Source: http://patch.com, August 1, 2016 By: Brendan Krisel Department of Health officials said that the two cases occurred 10 months apart and there is no indication of an imminent outbreak. The New York City Department of Health has opened an investigation into reported cases of Legionnaires’ disease at the Savoy Park Apartments in Harlem. Department […]

Source: http://www.myajc.com, August 2, 2016 By: Laura Thompson Two Lockheed Martin Aeronautics plant workers in Cobb County were recently diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease. Their current condition is unknown, but statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the disease — a type of pneumonia contracted by inhaling contaminated mist or water vapor — […]

Source: http://www.foxnews.com, August 1, 2016 A newly built high-rise residential tower in San Francisco that’s home to famed 49ers’ quarterback Joe Montana and Giants’ outfielder Hunter Pence is slowly sinking and shifting, and may ignite a court battle between residents and the city. The 58-story Millennium Tower, located at 301 Mission Street just south of […]

Source: UPI Top Stories, July 30, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Companies deemed potentially responsible for decades-long contamination at a saltwater marsh in Georgia came to an agreement for funding more clean-up efforts. Honeywell International and the Georgia Power Company agreed to a settlement requiring them to spend $28.6 million to remove contaminated sediments and isolate […]

Source: https://www.nrdc.org, July 29, 2016 By: Meleah Geertsma This summer brought more good news for Chicago-area communities struggling with dust and other industrial pollution, following the removal of outdoor petroleum coke and coal piles at KCBX’s Southeast Side facility. In late June, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an important settlement with Ozinga, a […]

Source: http://www.northjersey.com, May 23, 2016 By: Richard Cowen Congregation Emek Yehoshua’s plan to build a synagogue, school and banquet hall on the site of a long-shuttered factory on Brook Avenue has hit a major snag. The state Department of Environmental Protection has declared the site to be contaminated and in need of a cleanup, effectively […]

Source: http://www.northjersey.com, July 28, 2016 By: Scott Fallon An $11 million cleanup plan for one of the most contaminated industrial sites in the Meadowlands would cap pockets of polluted soil in asphalt and place a barrier over fouled wetlands, according to the proposal unveiled Wednesday by environmental regulators. The plan by the U.S. Environmental Protection […]

Source: http://www.whig.com, July 26, 2016 By: Don O’Brien Less than a month after unveiling a nearly $5 million state-of-the-art water treatment plant and delivery system at the Illinois Veterans Home, the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday announced two residents had been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. Dr. Nirva Shah, director of the Illinois Department […]

Source: http://www.nhregister.com, July 26, 2016 By: Luther Turmelle A tentative consent agreement has been reached between the owners of the former English Station power plant in New Haven and two state agencies that will pave the way for the environmental cleanup of the property. Dennis Schain, a spokesman for the Connecticut Department of Energy and […]

Source: http://www.wcti12.com, July 25, 2016 By: Aisha Mbowe Clean up is underway at an old tobacco warehouse in Greenville. Crews are removing underground fuel tanks and removing any hazardous dirt. The clean up is funded by an EPA grant. The Imperial site once served as a tobacco warehouse. It burned down in 2008 and has […]

Source: Saint Paul Pioneer Press (MN), July 21, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Lake Elmo is suing the 3M Corp. — again — for allegedly polluting its water and forcing the city to build a clean-water bypass. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to sue the company after backing out of another suit against 3M in […]

Source: http://www.dailybreeze.com, July 23, 2016 By: Sandy Mazza Workers have only just begun removing millions of tons of oil-caked soil left buried for decades in the yards of Carson’s Carousel tract, but a long-awaited financial settlement for the pain and suffering of residents likely will be disbursed before Christmas. The final payout from two companies […]