Source: https://fairfield.dailyvoice.com, October 31, 2018 By: Zak Failla & Joe Lombardi A Stamford elementary school will be closed for a week to give crews time to remove mold from the building. The Stamford Board of Education announced on Tuesday that due to elevated mold levels, based on preliminary air quality test results that were reported earlier in the day, […]

Source: https://www.freep.com, November 1, 2018 By: Paul Egan The Michigan Attorney General’s Office dragged its feet on putting legal muscle behind state claims that the U.S. Air Force is liable for chemical contamination of waters around a former military base in northern Michigan, according to an attorney who owns nearby property. Anthony Spaniola’s allegations — in part corroborated by minutes of meetings […]

Source: https://www.njherald.com, October 31, 2018 By: Jennifer Jean Miller More than $600,000 in previously cut state aid has been reinstated to the Hopatcong School District to help cover mold remediation costs. The district’s Board of Education announced at its meeting this week that $611,056 in state aid cut during Gov. Phil Murphy’s school funding plan […]

Source: https://westfaironline.com, October 26, 2018 By: Bill Heltzel Faucet Works, a plumbing supply store in Eastchester, is bounded on two sides by gas stations that, according to a lawsuit, have contaminated the store. Frank Sabia, the owner of Faucet Works, sued Groundwater and Environmental ServicesInc. (GES) and CPD New York Energy Corp., operator of one of […]

Source: http://www.michiganradio.org, October 26, 2018 By: Maya Goldman A site that was once home to a Lacks Enterprises plating shop is being investigated for PFAS contamination. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality opened its investigation of the area, which is in Cascade Township near Grand Rapids, on October 19th. It’s now one of more than […]

Source: The Charletston Gazette (WV), October 25, 2018 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com After years of urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to act to prevent combustible dust explosions and fires, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board is asking for feedback about the management and control of combustible dust. Specifically, the call comes as the CSB is […]

Source: https://westfaironline.com, October 22, 2018 by: Bill Heltzel A Yonkers landlord is suing a neighboring landlord for $3 million for allegedly allowing dry cleaning chemicals to pollute his property. James G. Dibbini, president of Preferred Westchester Properties Inc., sued Fay Realty LLC and owner Norman Mirsky on Oct. 17 in Westchester Supreme Court. Dibbini claims […]

Source: https://www.northjersey.com, October 15, 2018 By: Philip DeVencentis Mold has been detected in a majority of residence halls at William Paterson University, forcing more than three dozen students to relocate to other on-campus units. Seven of 10 residence halls and two academic buildings have mold, a university spokeswoman said. The university has not identified those buildings and residence […]

Source: https://www.jsonline.com, October 12, 2018 By: Lee Bergquist A new report from a Johnson Controls subsidiary that manufactures firefighting chemicals in northeastern Wisconsin provides the clearest evidence to date that contaminants from company operations are flowing into Green Bay at multiple points. The analysis shows perfluorinated chemicals — pollutants that are under growing scrutiny nationally —- have […]

Source: https://www.thedp.com, October 10, 2018 By: Julia Klayman Minor evidence of mold, moisture, and mildew was found in about 100 student rooms in the Quad this past weekend. University administrators said they worked with outside contractors over fall break to address the mold, allowing most residents to return to their rooms by Sunday. However, there […]

Source: https://www.wiscnews.com, October 9, 2018 by: Lyn Jerde From now on, workers at Didion Ethanol can’t even flush their toilets into Cambria’s wastewater treatment system. Village Public Works Director Tom Tietz said a wastewater main leading from the decade-old plant has been capped – as Tietz had warned company officials would happen almost a month […]

Source: https://www.thechronicleonline.com, October 9, 2018 By: Cody Mann Clatskanie city officials were notified at this month’s council meeting of an environmental concern at the former Johnson Oil location on Columbia River Highway. The county currently owns the property. Several Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) employees accompanied Columbia County Commissioner Margaret Magruder to the City Council […]