Source: https://www.wsbradio.com/, February 2, 2021 By: Tim Bryant Investigators say unscheduled maintenance work was being done on a liquid nitrogen line at the time of last week’s deadly chemical leak in Hall County: the leak killed six workers at a poultry processing plant in Gainesville. Read more.

Source: https://hickoryrecord.com/, January 31, 2021 The city started cleaning up an old industrial site located at the corner of Virginia Street and College Avenue near downtown. The cleanup is the first step in putting the property back into productive use. The city contracted with RCI Demolition (RCI) to start removing possible asbestos-containing materials (ACM) from […]

Source: https://newyork.cbslocal.com/, January 31, 2021 Firefighters spent hours working on a huge fire at a recycling center in New Jersey on Saturday, and it could take several days before the fire is entirely out. The recycling plant in Passaic went up in flames around 11:30 p.m. Friday, and nearly 24 hours later, the fire continued to burn. Read […]

Source: https://www.cnn.com/, January 29, 2021 By: Gisela Crespo, Steve Almasy, Natasha Chen and Angela Barajas Six workers were killed and several others were taken to a hospital after a liquid nitrogen leak Thursday at a poultry processing plant in Gainesville, Georgia, officials said. Fire crews from Hall County and Gainesville responded to a report of […]

Source: https://www.ecori.org/, January 27, 2021 By: Frank Carin A lack of urgency and a deference to business interests by Rhode Island officials have allowed three high-profile pollution problems to fester. All of the ongoing environmental degradation has been happening for more than a decade. It’s long been the modus operandi of a state more interested […]

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/, January 28, 2021 By: Molly Shelly A Portland-based nonprofit group has joined forces with state representatives, health care professionals and residents to push several bills through the Maine Legislature that would deal directly with the cleanup and regulation of “forever chemicals” in food, farmland, drinking water and household products. At a news conference […]

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/, January 28, 2021 By: Tim Fitzsimons and David K. Li A liquid nitrogen leak at a Georgia food packing plant killed at least six people Thursday and left three others hospitalized in critical condition, officials said. Authorities responded to a report of burns at 10:12 a.m. at the Foundation Food Group plant in Gainesville, about […]

Source: https://www.freep.com/, January 26, 2021 By: Keith Matheny The site of toxic “green ooze” that emanated onto I-696  in Madison Heights in December 2019 has groundwater no longer showing excessive levels of contaminants, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official said Tuesday — after more than a year of cleanup and $3.1 million in expenditures by the […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, January 27, 2021 By: Kim Slowey Lane Construction has filed a lawsuit against Skanska USA Civil Southeast, its joint venture design-build partner on the $2.3 billion I-4 Ultimate project in Orlando, Florida, accusing Skanska of putting an affiliate company’s interests before its obligations to the JV. Lane is demanding $132 million plus costs […]

Source: https://fox11online.com/, January 22, 2021 Gov. Tony Evers’ administration is looking to hire outside attorneys to potentially file lawsuits over PFAS contamination. The administration announced Friday it will start soliciting bids from law firms. Evers will make the final decision on who to hire. The announcement did not say who the administration might sue. Read more.

Source: https://www.natlawreview.com/, January 26, 2021 On January 22, 2021, a $4 billion PFAS settlement was reached between DuPont de Nemours Inc., Chemours Co., and Corteva, Inc. for environmental liabilities stemming from PFAS pollution. In addition, an $83 million settlement was reached by the same companies with numerous plaintiffs in an Ohio Multi District Litigation (MDL) […]

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/, January 23, 2021 By: Randall Chase The Dupont Co. and its spinoff business Chemours have agreed to resolve legal disputes over environmental liabilities for pollution related to man-made chemicals associated with an increased risk of cancer and other health problems. The binding memorandum of understanding announced Friday comes just over a month after Delaware’s Supreme Court […]