23, 2023 (ENS) – The nonprofit Wild Animal Sanctuary has just acquired a large piece of land in northwest Colorado near the historic town of Steamboat Springs [...]

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]]> LOUISIANA: US Sues Japanese Firm Over Chloroprene Emissions https://ens-newswire.com/louisiana-us-sues-japanese-firm-over-chloroprene-emissions/ Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:26:41 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98552 NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 23, 2023 (ENS) – A federal court in Louisiana is being asked to order a Japanese company manufacturing neoprene in the state, to install pollution controls [...]

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]]> MASSACHUSETTS: Holyoke Must Spend $27M to Beat Sewage Overflow https://ens-newswire.com/massachusetts-holyoke-must-spend-27m-to-beat-sewage-overflow/ Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:53:50 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98545 HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, March 23, 2023 (ENS) – The Justice Department, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have entered into a $27 million agreement with the City [...]

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]]> OHIO: Norfolk Southern Train Wreck Remediation Makes Progress https://ens-newswire.com/ohio-norfolk-southern-train-wreck-remediation-makes-progress/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 02:00:08 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98531 COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 21, 2023 (ENS) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted Tuesday issued a letter to Norfolk Southern Corporation President and CEO Alan Shaw in [...]

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]]> OHIO: Freight Train Derailment Threatens Chemical Explosion https://ens-newswire.com/ohio-freight-train-derailment-threatens-chemical-explosion/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 14:42:53 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98323 EAST PALESTINE, Ohio, February 6, 2023 (ENS) – A 50-car freight train came off the rails in Ohio near the Pennsylvania border setting rail cars loaded with hazardous materials aflame [...]

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]]> ALABAMA: Persistent Landfill Fire Prompts State Capitol Rally https://ens-newswire.com/alabama-persistent-landfill-fire-prompts-state-capitol-rally/ Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:53:00 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98285 MOODY, Alabama, January 25, 2023 ENS) – People living near a huge landfill fire in Moody that has been smoldering for more than two months want more environmental protection in [...]

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]]> KANSAS: Keystone Pipeline Spill Cleanup Plan Agreed https://ens-newswire.com/kansas-keystone-pipeline-spill-cleanup-plan-agreed/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 01:21:43 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98209 LENEXA, Kansas, January 9, 2023 (ENS) – Canada’s TC Oil Pipeline Operations Inc. has reached an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, to clean up the large oil [...]

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]]> ALABAMA: Seven Sentenced, Ending Giant U.S. Cockfighting Biz https://ens-newswire.com/alabama-seven-sentenced-ending-giant-u-s-cockfighting-biz/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 01:12:45 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98131 MONTGOMERY, Alabama, December 15, 2022 (ENS) – In connection with one of the biggest cockfighting and breeding businesses in the United States, a seventh and final Verbena, Alabama resident was [...]

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]]> ARIZONA: Free PFAS Foam Disposal Cuts Firefighters’ Cancer Risk https://ens-newswire.com/arizona-free-pfas-foam-disposal-cuts-firefighters-cancer-risk/ Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:11:53 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98127 PHOENIX, Arizona, December 15, 2022 (ENS) – The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, ADEQ, has launched a free of charge “take-back and replace” pilot program to help select fire departments [...]

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]]> UTAH: Save Monuments, Conservation Groups, Tribes Ask Court https://ens-newswire.com/utah-save-monuments-conservation-groups-tribes-ask-court/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:15:48 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98029 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, November 28, 2022 (ENS) – Conservation groups have filed a motion to intervene in two lawsuits challenging President Joe Biden’s restoration of Bears Ears and Grand [...]

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]]> NEW YORK: Long Island to Host Offshore Wind Training Center https://ens-newswire.com/new-york-long-island-to-host-offshore-wind-training-center/ Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:45:06 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97981 ALBANY, New York, November 14, 2022 (ENS) – A land transfer between New York State and Suffolk County late last month will bring a National Offshore Wind Training Center to [...]

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]]> OHIO: Cleveland Suburbs Must End Sewer Overflows to Lake Erie https://ens-newswire.com/ohio-cleveland-suburb-must-end-sewer-overflows-to-lake-erie/ Fri, 11 Nov 2022 02:24:15 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97962 ELYRIA, Ohio, November 10, 2022 (ENS) – The city of Elyria, a suburb of Cleveland, Wednesday agreed to complete a series of capital projects to eliminate discharges of untreated sewage [...]

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]]> CALIFORNIA: Lawmakers Pass Help for Climate But Not Bees https://ens-newswire.com/california-lawmakers-pass-help-for-climate-but-not-bees/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 02:02:14 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97829 SACRAMENTO, California, October 5, 2022 (ENS) – With the signing of 997 bills into law, California Governor Gavin Newsom just wrapped up the 2022 legislative session.

In addition to guaranteeing [...]

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]]> OHIO: Restoration Comes to Dover Chemical Superfund Site https://ens-newswire.com/ohio-restoration-comes-to-dover-chemical-superfund-site/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:51:32 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97824 DOVER, Ohio, October 4, 2022 (ENS) – The Dover Chemical Corporation will implement and fund natural resource restoration and protection projects to resolve state and federal allegations of natural resource [...]

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]]> MONTANA: ARCO Must Complete Cleanup of Anaconda Smelter Site https://ens-newswire.com/montana-arco-must-complete-cleanup-of-anaconda-smelter-site/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 19:32:49 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97814 BUTTE, Montana, October 3, 2022 (ENS) – The Atlantic Richfield Company, ARCO, has agreed to spend $131 million complete its cleanup of the Anaconda Smelter Superfund Site in Deer Lodge [...]

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]]> PUERTO RICO: Situation Dire After Deadly Hurricane Fiona https://ens-newswire.com/puerto-rico-situation-dire-after-deadly-hurricane-fiona/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:18:06 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97774 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, September 21, 2022 (ENS) – Conditions in Puerto Rico remain life-threatening after Hurricane Fiona devastated the island on Sunday, knocking out power across the island. Homes, [...]

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]]> MISSISSIPPI: State Capital Water Crisis Lasts Into Labor Day https://ens-newswire.com/mississippi-state-capital-water-crisis-lasts-into-labor-day/ Fri, 02 Sep 2022 21:28:52 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97697 JACKSON, Mississippi, September 2, 2022 (ENS) – For many Americans, Labor Day weekend is about having some carefree fun before the responsibilities of autumn close in, but the residents of [...]

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]]> PUERTO RICO: Govt, Nonprofit Partners Build Protective Reef https://ens-newswire.com/puerto-rico-govt-nonprofit-partners-build-protective-reef/ Sat, 13 Aug 2022 23:29:05 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97576 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, August 13, 2022 (ENS) – Through the Puerto Rico Coral Reef Program, the Puerto Rico Department of Environment & Natural Resources is working with nonprofit organization [...]

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