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February 4, 2021

$4.2 million cleanup project in Hornell will contain contaminants from old gas production

Source: https://www.eveningtribune.com/, February 4, 2021 By: Neal Simon Workers are “burning the midnight oil” on a $4.2 million project to remediate the former Manufactured Gas Plant site in Hornell. The New York State Department of Environment Conservation, which is providing oversight for the National Fuel Gas-financed cleanup, said a major project phase is on track […]

February 3, 2021

Greeley City Council authorizes staff to pursue possible lawsuit with contractor

Source: https://www.greeleytribune.com/, February 2, 2021 By: Cuyler Meade The Greeley City Council has authorized city staff to evaluate pursuing legal action against a contractor who did work on the 10th Street corridor, which the city believes was unsatisfactory. The firm, Jacobs Engineering, worked on the west 10th Street corridor in 2019, performing, per information found […]

February 3, 2021

Life in NYC’s luxury residential skyscraper not so deluxe

Source: https://boingboing.net/, February 3, 2021 By: Rob Beschizza 432 Park Avenue, tallest residential tower on Earth when built, promised a life of modern luxury and leisure in the skies over New York City. It isn’t working out: the pipes leak, the elevators frequently malfuction, the walls creak ominously, and they’ve cancelled free brunch. Read more.

February 3, 2021

Fairfield BOS OKs $115k to remove contaminated soil at wastewater treatment plant

Source: https://www.fairfieldcitizenonline.com/, February 3, 2021 By: Josh LaBella The Board of Selectman approved $115,000 to remove contaminated soil at the waste water treatment plant this week. Town officials said the contaminants are from the historical use of the site and are unrelated to the file pile scandal. Bill Norton, the town’s superintendent of wastewater, said […]

February 2, 2021

Investigators: maintenance work was underway at time of deadly chemical leak

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.

February 1, 2021

City of Lenoir starts cleanup of old industrial site

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 […]

February 1, 2021

Firefighters Could Spend Days Putting Out Hot Spots After New Jersey Recycling Center Fire, Officials Say

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 […]

February 1, 2021

6 people killed after liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia food processing plant

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 […]

January 29, 2021

Pollution Problems Persist at 3 Rhode Island Locations

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 […]

January 29, 2021

Public health group, Maine lawmakers call for sweeping response to ‘forever chemicals’

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 […]

January 29, 2021

At least 6 dead, 3 in critical condition after liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia plant

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 […]

January 27, 2021

$3.1 million later, EPA to hand over ‘green ooze’ on I-696 cleanup to Michigan

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 […]

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