Source: https://www.kdlg.org, January 25, 2019 By: Avery Lill The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation discovered another Bristol Bay well contaminated with perflourinated substances. Groundwater contaminated with perflourinated substances was discovered at the King Salmon airport Thursday. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation tested 10 wells near the King Salmon Airport. One on airport property tested […]

Source: https://www.npr.org, January 25, 2019 The death toll from the collapse of a dam near the southeast Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte rose to 58 on Sunday as searchers laboring in deep mud uncovered more bodies. Several hundred people are still reported missing. Fire officials at one point estimated 300 people are still missing, the […]

Source: https://abcnews.go.com, January 24, 2019 By: Elizabeth McLaughlin The VA estimates about 900,000 individuals were affected between 1953 and 1987. The Navy has decided to deny more than 4,400 civil claims totaling more than $63 billion related to water contamination at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Speaking at the Pentagon on Thursday, Navy Secretary Richard […]

Source: https://www.news10.com, January 24, 2019 A new federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a couple in Hoosick Falls over PFOA contamination. Lisa and Michael Schneider are listed as defendants in this case against Saint Gobain and Honeywell, the two companies being held responsible for the water and ground contamination, along with manufacturing company, […]

Source: https://www.nbcnewyork.com, January 23, 2019 By: Greg Cergol A ballfield in Long Island that has been closed for decades due to contamination will once again be put to use after officials announced Wednesday that the toxic mess plaguing the location would be cleaned up. The ballfield at Bethpage Community Park has not been in use […]

Source: https://www.recyclingtoday.com, January 23, 2019 By: Dan Sandoval Seattle Iron and Metals will pay to address air, water pollution allegations. An environmental watchdog group and Seattle Iron and Metals Corp. (SIMC) have filed a consent decree in the U.S. District Court resolving a case pertaining to Washington’s Duwamish River and the surrounding community and pollution problems allegedly […]

Source: https://www.gaffneyledger.com, January 23, 2019 By: Tim Gulla Authorities were forced to close down a stretch of Shelby Highway on Monday and detour traffic for about three hours after an accident involving a tractor trailer led to a chemical leak. Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department personnel initially were called to the area of Shelby and Blacksburg […]

Source: https://www.king5.com, January 18, 2019 By: Alison Morrow A Seattle metals recycling facility has agreed to make over $1 million worth of improvements after a lawsuit argued it was discharging dangerous chemicals into the Duwamish River. Last summer, Seattle Iron and Metals caught fire. Clean water activists were concerned the effort to stop the fire may […]

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Source: https://www.theadvocate.com, January 17, 2019 By: Steve Hardy Attorneys for architectural and construction firms caught up in a lawsuit over faulty construction of the River Center Library are blaming the problems on faulty engineering design work. Work on the building has floundered since April upon a break in the welding that supports a cantilever — a […]

Source: https://wsvn.com, January 16, 2019 By: Walter Morris Residents of a Pompano Beach neighborhood aired their grievances at a community meeting following a massive raw sewage spill that has polluted the city’s waterways. Members of the community sounded off at city and county leaders during the meeting on Wednesday, where an update was given on […]

Source: https://www.wptv.com, January 16, 2019 By: Meghan McRoberts The city of Stuart is now suing several major companies it said contaminated the city’s drinking water for decades, giving people who live and work there no warning. The lawsuit claims the companies, which manufacture fire suppression foam, knew there were chemicals in their products that could […]