Source: https://www.phillyburbs.com/, June 1, 2024 By: Chris Ullery Hundreds of public water suppliers have wells containing toxic “forever chemicals” at levels over regulations set by the Environmental Protection Agency in April. Recent testing data by the EPA released earlier this month show at least 40 water suppliers across Pennsylvania have tested at or above the […]

Source: https://www.wshu.org/, May 30, 2024 By: Desiree D’lorio Laboratory test results completed on 16 of the 22 chemical drums discovered at Bethpage Community Park show they contain manufacturing chemicals including oil-based compounds, metals and degreasers. The test results are not a surprise according to environmental officials who’ve been supervising the cleanup efforts, who said the […]

Source: https://patch.com/, May 30, 2024 By: Dino Ciliberti The company responsible for a chemical spill last year into the Delaware River that caused concerns over drinking water contamination has reached a settlement. More than a year after a chemical spill in the Delaware River that led to widespread panic purchases of water in Lower Bucks County and […]

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/, May 28, 2024 By: Hiroko Tabuchi The defense lawyer minced no words as he addressed a room full of plastic-industry executives. Prepare for a wave of lawsuits​ with​ potentially “astronomical” costs​. Speaking at a conference earlier this year, the lawyer, Brian Gross, said the coming litigation could “dwarf anything related to asbestos,” one […]

Source: https://www.mprnews.org/, May 28, 2024 By: Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton Eastern Twin Cities suburbs including Oakdale, Woodbury and Hastings are working to remove toxic PFAS from their drinking water supplies. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are human-made chemicals manufactured since the 1940s. They’re found in a variety of consumer products, including firefighting foam, carpet, stain-resistant […]

Source: https://www.politico.com/, May 23, 2024 By: Alex Guillen and Chris Marquette Norfolk Southern will pay just over $500 million — $310 in environmental cleanup and $200 million for rail safety upgrades — as a result of last year’s disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the Biden administration announced on Thursday. The proposed settlement, reached […]

Source: https://www.seattlepi.com/, May 29, 2024 By: Jordan Gass-Poore, The Uproot Project For more than a decade, some residents of the tiny Richmond, Rhode Island, neighborhood of Canob Park drank and bathed using tap water that had been tainted by gasoline that leaked from storage tanks buried under service stations a few hundred yards from their […]

Source: https://apnews.com/, May 21, 2024 A Texas petrochemical company has pleaded guilty to a violation of the Clean Air Act and agreed to pay more than $30 million in connection with two explosions that injured workers and caused the evacuation of thousands, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday. The explosions at a TPC Group plant in the […]

Source: https://www.live-oasis.com/ If you haven’t heard, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a group of compounds that are commonly found in drinking water. These compounds are known to be harmful to human health and have been linked to various health issues, including cancer, thyroid disease, and immune system disorders. Unfortunately, PFAS are not only found […]

Source: https://www.kezi.com/, May 21, 2024 By: Aaron Arellano The Oregon Department of Agriculture filed a lawsuit against Lakeview Stables for allegedly leaching contaminants into the water of Fern Ridge Reservoir for the past seven years. Since 2016, the ODA said they have frequently reached out to the owners of the Lakeview Stables property through verbal […]

Source: https://www.aboutlawsuits.com/, May 22, 2024 By: Irvin Jackson BASF has agreed to pay $316.5 million to resolve liability the company faces in lawsuits brought by dozens of cities and municipalities nationwide, over widespread water contamination caused by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contained in firefighting foam and other products manufactured by the company. While PFAS […]

Source: https://www.usatoday.com/, May 21, 2024 By: Cecilia Garzella Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new emission standards targeting coal-fired power plants that aim to cut their carbon pollution, a major contributor to global warming and climate change, by 90%. This federal initiative marks a significant step toward combating rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns caused by […]