A coalition of 25 states is suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a new rule, which the plaintiff states claim will impose “unworkable emissions standards on passenger cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty vehicles.” The new rule sets strict limits on emissions of “soot” from vehicle tailpipes and industrial smokestacks.Texas has filed a separate lawsuit ...
A broken sewer pipe at a Riverhead construction site spilled thousands of gallons of dirty waste into the Peconic River for over 45 straight minutes....