Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/, February 18, 2020 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an administrative order to those responsible to clean up contaminated soil at a site near the northern Illinois town of DePue, where a zinc smelter and fertilizer plant was once located, it was announced Tuesday. The EPA issued the order to TCI Pacific Communications and CBS/Westinghouse, according to the […]

Source: https://the-journal.com/, February 18, 2020 By: Jim Mimiaga For nearly 10 years, Atlantic Richfield Co. has been cleaning up the Rico-Argentine Mine site along the Dolores River as part of a 2011 Environmental Protection Agency removal order. Now, Arco seeks more than $63.7 million in cleanup costs from the mine’s previous owners, which it claims […]

Source: https://www.klcc.org/, February 19, 2020 By: Chris M. Lehman The City of Salem says its drinking water continues to be safe after a truck crash on Sunday resulted in fuel spilling into the North Santiam River. The river supplies Salem and several smaller towns with drinking water. Harry Esteve of the Oregon Department of Environmental […]

Source: Defense Environment Alert, February 18, 2020 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ Responding to regulatory uncertainty, insurers have begun excluding coverage for both actual and potential contamination stemming from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a move that is killing transactions and can affect a wide array of industry sectors, according to an attorney who spoke at a […]

Source: https://www.southbendtribune.com/, February 17, 2020 By: Ed Semmler It was supposed to be a little slice of heaven for well-heeled alumni, faculty and even students at the University of Notre Dame. The Ivy Quad development along Twyckenham Drive, across from the Eck Tennis Pavilion, is an easy walk from the many activities on campus, as […]

Source: https://www.stripes.com/, February 12, 2020 Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation on Wednesday demanded the U.S. Defense Department help with drinking water cleanup in eastern New Mexico after traces of a cancer-causing pollutant were found in some wells. U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich along with U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan sent a letter […]

Source: https://fox4kc.com/, February 15, 2020 A jury on Saturday awarded $265 million in punitive damages to a southeastern Missouri peach farmer who argued that weedkiller dicamba that had drifted onto his orchards from other farms had severely damaged his trees — an award that could bode well for other farmers suing the chemical’s makers. The […]

Source: Associated Press, February 17, 2020 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ Hurricane Harvey’s historic flooding in 2017 overwhelmed power systems at Arkema Inc.’s chemical plant in suburban Houston, eventually causing organic peroxides made at the facility to catch fire and explode, sending noxious black smoke into the air. The blaze forced the evacuation of more than 200 residents […]

Source: https://whnt.com/, February 13, 2020 By: Chelsea Brentzel After years of chemical contamination concerns in North Alabama, 3M appears to be changing its approach on the cleanup of its chemicals. PFAS chemicals — produced at 3M’s Decatur plant for decades — have been found at high levels in the Tennessee River and in the ground in Morgan […]

Source: Naples Daily News (FL), February 12, 2020 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ After a decade of litigation, more than 1,800 Florida homeowners who bought homes made unlivable by drywall manufactured in China will be sharing in a $248 million settlement. Defective drywall that caused damage to property and health concerns hit people in 44 states, estimated […]

Source: https://www.kob.com/, February 10, 2020 By: Christina Rodriguez EPCOR, the company that owns the public drinking water system in Clovis, has conducted testing for 21 PFAS chemicals in its production wells. PFAS were found in 10 of the 82 wells, according the company. Those 10 wells were immediately taken out of service. Read more.

Source: https://www.dispatch.com/, February 12, 2020 By: Beth Burger Thousands of people were awarded millions of dollars from DuPont de Nemours, Inc. in a settlement after their drinking water was contaminated. However, now about 60 people who have since developed testicular and kidney cancers are suing the company in hopes of getting compensation. Those trials are […]