Source: https://www.mondaq.com/, May 30, 2024 By: Daniel T. McKillop, Scarinci/Hollenbeck On May 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published its Final Rule designating two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) — as hazardous substances. The designation under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) takes effect on July 8, […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, May 31, 2024 By: Katie R. Beran, Richard S. Lewis and James D. Gotz, Hausfeld, LLP Insidious contamination of public water supplies with synthetic chemicals has compromised access to safe drinking water in communities all over the United States. In representing the Suffolk County Water Authority (“SCWA”)—one of the largest public groundwater providers […]

Source: https://www.propertycasualty360.com/, May 31, 2024 By: Matthew C. Penny & Bryce L. Friedman A multitude of lawsuits have been filed across the country that allege harms purportedly caused by “PFAS” chemicals. The underlying litigations have resulted in billions of dollars in settlements, which, in turn, have led to demands for insurance coverage and associated coverage […]

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, May 31, 2024 By: Tom Perkins New Environmental Protection Agency rules aim to crack down on toxic air pollution from US steelmakers by limiting pollutants such as mercury, benzene and lead that have long poisoned the air in neighborhoods surrounding the plants. The rules target contaminants released by steel facilities’ coke ovens. Gas […]

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 […]