Source: https://chicago.cbslocal.com, October 12, 2019 A child has tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease in the Duneland School Corporation in Northwest Indiana, which closed its schools earlier this month after an employee tested positive for the disease. Chesterton Middle School and Westchester Intermediate School were closed on Oct. 4 after the school district received elevated water testing […]

Source: https://www.wral.com, October 15, 2019 North Carolina health officials say a third person has died from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease linked to a hot tub display at a fair. The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the third death to news outlets Monday. Read more.

Source: https://www.northjersey.com, October 15, 2019 By: Kristie Cattafi Removal of soil and debris from a tent at the Quanta Superfund site will begin this week, Environmental Protection Agency officials say. This is the next phase of the cleanup of 115 River Road — known as the Quanta site — which involves digging up contaminated soil that […]

Source: https://www.pressherald.com, October 15, 2019 By: Kevin Miller State environmental officials want the authority to order companies to clean up contamination from emerging “forever chemicals” or to be allowed to tap state funds for remediating contaminated sites on their own. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is preparing a proposal for the 2020 legislative session […]

Source: New York Daily News, October 11, 2019 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com Asbestos-laced cloth will be removed from the ventilation system at one of the city’s biggest bus depots, the Daily News has learned. Contractors on Friday will begin removing the cloth, which was designed to reduce vibrations on the noisy air vents that pump air […]

Source: https://www.duluthnewstribune.com, October 12, 2019 By: John Myers More widespread groundwater and surface water contamination has been discovered on and near the Duluth Air National Guard base from the chemicals known as PFAS — the stuff left behind by firefighting foam, nonstick cookware, Scotchgard and other products. Several sites on and near the base now […]

Source: https://www.internationalairportreview.com, October 11, 2019 Much has been said about contamination with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in and around military installations, but the environmental impact of their use in civilian airports remains largely on the side lines. The term PFAS denotes a large group of manmade fluorocarbon chemicals, of which approximately 650 are in commercial use […]

Source: https://www.lohud.com, October 8, 2019 By: Isabel Keane The Environmental Protection Agency needs to stop “dragging its feet” as toxic arsenic seeps into the soil and water from an abandoned mine in Kent, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said. Arsenic that has been spilling onto private property since 1987 and exposing residents to contaminated water and soil, and has even hospitalized […]

Source: https://www.whio.com, October 8, 2019 The Darke County stream contaminated when manure leaked into it from a field is being cleaned, an Ohio EPA official said in a prepared statement. The cleanup is ongoing and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is monitoring the situation, Dina Pierce, an Ohio EPA spokeswoman, said. “A manure spill was […]

Source: https://www.cpr.org, October 8, 2019 By: Dan Boyce Local environmental activists and state lawmakers gathered near Colorado Springs on Tuesday to call for more federal support to clean up toxic chemical contamination near some of the state’s military bases, including the U.S. Air Force Academy. Firefighting foams used regularly on military bases for decades leached per- and […]

Source: https://www.northjersey.com/, October 10, 2019 By: Richard Cowen Restoration of one of Passaic County’s “sickest” buildings, the 120-year-old county courthouse annex, is behind schedule and running $2 million over budget due mainly to asbestos removal, officials say. Built in 1899, the annex is so loaded with asbestos that workers are still removing the cancer-causing material […]

Source: https://www.whio.com, October 8, 2019 Thousands of fish have turned up dead after manure used for farming leaked into the waterways. People who live in the area say they’re worried for their own health after seeing multiple environmental agencies testing water near their homes. Several residents said they noticed the Ohio EPA, the ODA and […]