Source: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/, August 22, 2020 By: Nick Muscavage Voorhees High School will be starting the school year with remote learning, but not because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, Principal Ron Peterson posted  that the school is closed and all students will attend classes through virtual instruction after mold was found in the school’s cafeteria. […]

Source: https://legalnewsline.com/, August 25, 2020 By: Daniel Fisher A Michigan judge has cleared the way for his state’s lawsuit to proceed against numerous manufacturers of PFAS, a family of chemicals that leach into groundwater and persist in the environment for years or decades. The ruling by Kent County Circuit Court Judge Jay Quist eliminated the […]

Source: https://www.woodtv.com/, August 27, 2020 By: Kyle Mitchell People living near a cardboard packaging plant are voicing concerns about an odor they say has been a health concern for many years. Brandi Crawford-Johnson has lived near the Graphic Packaging International Kalamazoo site for a decade and is concerned emissions from the plant are having an […]

Source: https://patersontimes.com/, August 27, 2020 By: Jonathan Greene New Jersey has filed lawsuits against 12 businesses, including two in Paterson, for alleged environmental violations. American Fabric Processors and Adolfo Auto Repair, both based out of Paterson, were sued on Thursday. Read more.

Source: https://www.mlive.com/, August 21, 2020 By: Garret Ellison Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed dual lawsuits in state and federal court against multiple companies that manufacturer, sell or distribute a type of chemical-based firefighting foam that has led to widespread environmental contamination. In actions filed Thursday, Aug. 21 in Ingham County Circuit Court and […]

Source: https://www.wkyc.com/, August 20, 2020 Two types of water guns sold exclusively at Target are being recalled over concerns surrounding lead content. According to the recall, the ink on a sticker on the Hasbro Super Soaker XP 20 and Super Soaker XP 30 contains levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban. The […]

Source: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/, August 20, 2020 By: Chad Livengood Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel have agreed to a historic $600 million settlement with Flint residents over state government’s role in Flint’s disastrous lead-tainted water crisis. Whitmer, Nessel and law firms representing Flint residents in a class action lawsuit announced the settlement Thursday morning, […]

Source: https://patch.com/, August 18, 2020 By: Priscilla Korb The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced last week that a Deer Park dry cleaners met the cleanup requirements to address the recent contamination. According to the DEC, historic operations conducted Villa Cleaners on 1899 Deer Park Avenue by Vionpa Dry Cleaners, Inc. resulted […]

Source: https://www.elkharttruth.com/, August 19, 2020 By: Jordan Fouts The operators of a senior apartment project in the former Conn-Selmer factory are suing the musical instrument maker, saying it’s responsible for pollution cleanup at the site. Commonwealth Development Corp. of Wisconsin renovated the long-shuttered Conn-Selmer building at 1119 N. Main St., turning it into Gardenview senior […]

Source: https://www.tampabay.com/, August 17, 2020 By: Zachary T. Sampson A lawsuit filed last month by the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority accuses firefighting foam manufacturers of negligence in selling a product that has contaminated local airports with harmful chemicals. The lawsuit alleges the compounds “are present in certain areas of” Tampa International Airport, Peter O. Knight […]

Source: https://www.bridgemi.com/, August 17, 2020 By: Kelly House Michigan’s new, stricter drinking water standards for the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS have been lauded as among the toughest in the nation and as good news for residents who live near contaminated sites that now will require cleanup. But for residents of Oscoda Township, where […]

Source: https://www.bladenjournal.com/, August 14, 2020 By: Emily M. Williams An agreement between DEQ and the Chemours Co. is expected to further reduce chemical contamination of the Cape Fear River. The state Department of Environmental Quality and Chemours made the announcement Thursday. It’s a tentative agreement also involving Cape Fear River Watch related to litigation between […]