Source: https://www.wqow.com/, August 21, 2023 By: Felicity Bosk The City of Eau Claire has filed a lawsuit against companies that manufacture PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.” In a press release, city officials said that PFAS has been detected in Eau Claire groundwater and wells. Because of this the city has had to shut down nearly half […]

Source: Distinguished Programs A commercial retail center received complaints from tenants about musty odors coming from the basement storage areas. During a maintenance inspection, it was determined that the basement drains were not able to drain properly  due to the buildup of sediments within the pipes causing water to back up into the storage areas. […]

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, August 18, 2023 By: Tom Perkins The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office responsible for protecting the public from toxic substances has changed how it defines PFAS for a second time since 2021, a move critics say they fear will exclude thousands of “forever chemicals” from regulation and largely benefit industry. Instead of using a […]

Source: https://42freeway.com/, August 21, 2023 The Paint Works remediation effort continues in Gibbsboro, with two more buildings coming down and a large wooded area cleared, all to remove contaminated soil and then replace it with clean fill… and then restore the properties to their natural state. This is all part of a much larger clean […]

Source: Distinguished Programs A large dairy farm’s wastewater lagoon failed in a large storm event. This resulted in the release of over 1,000,000 gallons of wastewater containing animal waste  to the surrounding area, with discharges reaching a nearby stream. Cleanup costs and associated natural resource damages exceeded $200,000.

Source: The Berkshire Eagle, August 19, 2023 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ The count of lawsuits against General Electric Co. and Monsanto over instances of cancer stemming from alleged exposure of PCBs in Pittsfield is now up to three. A second city mother who claims her young son’s cancer was caused by PCBs is now also suing […]

Source: Distinguished Programs An ammonia leak was detected at a meat processing and packaging facility that used the gas as a refrigerant, resulting in the evacuation of everyone within a one-mile radius of the facility. There were multiple inhalation- related injuries, as well as damage to food products within the facility. Disposal costs for the […]

Source: https://www.fox32chicago.com/, August 17, 2023 By: Kasey Chronis A dangerous chemical spill in the western suburbs prompted a HAZMAT response Thursday evening, when a toxic and deadly gas was accidentally concocted during routine pool maintenance. Just before 5:30 p.m., the Warrenville Fire Department responded to The Westlyn apartment complex in the 28000 block of Diehl […]

Source: https://www.jsonline.com/, August 18, 2023 By: Laura Schulte  Residents in a small northern Wisconsin town are suing a paper mill they say is responsible for the spread of “forever chemicals” on nearby farm fields, leading to contamination in their private wells. Four residents in the Town of Stella filed a lawsuit last week against the Ahlstrom-Munksjö […]

Source: https://www.jsonline.com/. August 16, 2023 By: Yash Ry and Sophia Vento For Tonya Hill, an early morning door knock from a Milwaukee health official was the first time she had heard of the toxic carcinogen trichloroethylene, or TCE. Now, Hill is one of more than 250 residents evacuated from two Milwaukee-area apartment complexes due to […]

Source: https://abc13.com/, August 14, 2023 By: Alejandra Martinez Texas has filed a civil lawsuit against the oil giant Shell, claiming the chemical fire that burned for close to three days at its facility near Houston in May caused environmental damage from airborne contaminants and waste that flowed into nearby waterways. Read more.

Source: Distinguished Programs A waste-oil tank at a bulk storage facility was overfilled during a routine transfer spilling waste oil into the secondary containment system. A valve in the  secondary containment system was left open during a recent clean-out, and the waste oil was released into the neighboring river. The spill impacted a marina,  river, […]