Source: https://www.lataco.com, September 23, 2019 By: Samuel Ribakoff Terry Gonzalez grew up hearing stories of a much different Boyle Heights than what the neighborhood, and Los Angeles, looks like now. “My parents told us stories of my great grandfather working on the old Southern Pacific rail line when we were kids. When this was all […]

Source: https://whnt.com, August 14, 2019 Tyson Foods is blaming temporary piping installed by a contractor for pollution that killed tens of thousands of fish in a north Alabama river. An open letter posted by an arm of the agricultural company says about 220,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater was released from a River Valley Ingredients […]

Source: https://www.tallahassee.com, July 3, 2019 By: Jeff Burlew The builder of Canopy at Welaunee has agreed to pay $85,000 to settle a Florida Department of Environmental Protection lawsuit filed after erosion and sediment controls failed following heavy rain, leading to offsite flooding and sediment pollution. DEP in August sued Sandco, Inc., which is building the massive […]

Source: http://www.startribune.com, September 20, 2019 By: Dee DePass and Jennifer Bjorhus 3M Co. is idling some manufacturing at an Alabama plant while it works with regulators on compliance issues related to chemical byproducts discharged into the Tennessee River, company officials confirmed Friday. 3M officials said the partial shutdown of the plant in Decatur, Ala., is […]

Source: https://www.fresnobee.com, September 20, 2019 By: Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado Many nights this summer Mardonio Solorio woke up coughing blood and gasping for air. The 45-year-old Fresno man felt like his lungs were burning. Solorio’s wife fixed home remedies she learned how to prepare in their native Mexico. She prayed. She lit candles and placed them at […]

Source: https://www.dandodiary.com/2019/09/articles/insurance-coverage/cal-sup-ct-notice-prejudice-rule-represents-a-fundamental-california-public-policy/, September 16, 2019 By: Kevin LaCroix, RT ProExec Under the so-called “notice-prejudice Rule” applicable in some jurisdictions, insurers can deny coverage for claims based on the policyholder’s late provision of notice of claim only in the event that the late notice materially prejudiced the insurer. In a recent decision, the California Supreme Court, […]

Source: https://www.seacoastonline.com, September 19, 2019 By: Alex LaCasse A contracted engineer firm is eying the town’s fire station as the likely source of PFAS contamination that is impacting businesses in the town center. Read more.

Source: https://www.ctpost.com, September 20, 2019 By: Shawn R. Beals The Metropolitan District Commission has filed its second lawsuit of the summer against the state, now alleging that the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is responsible for PFAS contamination in the groundwater from the closed Hartford landfill. Read more.

Source: https://e360.yale.edu, September 18, 2019 Scientists have discovered that a soil microbe commonly found in New Jersey wetlands can break down one of the toughest class of pollutants, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Often referred to as “forever chemicals,” PFAS are found in household products from non-stick pans, to dental floss, to water-repellant fabric. […]

Source: https://www.wtnh.com, September 18, 2019 People in the Fairfield community are voicing their anger over contaminated soil around town. The State Division of Criminal Justice organized a meeting on Wednesday to answer residents’ concerns. It came two years after the finding of contaminants at the city’s public works yard. In August 2019, toxic materials were […]

Source: https://www.dailycamera.com, September 18, 2019 By: Kelsey Hammon Boulder Heights residents were eager for answers Wednesday night as they packed the Boulder Mountain Fire Protection District’s Station 2 for a public meeting to address PFAS contamination at one of the station’s wells. In April, Boulder Mountain Fire Chief John Benson said that fluorochemicals, known as […]

Source: https://chicago.cbslocal.com, September 17, 2019 The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday was investigating whether a construction site might be the cause of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Batavia. The construction site is located on Fabyan Parkway. A crew using any aerosol or water device could spread Legionella bacteria, the IDPH said. Read more.