Source: https://www.kezi.com/, May 21, 2024 By: Aaron Arellano The Oregon Department of Agriculture filed a lawsuit against Lakeview Stables for allegedly leaching contaminants into the water of Fern Ridge Reservoir for the past seven years. Since 2016, the ODA said they have frequently reached out to the owners of the Lakeview Stables property through verbal […]

Source: https://www.aboutlawsuits.com/, May 22, 2024 By: Irvin Jackson BASF has agreed to pay $316.5 million to resolve liability the company faces in lawsuits brought by dozens of cities and municipalities nationwide, over widespread water contamination caused by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contained in firefighting foam and other products manufactured by the company. While PFAS […]

Source: https://www.usatoday.com/, May 21, 2024 By: Cecilia Garzella Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new emission standards targeting coal-fired power plants that aim to cut their carbon pollution, a major contributor to global warming and climate change, by 90%. This federal initiative marks a significant step toward combating rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns caused by […]

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, May 21, 2024 By: Kyle Bagenstose The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $300m in new funding to clean up and redevelop 200 industrial sites across the country. Speaking on Monday from what was once an oil station in south-west Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood, the EPA’s administrator, Michael Regan, said his agency would allocate […]

Source: https://whyy.org/, May 21, 2024 By: Sophia Schmidt A chain link fence surrounds a tangle of green brush where oil tanks once stood at the site of the shuttered 49th Street Terminal along the Schuylkill River in Southwest Philadelphia. Local economic development officials have big plans for the vacant site. But first, they need to […]

Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/, May 21, 2024 German chemical company BASF said on Tuesday it reached a $316.5 million settlement with some U.S. public water systems that claimed toxic “forever chemicals” in firefighting foam made by the company contaminated their water supplies. The money provided by the settlement, which must be approved by a federal judge, will […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, May 13, 2024 By: Joseph M. Englert, Dylan M. Bensinger and Mikaela Whitman, McGuireWoods LLP On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the designation of two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and their salts and structural isomers—as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, […]

Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/, May 3, 2024 By: David Goldsmith, Parker, Smith & Feek In the construction industry, design-build (DB) ventures have significantly increased in popularity in recent years. DB projects combine the design and construction phases of a construction project under a single contract, promising efficiency and cost savings. However, the DB method also introduces significant challenges, including […]

Source: https://www.wltx.com/, May 15, 2024 A chemical spill in Bishopville led to a cleanup effort around the town Wednesday. According to Lee County Fire-Rescue, authorities are on the site of a spill between that happened between Lee State Park Road and Interstate 20 southbound on US 15 North, North Main Street, Sumter Highway and South Main […]

Source: https://www.npr.org/, May 16, 2024 A barge slammed into a bridge pillar in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into waters near busy shipping channels and closing the only road to a small neighboring island. No injuries were reported. The impact sent pieces of the bridge, which connects Galveston to Pelican Island, tumbling on top […]

Source: https://cu-citizenaccess.org/, May 14, 2024 By: Vivian La The Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) facility in Decatur, which processes grain products into food ingredients and ethanol, released 2.7 million pounds of toxic chemicals in 2022, including one that can damage the central nervous system. In Champaign, just blocks away from a residential neighborhood, the Kraft Heinz factory, which makes food […]

Source: https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/, May 7, 2024 by: Jared Strong A farmers’ co-op employee left open a valve on a clogged fertilizer line that — for an unknown reason — became unclogged when no one was present and heavily polluted the East Nishnabotna River in March, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The spill at […]