Source: https://scripps.ucsd.edu, August 19, 2016 Scripps scientist findings may have implications for current remediation strategies A new study led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego scientist Jane Willenbring challenges the long-held belief that asbestos fibers cannot move through soil. The findings have important implications for current remediation strategies aimed […]

Source: http://www.ibtimes.com, August 22, 2016 By: Alexandra Suarez Residents of the West Calumet Housing Complex in East Chicago, Indiana, were completely devastated by the news that their housing units would be demolished after it was revealed that the topsoil in the area was contaminated with lead. In July, residents of the complex were told that the building […]

Source: The New York Times< August 19, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Harley-Davidson has agreed to pay a $12 million civil fine and stop selling illegal aftermarket devices that cause its motorcycles to emit too much pollution, the Justice Department said on Thursday. The settlement resolves government accusations that Harley sold roughly 340,000 ”super tuners,” enabling […]

Source: http://www.telegram.com, August 20, 2016 By: Cyrus Moulton Worcester Regional Transit Authority Administrator Jonathan E. Church said a project to excavate and dispose of contaminated soil at the site of the new maintenance facility will be completed next week, even as a new incident of contamination comes to light. Mr. Church told the WRTA board […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, August 20, 2016 By: MaryAnn Spoto The owners of an Ocean County-based asphalt manufacturing plant have agreed to pay $10 million to settle a decades-old groundwater contamination case that affected more than 1,000 residents of a nearby development in Manchester. The tentative agreement between the state Department of Environmental Protection and the owners and operators […]

Source: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com, August 21, 2016 By: Craig Fox With an environmental remediation ongoing about a mile away, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has announced that a second cleanup will soon start at the former New York Air Brake site on Starbuck Avenue. The new $1 million cleanup project, expected to take four months, will […]

Source: Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA), August 19, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Groundwater in a section of the Barnstable County Fire and Rescue Training Academy has more than 3,000 times the level of a “chemical of emerging concern” than allowed by a federal health advisory for drinking water. And state environmental officials are asking county […]

Source: http://xlcatlin.com, August 18, 2016 What are they, and why should I care? When an insurance company pays for a loss, and someone other than its insured might be to blame, the insurance company can sue those responsible to recover the financial losses it paid on the insured’s behalf. The subrogation means that the insurance […]

Source: http://www.meadvilletribune.com, August 16, 2016 By: Keith Gushard A planned $12 million housing project in Meadville has been set back by the discovery of arsenic on the site earlier this year, but it has not derailed the plans, according to a spokeswoman for its development company. “Absolutely,” Jocelyn Bos, director of senior housing development for […]

Source: The New York Times, August 13, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com State environmental officials took action on Friday to hold the federal Defense Department accountable for water contamination in Newburgh, N.Y., saying that firefighting foam containing a dangerous chemical, used at a local military base, polluted the city’s water supply. The New York State Department […]

Source: http://www.wateronline.com, August 15, 2016 By: Sara Jerome A town in Oregon is still reeling from a train derailment two months ago, discovering the crash leaked oil into the groundwater supply. A Union Pacific oil train derailed in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge in June, raising concerns about nearby water service and knocking the wastewater system […]

Source: http://www.telegram.com, August 12, 2016 By: Brian Lee A landfill consultant to Southbridge suggests three Charlton businesses and a vacant residential property are possible sources of toxins found in residential wells in a nearby neighborhood in Charlton. Tighe & Bond’s comprehensive status report Monday to the state Department of Environmental Protection suggested InCom Inc. at […]