Source: https://www.fidaily.com, May 8,2019 By: Calvin Turner Federal authorities say they’ve reached a proposed settlement with just two firms for the cleanup of a chemical plant near the Cape Fear River. The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency said in a news release Thursday that the settlement has been reached with Honeywell International Inc. […]

Source: Superfund Report, May 6, 2019 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com A federal district court judge is allowing North Carolina municipalities to proceed with some of their claims against chemical manufacturer Chemours, agreeing that the plaintiffs have plausibly alleged that the perfluorinated chemical GenX was negligently discharged from a company facility, creating a private nuisance and trespass […]

Source: https://www.roadsbridges.com, May 3, 2019 Magnum Construction Management, which filed for bankruptcy back in March, agreed with insurance companies on the settlement deal The construction company that built the Florida International University (FIU) pedestrian bridge, which collapsed in March 2018 and killed six people while injuring another eight, has reached a deal with insurers to pay up to $42 million […]

Source: https://dailygazette.com, May 4, 2019 By: John Cropley Developer sues architect and engineer, alleges problems with water leaks and noise The developer of Mohawk Harbor is suing its designers, blaming them for water leaks and noise intrusion in some of the buildings and structures. The lawsuit filed April 26 in state Supreme Court in Schenectady […]

Source: https://laist.com, May 2, 2019 By: Emily Elena Dugdale A lawsuit filed Thursday against a trucking company by L.A County and District Attorney Jackie Lacey alleges the company improperly transported more than 128,000 pounds of contaminated plastic battery chips from the former Exide Technologies plant in Vernon, throughout the state of California. The lawsuit, announced […]

Source: https://www.newyorkupstate.com, May 3, 2019 Residents were surprised to learn Thursday that the town will shut down its Butterhill Park wells, which it began drawing from just last year, because low levels of toxic chemicals have been found in the water. Supervisor George Green announced the shutdown during Wednesday’s Town Board meeting. The wells will […]

Source: https://www.dtnpf.com, May 1, 2019 By: Chris Clayton Food may be the next frontier in research on a wide array of potentially toxic chemicals increasingly showing up in drinking water and groundwater nationally. Art Schaap and Fred Stone milk dairy cows more than 2,000 miles from each other, but right now, neither one of them […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com, May 1, 2019 By: Tom Polansek The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday that glyphosate, a chemical in many popular weed killers, is not a carcinogen, contradicting recent decisions by U.S. juries that found that it caused cancer in people. The EPA announcement reaffirms earlier findings from the agency about the safety of glyphosate, […]

Source: https://www.mlive.com, April 19, 2016 By: Garret Ellison What are brownfields? “Brownfields” are properties where redevelopment is hampered by the presence of environmental contamination from past industry. Toxic chemicals from dry cleaning facilities, power plants, gas stations and other long-gone businesses make property cleanup and redevelopment cost prohibitive without some public aid, either through loans, […]

Source: https://www.usnews.com, August 3, 2018 By: Gary McWilliams A Texas grand jury on Friday indicted chemicals manufacturer Arkema North America and two of its executives for releasing emissions that allegedly endangered the public after a 2017 hurricane. The U.S. arm of the French chemicals firm, its Chief Executive Richard Rowe and the manager of its […]

Source: https://www.stltoday.com, February 6, 2019 By: Denise Hollinshed Cleanup continued Wednesday here after 200,000 gallons of used oil spilled from a company’s storage tanks, a portion of it contaminating nearby ground and the city sewer system, the Illinois Environment Protection Agency said. The spill prompted the agency to seek an order banning storage of oil […]

Source: https://www.newsadvance.com, February 12, 2019 By: Shannon Keith The state of Virginia has awarded more than $500,000 in Brownfields Remediation Grants for redevelopment projects in Bedford and Amherst counties. A $295,000 grant is earmarked for Amherst County for a project to redevelop the old Phelps Road School in Madison Heights into apartments. Another $220,000 grant […]