Source: http://www.virginiabusiness.com, December 15, 2016 The commonwealth will benefit from a $50 million settlement with DuPont stemming from the release of mercury from the company’s former Waynesboro plant, federal and state officials announced Thursday. They say the settlement with the chemical company would be the largest natural resources settlement in Virginia history. Mercury released into […]

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com, December 17, 2016 By: Erik Ortiz Some residents of Corpus Christi, Texas, resumed turning on the tap after an industrial chemical leak at an asphalt plant sparked fears of widespread water contamination. Officials said Saturday that there has been no evidence of tainted water, although testing of water samples was still being done […]

Source: http://www.godanriver.com, December 15, 2016 By: Graham Moomaw Virginia and federal officials have reached a $50 million environmental damages settlement with DuPont chemical company, the largest agreement of its kind in state history, over the decades-old mercury contamination of the Shenandoah River system. The settlement, announced Thursday at a news conference in Richmond, includes a […]

Source: http://www.masslive.com, December 14, 2016 By: Conor Berry Water contamination issues are improving at the former Games and Lanes property, according to Site Redevelopment Technologies, the Foxborough company that owns the Agawam parcel at 346-350 Walnut St. Extension. Members of the Agawam City Council, speaking during meetings last week and last month, expressed frustration over […]

Source: Berkley Environmental, December 14, 2016 Legionella is a bacteria that can grow in hot tubs, cooling towers, hot water tanks, large plumbing systems, or the air-conditioning systems of large buildings. The bacteria spreads through the inhalation of water vapor and can cause Legionnaires’ disease. Legionnaires’ disease is a severe, often fatal, form of pneumonia […]

Source: http://www.macombdaily.com, December 2, 2016 By: Mitch Hotts The South Macomb Disposal Authority has voted to forward all bills for clean-up efforts at the closed landfills at Freedom Hill County Park to the Macomb County Executive’s office for payment. The costs are related to damage done when a contractor dumped up to 200,000 cubic yards […]

Bill Simpich enjoys the panoramic views from the San Francisco Bay Trail in Marina Bay so much that he bought a house nearby about a year ago. “I like it here,” said Simpich, walking his dog along the trail last month. “But if I had kids, I would have never moved here.” Marina Bay used […]

Source: http://billingsgazette.com, December 13, 2016 By: Christine Peterson Sinclair Casper Refining Company recently paid the Environmental Protection Agency $655,000 to settle a decades-old cleanup in Thermopolis. The company agreed in September to pay for costs associated with reclaiming the site of the company’s Thermopolis oil refinery, which operated from 1920 to 1969, according to a […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, December 7, 2016 By: William J. Peters, Gordon & Rees LLP The California Supreme Court has ruled that premises owners and employers owed a duty to the employee’s household to prevent take-home exposure to asbestos. For example, claims that the plaintiff was exposed when a family member came home with asbestos fibers on […]

Source: http://www.modeldmedia.com, December 12, 2016 By: Nina Ignaczak Wayne State University urban geology professor Jeffrey Howard knows Detroit dirt. As a teacher and researcher, he’s been digging into Detroit’s vacant land and industrial sites over the last several decades in an effort to better understand and classify the city’s soils, many of which are disturbed […]

Source: http://patersontimes.com, December 13, 2016 By: Jayed Rahman The former environmental occupational health and safety officer for the Paterson Public Schools claims the state-operated district improperly handled asbestos and mold removal at a number schools buildings in a lawsuit filed in New Jersey Superior Court. Brenda Zemo, who worked at the district over the past […]

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com, December 8, 2016 By: Melia Robinson Millennium Tower, a $350 million skyscraper completed in 2008, has sunk 16 inches and tilted two inches since it opened. Now San Francisco’s very own “leaning tower” is in the middle of a battle between the building’s developers, residents, and city officials over who’s at fault. The fight’s far from […]