Source: https://www.france24.com/, May 8, 2021 The collapse of a Mexico City metro overpass that left 25 people dead could have been caused by defects in the steel beams or damage to the joints, experts told AFP. The capital’s mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum, said after Monday’s accident, which also left 80 injured, that a beam holding up […]

Source: https://wausaupilotandreview.com/, May 5, 2021 By: Shereen Siewert The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is requiring 3M in Wausau to investigate and clean up environmental contamination on property the company purchased late last year, an area adjacent to a largely residential neighborhood. The company received a responsible party letter from the DNR in February outlining […]

Source: https://www.enr.com, April 30, 2021 By: Mary B. Powers and Tim Newcomb A federal district court judge in Washington state has approved a $1.8-million settlement between contractor Flatiron West and its subcontractor, PTS Surveying Inc., for survey errors that caused a misalignment on a bridge that was part of a completed $206-million segment of the […]

Source: https://dartmouth.theweektoday.com/, May 4, 2021 By: Kate Robinson The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has found that both the town of Dartmouth and the city of New Bedford are at least partly responsible for historic dumping of toxic waste in Dartmouth’s Bliss Corner neighborhood. According to a release from Dartmouth Town Administrator Shawn MacInnes, MassDEP […]

Source: https://www.sevendaysvt.com/, May 5, 2021 By: Kevin McCallum Many Vermont lawmakers say they are ready to ban the “forever chemicals” that have contaminated drinking water in parts of the state. They have many reasons. In Vermont’s best-known case, the chemicals known as PFAS contaminated hundreds of wells in Bennington after two former textile factories in the […]

Source: https://www.bgdailynews.com/, May 4, 2021 The city of Dayton has sued the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the U.S. Department of Defense for failing to stop water contaminants from entering a source of the city’s drinking water. The lawsuit filed Monday in the Southern District of Ohio accuses the air base of failing to stop […]

Source: https://www.tmj4.com/, May 4, 2021 By: John McCracken Craig Koller grew up splashing through backyard creeks and biking gravel trails, sometimes through the Johnson Control Industries Fire Technology Center. Black smoke wafted overhead as it conducted controlled burns to test firefighting foam, producing a dangerous “forever chemical” known as PFAS. Read more.

Source: http://www.rmmagazine.com/, May 3, 2021 By: Robert D. Chesler and Robert M. Horkovich Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may pose the single greatest environmental liability risk to companies today. Used in a wide variety of products including firefighting foam, Teflon, shoes, carpets and clothing, these manmade chemicals travel quickly and persist in groundwater. They require complex and […]

Source: https://wwmt.com/, April 30, 2021 By: Trisha McCauley A $11.9 million settlement was reached in a lawsuit filed over high levels of PFAS contamination in Parchment drinking water. Jesika Sage, Parchment resident, said her family of nine, like many others in Parchment, have been dealing with contaminated waters for years. Read more.

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, May 3, 2021</span Florida jury has award a woman $48 million after a leaky roof led to contamination of her apartment by mold, which caused her debilitating illness. It all started in 2015 when 56-year-old Lynette Jividen moved into an apartment complex. The roof already leaked and had evidence of mold. Jividen moved […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, April 30, 2021 By: Tori B. Powell An underground radioactive chemical storage tank in southeast Washington state is leaking gallons of nuclear waste, according to the Washington State Department of Ecology, which is overseeing the site’s cleanup. The 75-year-old tank B-109 at Hanford Nuclear Reservation is estimated to be leaking 3.5 gallons of waste a […]

Source: https://www.natlawreview.com/, April 28, 2021 Just a few days ago, an $11.9 million settlement was announced in a Michigan lawsuit in which a class of approximately 3,000 plaintiffs alleged that a PFAS manufacturer and a PFAS-using paper mill contaminated drinking water supplies, thereby polluting the environment and placing nearby citizens at increased risk of adverse […]