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February 4, 2025

Ohio EPA investigating extent of contamination of wastewater spill in Canfield

Source: https://www.wfmj.com/, February 3, 2025 By: Jeena Cadigan The Ohio EPA says they’re in the early stages of figuring out how widespread the contamination is from a wastewater spill in Canfield. On Monday night, people living in the area heard from officials and were able to ask questions during an informational meeting – but many […]

February 4, 2025

EPA investigates Warren County PFAS hot spot

Source: https://www.njspotlightnews.org/, February 3, 2025 By: Michael Sol Warren Dozens of households in Washington Township, Warren County, are now being supplied with bottled water and hundreds of others are being asked to have their wells tested for possible contamination, part of an emergency federal response to widespread pollution in private wells. Authorities are still trying […]

February 4, 2025

Milwaukee paid millions to clean up PCBs. Now, the city is suing the company that manufactured the chemicals.

Source: https://www.jsonline.com/, February 4, 2025 By: Tamia Fowlkes Since the early 2000s, the city and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District have spent millions of dollars cleaning up carcinogenic chemicals from its sewers and waterways. That’s according to an ongoing lawsuit filed by the sewerage district and the City of Milwaukee against Monsanto, the chemical manufacturer now owned […]

January 31, 2025

Black & Veatch selected to develop PFAS pilot testing guidance

Source: https://waterfm.com/, January 20, 2025 Black & Veatch has been selected by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) to develop a nationwide guidance for pilot testing treatment for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The goal of the PFAS Piloting Guidance document will be to bring together minimum requirements and provide best practices for water utilities, […]

January 31, 2025

First Circuit Rules on Important Coverage Issue for Contractors.

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, January 28, 2025 By: Christopher Sweeney, Conn Cavanaugh First Circuit Court of Appeals Rules That Standard Commercial General Liability Policy Excludes Coverage for Downstream Property Damage When General Contractor’s Scope of Work Covers Entire Building It is well-accepted that standard commercial general liability policies exclude coverage for construction contractors’ own defective work. That […]

January 29, 2025

Notorious US chemical plant polluting water with toxic PFAS, lawsuit claims

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, January 27, 2025 By: Tom Perkins The chemical giant Chemours’s notorious West Virginia PFAS plant is regularly polluting nearby water with high levels of toxic “forever chemicals”, a new lawsuit alleges. It represents the latest salvo in a decades-old fight over pollution from the plant, called Washington Works, which continues despite public health advocates winning significant […]

January 28, 2025

Santa Monica school expansion delayed by toxic dry cleaning chemicals in soil

Source: https://www.latimes.com/, April 22, 2024 By: Tony Briscoe For years, school district officials had grand designs to revamp the campus of McKinley Elementary in Santa Monica. The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District intended to build a two-story building with eight state-of-the-art classrooms and a modernized front office. The project had already been funded by a […]

January 27, 2025

New York Becomes Second State To Pass Superfund Pollution Law

Source: https://cleantechnica.com/, December 27, 2024 By: Steve Hanley On December 26, 2024,New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed landmark Superfund legislation that bolsters the state’s efforts to protect and restore the environment. The new law requires large fossil fuel companies to pay for critical projects that protect the citizens of New York by creating a Climate Superfund […]

January 22, 2025

Key Considerations for Owners and Developers to Consider for Your Next Multifamily Construction Project

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, January 14, 2024 By: Abby Dvorkin and S. Bradford Butler, Frost Brown Todd LLP As we settle into 2025, multifamily housing developers across the country are eager to break ground on new multifamily housing projects to address the significant nationwide housing shortage and to realize the opportunities that such shortage presents. While all […]

January 15, 2025

3M knew firefighting foams containing PFAS were toxic, documents show

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, January 15, 2024 By: Rachel Salvidge and Leana Hosea The multibillion-dollar chemicals company 3M told customers its firefighting foams were harmless and biodegradable when it knew they contained toxic substances so persistent they are now known as “forever chemicals” and banned in many countries including the UK, newly uncovered documents show. From the […]

January 15, 2025

Jury orders Bayer to pay $100 million over PCBs in Washington school

Source: https://www.reuters.com/, January 15, 2024 By: Brendan Pierson and Dietrich Knauth A Washington jury on Tuesday ordered Bayer (BAYGn.DE), opens new tab to pay $100 million to four people who say they were sickened by toxic chemicals known as PCBs at a Seattle-area school, but found the company was not liable for injuries alleged by 11 others. […]

January 15, 2025

Newsom suspends CA environmental law to eliminate ‘roadblocks’ for wildfire victims rebuilding homes

Source: https://dnyuz.com/, January 13, 2025 In response to concerns that environmental protection efforts might delay reconstruction in the coastal area, environmental laws that could have posed obstacles to rebuilding structures destroyed by the Southern California wildfires will be temporarily suspended. Houses along the scenic Pacific Coast Highway in California burned down in a monstrous fire that destroyed […]

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