Source: https://www.ucdavis.edu, December 1, 2016 By: Andy Fell Soil at the site of the new large lecture hall on California Avenue has been found to contain naturally occurring asbestos. Contractors and UC Davis employees are carrying out air monitoring around the site and preparing to remove soil for appropriate disposal. Most of the work will […]

Source: https://www.greenbiz.com, November 29, 2016 By: John Lombardo America’s history of industrial environmental impact is catching up with our aging water infrastructure. Increasingly, chemicals used for everything from pipeline protection to firefighting are appearing in alarming concentrations in the drinking water that comes from taps in millions of American homes. Hexavalent chromium and lead Hexavalent […]

Source: http://triblive.com, December 2, 2016 By: Mary Ann Thomas More than 50 Cheswick residents who crammed into a borough meeting room Thursday were satisfied with the state’s plan to cap radioactive contamination at a commercial site that stood near Cheswick Avenue and Pittsburgh Street. In 2010, a state Department of Environmental Protection researcher found news […]

Source: https://www.usgs.gov, September 14, 2016 Mercury contamination is widespread, at various levels across western North America in air, soil, sediment, plants, fish and wildlife. An international team of scientists led by the U.S. Geological Survey, recently documented widespread mercury contamination in air, soil, sediment, plants, fish, and wildlife at various levels across western North America. […]

Source: http://www.seacoastonline.com, December 1, 2016 By: Jeff McMenemy A test of surface water taken from Breakfast Hill in Greenland showed levels of PFCs nearly three times the permanent lifetime health advisory level for drinking water. The Conservation Law Foundation conducted the tests on three samples taken from surface water around the Coakley landfill after state […]

Source: http://norcalrecord.com, December 8, 2016 By: Kristin Danley-Greiner A trial date has been set for the end of January in an insurance coverage case to determine who is responsible for water and mold damage sustained in a condominium. Saarman Construction Ltd. was hired by a homeowners association to complete repairs on the exterior of a […]

Source: http://www.mlive.com, December 8, 2016 By: Andrew Dodson Bay City officials have applied for a $200,000 Brownfield Cleanup Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address contamination issues at the former Surath Scrap Yard, a piece of property they say could be home to Bay City’s next big development. A year ago, the Bay […]

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com, December 8, 2016 By: Joe Rubin “This just feels like a violation of the compact between government and the public to protect us.” Last April, residents of Sacramento’s working-class Mangan Park neighborhood were invited by city officials to a meeting to discuss a health scare involving the presence of lead particulate in their […]

Source: http://www.sanluisobispo.com, December 8, 2016 By: Matt Fountain Three business properties in the Thread Lane/Buckley Road area next to the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport will be investigated as potential sources of trichloroethylene (TCE), a toxic solvent found to exceed safe levels in groundwater in the Buckley Road area in January 2016. On Thursday, […]

Source: http://patch.com, November 8, 2016 By: Vincent Salzo Officials are suspending roadside maintenance activities at the Exit 33 reconstruction site until the situation can be completely assessed. Asbestos has been found in the soil at the site of the planned Exit 33 reconstruction project on I-95 in Stratford and the state Department of Transportation is […]

Source: http://www.ct.gov, November 4, 2016 The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) and the Department of Public Health (DPH) announced today that air and ground sampling and monitoring will be conducted after asbestos was found in the soil at the site of a CTDOT project involving the design and reconstruction of Exit 33 on I-95 in […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, December 7, 2016 By: Fausto Giovanny Pinto A former environmental officer is suing Paterson Schools, claiming the district mishandled numerous environmental issues like mold and asbestos removal in violation of federal regulations. Brenda Zemo, an Environmental Occupational Health and Safety Officer since 2008, claims she was subjected to a hostile workplace after she […]