Source: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/, October 7, 2020 The Department of Environmental Conservation is set to begin remedial work on a plot of land in Brighton where harmful chemicals have been found in the ground water and soil. The DEC classifies the site on Monroe Avenue at the Town and Country Dry Cleaners as a class “2” inactive […]

Source: https://www.northjersey.com/, October 7, 2020 By: Philip DeVencentis A paint factory with a tortured past of contaminated soil, legal actions and a devastating inferno was ripped to the ground on Washington Avenue, ushering in the start of a drama-free future for the property. But, it will take several months before anyone can be sure that groundwater is clean […]

Source: https://communityimpact.com/, October 7, 2020 By: William C. Wadsack A new agreement approved by Frisco City Council on Oct. 6 will allow for cleanup to resume on the site of the former Exide Technologies battery recycling plant. Once that is completed, city officials plan to begin work on Frisco’s Grand Park project, which incorporate land […]

Source: https://www.mlive.com/, October 5, 2020 By: Michael Kransz State regulators will likely fine a manufacturer that caused multiple toxic chlorine gas releases in a residential area $115,000 and forbid the company from using the chemical which caused the releases. Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy officials announced Monday morning, Oct. 5, the proposed […]

Source: https://www.islander.org/, October 2020 By: Lisa Neff The penalties go beyond monetary fines. Longboat Key also faces a state order to replace its sewer pipeline. Town officials at press time were reviewing the proposed order from the state setting forth penalties for spilling millions of gallons of sewage in a mangrove wetland about 350 feet […]

Source: https://fronterasdesk.org/, October 5, 2020 By: Kendal Blust Residents of the Sonora River Valley have heard nothing from authorities since they were told last December wells in the area show signs of contamination. Now, they’re renewing calls for access to clean water. It’s been six years since Grupo Mexico’s Buenavista copper mine spilled millions of gallons of […]

Source: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/, October 5, 2020 By: Alexandra Clough The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s headquarters building in West Palm Beach is so riddled with mold that it should be torn down and replaced, according to a mold expert who said he helped perform and analyze a recent inspection of the building PBSO has inhabited since 1983. The […]

Source: https://www.nny360.com/, October 2, 2020 By: Randy Pellis The development of the former Midtown Plaza site will require environmental remediation at a cost to the developer of approximately $307,000 before any new construction begins, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Property owner Home Leasing LLC, of Rochester, will be able to convert their […]

Source: https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/, October 1, 2020 By: Devin Bates Nearly 1,000 high school students are still without a building to learn in as the Burlington School District scrambles to find class space. Burlington High School was closed last month due to PCB contamination. Consultants and experts with an understanding of PCBs have been on site all […]

Source: https://www.timesfreepress.com/, October 1, 2020 By: Dave Flessner A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority and one of its contractors by three East Tennessee governments seeking to recover damages from the 2008 coal ash spill at TVA’s Kingston Fossil Plant. In a 20-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Varlan […]

Source: https://www.registercitizen.com/, September 30, 2020 A chemical production company will pay $11.3 million for the cleanup of a Superfund site in Gloucester County, New Jersey, under a consent decree reached in federal court with the state and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Hercules Inc. will implement a 2018 EPA plan to excavate four feet (1.2 […]

Source: https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/, October 1, 2020 Two wells bordering Naval Base Kitsap’s southern edge have been found to have potentially harmful levels of contamination caused by a firefighting foam used on the base. The Navy is expanding testing this fall to examine a larger area for its presence, the Kitsap Sun reported. Read more.