Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, July 23, 2024 By: Amy Wang, Ward and Smith, P.A. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have become a focal point of regulatory scrutiny nationwide due to their persistent environmental presence and potential health risks. For businesses, navigating the evolving landscape of PFAS regulation is crucial—these substances are widely used in various industrial and […]

Source: https://www.epa.gov/ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 25 selected applications for over $4.3 billion in grants to implement community-driven solutions to the climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice, and accelerate America’s clean energy transition. The selected applications will fund state, local, and Tribal entities located in 30 states. The grants will be […]

Source: https://www.ecowatch.com/, July 10, 2024 By: Cristen Hemingway Jaynes A new study by economists from West Virginia University (WVU) has found hot spots of harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) “forever chemicals” in United States public water systems, including in higher-income, densely populated areas, as well as those that use groundwater. At least four PFAS contamination hot spots were identified in the […]

Source: https://www.njspotlightnews.org/, July 22, 2024 By: Lilo H. Stainton Seven years ago, Morristown resident Kevin Hanlon, then 47, was recovering from lung cancer when he encountered something in a Manhattan office building that proved even more deadly: Legionella. The bacteria, spread through water droplets propelled by powerful commercial air conditioners, resulted in Legionnaires’ disease, a […]

Source: https://www.fox29.com/, July 17, 2024 By: Shawnette Wilson Residents of a high-rise in Center City are having a major problem after they say the windows keep falling out! “It’s right on the Schuylkill River trail. It’s a 10-minute walk to the hustle and bustle of Center City,” said Sam Myers. He absolutely loved the unit […]

Source: https://metrophiladelphia.com/, July 17, 2024 By: Jack Tomczuk A potential chemical leak from a former industrial site has shuttered a section of Bartram’s Garden and sparked concerns about contamination of the Schuylkill River. Preliminary testing of the site indicated the presence of chromium, a carcinogen, according to the nonprofit John Bartram Association, which operates the Southwest Philadelphia […]

Source: https://lapublicpress.org/, July 10, 2024 By: Alfredo Santana Twelve residents of Maywood, all diagnosed with cancer, have filed a class-action lawsuit against a company that sterilizes medical equipment for allegedly leaking, over decades, a toxic carcinogen that, the residents say, has led to a cancer cluster in the small Southeast LA city. The residents are […]

Source: https://pubs.acs.org/, February 29, 2016 By: Elizabeth Wilson Engineers finally capped the massive methane leak in Southern California earlier this month. The leak, at the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility, had spewed the potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere for more than three months. Now scientists, engineers, and policy-makers are assessing the disaster’s ramifications, […]

Source: https://www.abc27.com/, October 3, 2021 By: Kristine de Leon, Christina Pascucci A massive oil spill off the Southern California coastline has prompted the closure of beachfront areas from the Huntington Beach Pier down to Newport Beach, according to city officials Sunday morning. At least 126,000 gallons (98,420 liters) of oil spilled into the waters off […]

Source: July 9, 2024 By: Josh Landes A mill redevelopment project in Lee, Massachusetts is working to clean up chemical contaminants as it continues its long journey to fruition. The Eagle Mill campus sits on the banks of the Housatonic River in the heart of Lee. The $80 million project to transform the former industrial […]

Source: https://www.financierworldwide.com/, August 2024 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued final risk management rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) banning certain uses of two chemicals: chrysotile asbestos and methylene chloride. The identity of these two chemicals is less important than the process by which the EPA concluded that the banned uses […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, July 1, 2024 By: Bilal Khattab and Sarah Turpin, K&L Gates LLP The United States (US) has seen an explosion of litigation in recent years relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), referred to by some as “forever chemicals” because they are slow to degrade and can stay in the environment for many […]