$50M Settlement Approved for DuPont Mercury Contamination by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chemical company DuPont will pay about $50 million under an environmental settlement that aims to make up for decades of mercury pollution one of its factories released into the South River in Virginia….

Published: July 31, 2017 at 06:40PM

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Tropical Storm Emily: Power Outages, Rain, Fishermen Rescued by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tropical Storm Emily marched eastward across the Florida peninsula on Monday, scattering drenching rains, causing power outages and leaving two fishermen to be rescued from Tampa Bay….

Published: July 31, 2017 at 06:48AM

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