Source: https://www.postandcourier.com, July 20, 2019 By: Andrew Brown Nearly every major military installation in South Carolina could be polluted with toxic chemicals from a firefighting foam, which has seeped into the environment and fouled drinking water across the country. The Post and Courier revealed several studies earlier this month that confirmed four Air Force bases […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com, July 15, 2019 Authorities say Jim Beam will be fined for the warehouse fire that contaminated nearby waters with bourbon and killed fish. Kentucky’s Energy and Environment Cabinet spokesman John Mura tells WKYT-TV that there will be a penalty. He says the state Department of Fish & Wildlife may also fine the company. The […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com, July 19, 2019 By: Valerie Volcovici The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said it will not ban the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which has been linked to health issues in children, from use on U.S.-grown fruits and vegetables. The agency denied the petition by a dozen environmental groups, led by Earthjustice, to […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com, July 19, 2019 Buy: Doublas Busvine Germany’s Bayer AG welcomed on Friday a call by a U.S. judge to cut a $2 billion damages award to a Californian couple by a jury which found that its glyphosate-based weed killer had caused their cancer. The company had in June asked Judge Winifred Y. Smith, […]

Source: https://www.heraldnews.com, July 19, 2019 By: Jeffrey D. Wagner The district’s four-year fight to stop manganese contamination in the Macomber Primary School drinking water supply might be coming to an end. Superintendent Gary Reese said $50,000 was approved at a recent School Committee meeting to contract with a company to install a new system. He […]

Source: San Jose Mercury News (CA), July 17, 2019 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com As part of a settlement in a decades-old legal battle, several former manufacturers of lead paint will have to pay $305 million to a number of Bay Area cities and counties to clean up the toxic substance. The money — paid by Sherwin-Williams […]

Source: https://axaxl.com, June 14, 2019 By: Matt O’Malley, President, North American Environmental, AXA XL As the saying goes – there is no use crying over spilled milk. For many businesses, dealing with spilled milk is not a likely problem. Instead, the question is – what happens when fuel oil, hydraulic fluid, stored chemicals, or other substances […]

Source: Mondaq Business Briefing, July 16, 2019 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com As technology has increased, there has been an inevitable proliferation in the number of electromagnetic and radio-frequency field sources that people are exposed to on a daily basis. These include Wi-Fi, power lines, mobile phones and masts, IT equipment and other electronic devices. There are […]

Source: https://www.ajc.com, July 16, 2019 By: Chelsea Prince A downtown Atlanta hotel has closed its doors while officials test for a rare, and sometimes deadly, form of pneumonia. Three people who stayed at the Sheraton Atlanta on Courtland Street tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease, which is contracted by breathing in mist or swallowing water containing […]

Source: https://www.phillytrib.com, July 15, 2019 By: Mark Eichmann Dover Air Force Base has been testing nearby water wells for contamination of a class of toxic chemicals called PFAS since 2014. Those tests found one contaminated well in 2016. After further tests, Air Force officials thought there were no more contaminated wells. They were wrong. New […]

Source: Business Insider, July 15, 2019 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com Massachusetts recently issued a public health warning about chemicals called PFAS found in brands of bottled water sold at Whole Foods and CVS in the state. The “forever chemicals” have been associated with cancer, liver damage, and developmental issues. An environmental group has uncovered PFAS at more than 700 sites — including […]

Source: http://www.startribune.com, July 14, 2019 By: Jim Spencer New laws on chemical pollutant may mean billions to Maplewood-based manufacturer.  New federal laws will soon address a national chemical pollution problem and could put 3M and other producers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — better known as PFAS — into a multibillion-dollar financial bind. Once marketed […]