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December 26, 2012

In Barnett Shale, monitors make sure that the air we breathe is safe

Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 23, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Early next year, a sophisticated air quality monitor is expected to go into operation near O.D. Wyatt High School in Fort Worth, the 11th such device deployed to measure pollutants in the Barnett Shale. The monitors, four of which were installed this year in Arlington, […]

December 26, 2012

WILDOMAR: Neighbors alleging contamination voice frustration

Source: http://www.nctimes.com, December 19, 2012 By: Michael J. Williams Residents of a Wildomar neighborhood attending a meeting with county and state officials this week vehemently called on them to investigate whether the soil on their properties is contaminated. “People are sick and dying. We have lost everything,” said Xonia Villanueva, directing her remarks at representatives […]

December 26, 2012

Landfill Cleanup Is a Money Pit for Ex-Owners

Source: Courthouse News Service, December 20, 2012 By: Joseph Celentino Owners and insurers connected to an Indiana landfill abandoned in the early 1980s may have to shell out additional funds for cleanup efforts, the 7th Circuit ruled. From 1977 to 1982, Environmental Chemical and Conservation Co., or Enviro-Chem, operated waste-disposal and recycling sites near Zionsville, […]

December 26, 2012

Letting the Coal Ash Settle: The Kingston Disaster 4 Years Later

Source: http://blog.cleanenergy.org, December 21, 2012 By: Angela Garrone, Esq. Just before 1 a.m. on Monday, December 22, 2008, TVA’s coal ash impoundment at its Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, TN ruptured and spilled 1.1 billion gallons (5.4 million cubic yards) of toxic coal ash into the surrounding community and waterways – covering more than […]

December 21, 2012

Request Made to Open Files on Drilling Suit

Read here about a hearing date that has been set as a result of a media request to open files related to a drilling lawsuit.  

December 21, 2012

MD Judge Rules in Favor of Chicken Farmer

Read here about a Maryland judge who has ruled that a chicken farmer is not responsible for pollution in a nearby river.  

December 21, 2012

TX Company Fined

Read here about a Texas company that has been fined for a sinkhole and oil and methane releases in Louisiana.  

December 21, 2012

BRIEF: EBV pays nearly $600,000 penalty for emissions violations at plant near Carthage

Source: The Joplin Globe (MO), December 19, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A munitions demolition plant near Carthage has agreed to pay a federal penalty of nearly $600,000 to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. Those allegations against EBV Explosives Environmental Co. include operating a thermal treatment unit without obtaining a valid permit, exceeding […]

December 21, 2012

MN Cheese Plant Fined

Read here about a cheese plant in Minnesota that has been fined for wastewater violations.  

December 21, 2012

Judge Holds Canadian Co. Teck Resources Liable for Cleanup Costs Under EPA Superfund Law

Source: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com, December 19, 2012 By: Jack McNeel U.S. District Court is holding a British Columbia, Canada, mining company liable for cleanup costs under the Superfund law for polluting the Columbia River, which borders the Colville Indian Reservation—the first time that a foreign company has been subjected to the U.S. law. The Canada-based Teck Metals […]

December 21, 2012

Old Lead Factories May Stick Taxpayers with Cleanup

Source: http://www.sci-tech-today.com, December 19, 2012 By: Alison Young Making polluters pay for cleanups is a cornerstone of environmental laws. But in the case of old smelter sites, some firms have either reorganized or used bankruptcy to shed financial responsibility. Some firms have undergone reorganizations or used carefully worded language in purchase agreements to limit their […]

December 20, 2012

Fracking Health Study Sought in NY

Read here about environmental groups in New York who are seeking release of details from a fracking health study.  

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