Source: Wisconsin State Journal, November 28, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The Wisconsin Department of Justice has settled a 2012 lawsuit it filed over soil and ground water pollution from the Madison-Kipp Corp. plant with a $350,000 fine. The settlement also requires the company to provide financial assurances of up to $1.65 million related to remaining […]

Source: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), November 27, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Gary Paulson has always wished he knew more about the toxic chemicals that once leached into his well from a landfill 1,000 feet from his Lake Elmo home. At 71, he has survived four bouts of cancer and mused often about neighbors who also […]

Source: http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com, November 22, 2017 By: Joe Capozzi When players and staff for the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals first arrived at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in February, they were asked to be patient: Their new $152 million shared spring training complex in West Palm Beach wasn’t quite finished. What they may not have known […]

Source: Decatur Daily (AL), November 19, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Alleging exposure to toxic chemicals in their drinking water caused cancer and other health problems, 24 area residents have filed a federal lawsuit against three companies and a local utility. The lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal actions related to the industrial […]

Source: State (Columbia, SC), November 19, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Morris College faces a $55 million lawsuit from a group of students over a mold infestation in campus dorms, according to multiple news reports. The suit was filed this week by five current and former students — Teanna Caswell, Maya Robinson, Kiesha Robinson, Myrcle Fleming […]

Source: https://www.enr.com, November 16, 2017 Associated Press TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil onto agricultural land in northeastern South Dakota , the company and state regulators said Thursday, but state officials don’t believe the leak polluted any surface water bodies or drinking water systems. Crews shut down the pipeline Thursday […]

Source: Chicago Tribune, November 15, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Six months after U.S. Steel dumped a plume of toxic metal into a Lake Michigan tributary, the company quietly reported another spill at the same northwest Indiana plant and asked state environmental regulators to keep it secret, according to newly released documents. The 56.7 pounds of […]

Source: https://www.reviewjournal.com, November 15, 2017 By: Jessie Bekker Five months after an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease was reported at the Rio, the number of confirmed cases of the pneumonia-like bacterial illness among guests has risen to seven, with 29 more cases suspected, the Southern Nevada Health District said Tuesday. Meanwhile, cleaning and testing of the […]

Source: https://www.dairyherd.com, November 15, 2017 By: Tiffany Dowell Lashment When a dairy finds itself a defendant in a lawsuit alleging groundwater contamination due to manure storage policies and application practices, likely one of the first calls made is to their insurance company. One dairy in Washington did just that, only to be told their insurer […]

Source: http://www.commercialappeal.com, November 12, 2017 By: Tom Charlier Investigators at a Memphis hazardous waste site discovered “elevated levels” of a toxic dry-cleaning solvent in the aquifer supplying the city with drinking water, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency spokesman said. The chemical – tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene, or simply “perc” – was found 150 feet below ground […]

Source: http://www.crainsdetroit.com, November 11, 2017 By: Ted Roelofs With the click of an email, the credibility of an iconic Michigan shoe company’s environmental practices has taken another hit. Rockford-based Wolverine Worldwide Inc., best known for its Hush Puppies shoes, has been on the defensive this year over toxic chemicals that seeped from one of its […]

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