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August 30, 2019

PFAS toxins found in drinking water throughout Southern California

Source: https://www.ocregister.com, August 30, 2019 By: Martin Wisckol Wells of nearly two dozen Southern California water agencies have reportable levels of PFAS, a chemical family increasingly linked to cancer, liver and kidney damage, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, low fertility, low birth weight and ulcerative colitis. Six of those agencies have shut down wells in the […]

August 30, 2019

Huron River still fighting contamination one year after PFAS crisis

Source: https://www.mlive.com, August 29, 2019 By: Paula Gardner One year after warnings about PFAS in the Huron River shocked Southeast Michigan, communities along the waterway are still fighting to eliminate all sources of contamination. A major industrial polluter dramatically reduced its PFAS flowing into the river, but many concerns – and the investigation into additional sources of […]

August 30, 2019

Are Maine farms at risk for PFAS contamination?

Source: https://www.newscentermaine.com, August 29, 2019 By: Vivien Leigh A state task force wants to find out if farm land across Maine is at risk for contamination from so-called ‘forever chemicals’. PFAS is a class of industrial chemicals used to make household goods to fire fighting foam. The chemicals have been linked to serious health problems […]

August 30, 2019

Indy Environment: Groundwater cleanup of dry-cleaning chemical plume begins By Daniel Rothberg Daniel Rothberg

Source: https://thenevadaindependent.com, August 29, 2019 Byu: Daniel Rothberg It took nearly two decades of legal wrangling, but workers have started to clean a Las Vegas groundwater plume that was caused by the improper disposal of a dry-cleaning chemical known as perchloroethylene, or perc. The groundwater cleanup began on June 19. Read more.

August 29, 2019

Class action status OK'd for PFOA contamination suit

Source: https://www.reformer.com, August 28, 2019 By: Jim Therrien Residents seeking damages over PFOA contamination of groundwater in an area around former ChemFab Corp. plants in Bennington have won another round in their suit against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics. U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford has ruled that the suit can go forward as a class action.  […]

August 28, 2019

Lawsuit In Vermont PFOA Contamination Case Now Class-Action

Source: https://www.wamc.org, August 27, 2019 By: Pat Bradley A federal judge says a civil lawsuit filed by Vermont residents seeking damages from PFOA contamination in their Bennington neighborhood can proceed as a class-action lawsuit. U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford ruled that the suit against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, which means qualified property owners can join […]

August 28, 2019

Mineola files suit against 3M, DuPont, says its products contaminated drinking water

Source: Newsday (Melville, NY), August 27, 2019 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com The Village of Mineola is among three Long Island communities suing DuPont and 3M, alleging both companies knowingly sold household products with harmful ingredients that have polluted drinking water. Drinking water wells in Mineola have been contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate, or PFOA and […]

August 28, 2019

Insurance companies of hog farmers may take hit

Source: https://www.bladenjournal.com, August 19, 2019 By: Alan Wooten Insurance companies of farmers tied to lawsuits already lost by Smithfield Foods’ subsidiary Murphy-Brown could be on the hook for millions of dollars in damages. Eleven insurance companies of Murphy-Brown were named defendants in the case filed in North Carolina Business Court on March 5. Judge Gregory […]

August 26, 2019

Tainted Water, Ignored Warnings and a Boss With a Criminal Past

Source: New York Times Online, August 24, 2019 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com In the year after receiving test results showing alarming levels of lead in this city’s drinking water, Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark made a number of unexpected decisions. He mailed a brochure to all city residents assuring them that “the quality of water meets […]

August 26, 2019

David Beckham’s Miami stadium site is ‘contaminated’ and closed until further notice

Source: https://www.cnbc.com, August 21, 2019 By: Adam Reed The proposed site for David Beckham’s new Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise, Inter Miami, has been closed “until further notice” by city officials following environmental analysis that revealed high levels of arsenic and other pollutants in the soil. Read more.

August 26, 2019

Unsafe Arsenic Levels Found at Beckham Soccer Stadium Site in Miami

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com, August 22, 2019 An environmental report poses a new problem for the proposed site of David Beckham’s Major League Soccer stadium in Miami: Tests show the soil is far more toxic than expected. According to the Miami Herald, the analysis found arsenic contamination reaching more than twice the legal limit and hazardous debris […]

August 26, 2019

Hamilton senior housing complex has 3 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease

Source: https://www.trentonian.com, August 17, 2019 By: Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman A senior housing complex remains under investigation as health officials probe the building’s environmental safety over bacteria concerns. Since 2018, the Alvin E. Gershen Apartments off Klockner Road has developed a strong association with Legionnaires’ disease, a severe and potentially deadly form of pneumonia. Read more.

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