environmental laws

Toyota's commercial truck company will pay $1.6 billion for faking emissions tests

1:57pm January 16, 2025

Hino Motors will plead guilty to submitting false emissions data to regulators for more than 100,000 heavy-duty trucks. The company will pay an array of fines, and fix some affected vehicles for free.

Biden makes an 11th-hour move to block coastal oil drilling

4:16pm January 06, 2025

President Biden has issued an executive order blocking drilling for oil in more than 625 million acres of U.S. ocean. It's the largest such move in history, but is almost guaranteed to be challenged under the incoming Trump administration.

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A "Sonoma Sustainable" sign hangs along a road in the Russian River Valley near Healdsburg, Calif.

Wine Moguls Destroy Land And Pay Small Fines As Cost Of Business, Say Activists

1:09pm November 18, 2019

by Alastair Bland

In California, fines are being levied against winemakers who violate environmental laws, but activists say they are a drop in the bucket compared to the damage.

Princess Cruise Lines and its parent company Carnival Corporation have agreed to pay a $20 million criminal penalty for environmental violations.

Carnival Cruise Lines Hit With $20 Million Penalty For Environmental Crimes

5:34pm June 04, 2019

The company has a long history of dumping plastic trash and oily waste from its ships, with violations dating back to 1993. In 2016, its Princess subsidiary agreed to pay $40 million for pollution.

In this undated photo, caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd migrate onto the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. The refuge takes up an area nearly the size of South Carolina in Alaska's northeast corner.

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Battle Ends, But Drilling Not A Given

2:39pm December 21, 2017

by Elizabeth Harball

After nearly 40 years of heated debate, Congress voted on Wednesday to open the Alaska refuge to oil drilling. Now, it's a wait to see who will actually drill and when.

A woman wearing a face mask walks on a street as Beijing is hit by polluted air and sandstorms on May 4.

China Shuts Down Tens Of Thousands Of Factories In Unprecedented Pollution Crackdown

10:58pm October 23, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

After decades of doing little about the pollution that has plagued much of the country, China's government is temporarily shutting down entire industrial regions to inspect for violations.

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Environment

Gov. Cooper Vetoes Environmental Bill That Includes Funds For GenX Cleanup

3:44pm September 21, 2017

by Keri Brown

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