Federal investigators are probing what caused what is believed to be contractor helicopter to strike the utility's power line and crash onto a barge near Alton, which closed the Mississippi River to traffic for several hours.
Temporary injunction issued Aug. 7 by Florida federal judge restrains all work for two weeks while opponents' court challenge moves forward against detention facility for undocumented immigrants in the Everglades.
DuPont agrees to $2B remediation at four toxic sites—including 1.500-acre former flagship Chambers Works plant—while Occidental appeals court ruling of major liability for $1.8B cleanup of heavily polluted Passaic River.
DuPont signs $2B-plus PFAS remediation pact at former plant sites, while Occidental other digs in to fight liability ruling for $1.84B river dredge project