Mount Vernon Mills Inc. and a Georgia town will pay a combined $400,000 to the city of Summerville, Ga., as part of a deal to settle claims against them over the presence of the hazardous chemicals called PFAS in the city’s water supply.

China, the world’s largest polluter, set a target to cut economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions by 7% to 10% over the next decade, a strategy that’s seen as too modest to put the nation on a path to net zero and galvanize global climate action.

Top-flight law firms with roots across the pond are enjoying a run of success in the US after years of hovering around the proverbial cut line.

American Airlines Group Inc. and the US government were sued by the wife of a passenger killed in January when one of its regional jets collided with a military helicopter near Washington, one of the deadliest US air disasters in decades.

US Health and Human Services resurfaced an old social media post from an account that appeared to be Tylenol’s that cautioned against its use by pregnant women after the Trump administration linked the over-the-counter medication to autism.

Utility Xcel Energy Inc. agreed to pay about $640 million to resolve claims that its power lines contributed to the 2021 ignition of the costliest wildfire in Colorado history, averting a jury trial with billions of dollars at stake.