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until night came. seattle they used pep every spray against crowds and arrested people for destruction. they deface the windows at this starbucks. in los angeles demonstrators were seen smashing windows after police cruiser. the car accelerated and reportedly ran over the protesters. in louie police declared unarmed assembly after protesters blocked a road and forced drivers to turn around. taylors family receive $12 million settlement. kentucky attorney general refused to let them cha...

The upper Clark Fork Rivers Superfund cleanup was initially projected to be done years ago. Now, the state says it will soon release a strategic plan to guide cleanup.

Consistent with EPA's PFAS Strategic Roadmap, and as reported in our recent Environmental Edge blog post, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made its first substantive move...

EAST ST. LOUIS - The U.S. is suing an aluminum manufacturer in East St. Louis after costs were incurred while trying to address elevated levels of toxic materials in the area.

Teams are assessing the area for potential flooding and debris flows after the blaze, which has burned more than 17,200 acres

Want to play politics with the debt ceiling? that will strand the aid we need to bring to these victims. >> even if the $7.8 billion in relief aid passes congress, florida senators say it will only cover federal response costs for about a couple of weeks and would not adequately cover resources fema needs to respond to irma. >> we need citizens to be involved. this is a landmark event. we have not seen an event like this. >> the historic magnitude of harvey overwhelmed federal responders, causin...

Taxes are paid on profits, and the gulf of mexico spill response costs have reduced bps u.s. profits. so it follows that our tax obligations will be lower, as well." but that hasnt blunted the outrage. the watchdog group, the project on government oversight, accuses bp of exploiting the tax code. >> what bp has done in the gulf has been very costly to the nation. and i think that youre looking at them avoiding accountability and really paying everything that they owe to taxpayers for the damage ...

With the american people. >> reporter: but what bp is doing is perfectly legal. bp cant write off any fines or penalties assessed by the government, but the $20 billion bp set aside in an escrow fund, plus additional costs of containing the spill, are all fair game. in a statement to cnn, a spokesman said, quote, bp is following the u.s. tax code with respect to the income tax treatment of costs associated with the mc-252 incident. taxes are paid on profits, and the gulf of mexico spill response...