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January 22, 2024

Lead contamination leads to Brew Tulum suing the property owners and managers of building

Source: https://www.ksdk.com/, January 20, 2024 By: Mercedes Mackay A pair of St. Louis business owners are suing their landlords after lead contamination forced them to close their café on Delmar. Brew Tulum owner, Laura McNamara, said they are speaking out in hopes of change. Read more.

January 22, 2024

Cleaning up: Removing contaminated sediment at the Bellingham Shipping Terminal

Source: https://ecology.wa.gov/, January 22, 2024 By: Lucy McInerney and Scarlet Tang 2023 was a busy year for advancing cleanup of the Bellingham waterfront, and 2024 promises more of the same as dredging of contaminated sediment is expected to begin later this month at the Bellingham Shipping Terminal. With federal funding, the Port of Bellingham is […]

January 19, 2024

Carbon monoxide leak at Yale construction site leaves 14 hospitalized

Source: https://yaledailynews.com/, January 18, 2024 By: Natasha Khazzam & Arela Lopez Fourteen people were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning on Wednesday morning following a construction-site gas leak at 73 Howe St. Emergency responders determined that the Yale-hired construction firm, Babbidge Construction Company, had not been using carbon monoxide detectors. The carbon monoxide exposure originated from […]

January 18, 2024

New Hampshire resort hot tub suspected in fatal Legionella exposure incident

Source: https://turnto10.com, January 16, 2024 A New Hampshire resort hot tub is believed to be the source of Legionella exposure last month. Officials said it happened at the Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa in Whitefield. Read more.

January 18, 2024

Lawsuits claim ‘forever chemicals’ from Decatur industries causing illnesses

Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/, January 18, 2024 By: David Gambino Several north Alabama residents filed lawsuits in Morgan County Circuit Court alleging they are suffering from various cancers and other illnesses caused by “forever chemicals” discharged by 3M, Daikin America and Toray Fluorofibers. The lawsuits focus on alleged harm from PFOA and PFOS, two chemicals in a […]

January 17, 2024

New Hanover County Sues Manufacturers Over PFAS Impact

Source: https://www.wilmingtonbiz.com/, January 16, 2024 By: Audrey Elsberry New Hanover County filed a lawsuit last week against 27 companies making or selling materials contaminated with polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The county announced the lawsuit’s filing in a Tuesday news release. PFAS are “forever chemicals,” that have reportedly contaminated the region’s air, groundwater and surface water for […]

January 16, 2024

JURY ORDERS MONSANTO TO PAY NEARLY $1 BILLION TO SCHOOLCHILDREN AND PARENTS

Source: https://www.thecooldown.com/, January 16, 2024 By: Susan Elizabeth Turek A group of seven former students and parent volunteers are reportedly set to receive a payout of nearly $1 billion after they were reportedly exposed to and sickened by toxic chemicals leaking from light fixtures. Reuters reported Dec. 18 that a Washington state jury found that Monsanto, […]

January 16, 2024

Greenidge commits to environmental cleanup in agreement with EPA

Source: https://www.fingerlakes1.com/, January 13, 2024 Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc., a cryptocurrency datacenter and power generation company, has reached an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to remove an old coal ash pond at its Dresden facility. This pond, over 60 years old, was a leftover from the site’s previous coal-fired operations. Since acquiring the […]

January 16, 2024

New Mexico’s Battle Against PFAS Contamination: A Deep Dive Into the Health Concerns and Remediation Efforts

Source: https://medriva.com/, January 10, 2024 By: Mason Walker Unraveling the PFAS Contamination Issue in New Mexico The New Mexico Environment Department is intensifying its investigation into PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contamination near the U.S. Air Force base in eastern New Mexico. These chemicals, also known as ‘forever chemicals’, have been linked to various health […]

January 12, 2024

How Texas polluters classify big facilities as smaller ones to avoid stricter environmental rules and public input

Source: https://www.texastribune.org/, January 5, 2024 By: Dylan Baddour and Martha Pskowski When the Intercontinental Terminals Company sought a permit to expand its tank farm and terminal on the Houston Ship Channel in 2014, a reviewer with Texas’ environmental regulator expressed a long list of concerns. ITC, the reviewer for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality wrote, […]

January 12, 2024

EPA announces $1 billion in grant funding for electric school buses

Source: https://electrek.co/, January 8, 2024 By: Michelle Lewis The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced nearly $1 billion in grant funding for electric school buses across the US – enough for more than 2,700 clean buses. Sixty-seven applicants have been selected for funding in 280 school districts serving over 7 million students across 37 states. […]

January 12, 2024

‘The impacts are real’: New satellite images show East Coast sinking faster than we thought

Source: https://www.usatoday.com/, January 9, 2024 By: Emilee Coblentz New satellite images show the eastern U.S. coast is sinking at a faster rate than what was first reported last year, according to a new study published in the journal PNAS Nexus. Back in September, a team of scientists out of Southern California found that the New York City metro area is sinking […]

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