Source: https://westfaironline.com/, January 30, 2024 By: Phil Hall Attorney General William Tong filed an enforcement action today against United Illuminating, a division of Avangrid (NYSE:AGR), for failing to remediate the contamination at its defunct English Station power plant in New Haven. English Station operated as a coal and oil-fired power plant for United Illuminating from […]

Source: https://www.businessinsurance.com/, January 24, 2024 By: Gavin Souter A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that an Amtrust Financial Services Inc. unit must pay for the defense of a construction company facing a bodily injury claim related to the cleanup of the 2018 Camp Fire in California. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of […]

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/, January 28, 2024 Environmental officials in Ohio were back on the scene Sunday of a fiery tanker truck crash, working to contain thousands of gallons (liters) of diesel fuel that spilled during the accident. The truck that crashed Saturday morning, killing the driver, was carrying about 7,500 gallons (28,390 liters) of diesel, according […]

Source: https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/, January 25, 2024 By: Alex Brown The BP Whiting Refinery in northwest Indiana is working to clean up a pair of leaks that led to the release of toxic chemicals. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report the leaks are being blamed on recent subzero temperatures. Indiana Department of Environmental Management spokesperson Barry […]

Source: https://newschannel9.com/, January 26, 2024 By: AC Barker A chemical plant in Charleston, Tennessee knowingly exposed more than a hundred workers and their family members to hazardous levels of mercury, a ‘mass tort’ lawsuit filed this week claims. More than 150 plaintiffs have signed on to the lawsuit against Olin Chlor-Alkali, and lawyers tell us they […]

Source: https://www.mississippivalleypublishing.com/, January 26, 2024 By: Brad Vidmar The Burlington School District has released the details of their recently revealed $880,000 lawsuit settlement with construction manager Carl A. Nelson and Company (CANCO) for issues related to construction work performed at Aldo Leopold Intermediate School. In September 2020, the district filed a lawsuit against CANCO, Des […]

Source: https://www.wfsb.com/, January 25, 2024 By: Rob PolanskY  Connecticut attorney general William Tong filed two lawsuits against 28 chemical manufacturers on Thursday. Tong said the manufacturers were responsible for knowingly contaminating Connecticut waters and harming public health with toxic “forever chemicals.” The “PFAS” chemicals were used in firefighting and even added to products such as […]

Source: https://kutv.com/, January 23, 2024 By: Kayla Winn Canyon View Middle School is scheduled to resume in-person classes on Wednesday following an investigation into carbon monoxide contamination that prompted remote learning for students and led to several others being treated at a nearby hospital. The contamination, believed to be associated with a remodeling project using […]

Source: https://www.mondaq.com/, January 18, 2024 By: Dianne Phillips , Robert P. Frank , Brian Bunger , Anne-Mette Elkjær Andersen and Meaghan A Colligan of Holland & Knight Highlights Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) remained a policy priority nationwide in 2023, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state environmental agencies engaging in considerable planning […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]