Source: http://www.southcoasttoday.com, July 11, 2016 By: Mike Lawrence Energy provider to seek environmental contractor next year, after relocation to business park Eversource’s announcement last week that it will move next year from its 18-acre site on MacArthur Drive — land slated for the casino bid that abruptly failed last summer — renews questions about cleanup […]

Source: https://insideclimatenews.org, July 11, 2016 By: Neela Banerjee Methane contamination of Colorado water wells from nearby fossil fuel development is likely due to faulty oil and gas well construction rather than hydraulic fracturing, according to a new study of aquifer contamination in the state. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of […]

Source: http://www.southbendtribune.com, July 10, 2016 By: Erin Blasko Alleges owners caused or contributed to contamination The owners of a local dry cleaning business caused or contributed to the release of hazardous substances over a period of more than 50 years, resulting in “significant” soil and groundwater contamination in and around a portion of Ignition Park, […]

Source: http://www.farmforum.net, July 7, 2016 By: David Ganje, Ganje Law Offices The operation of a municipal landfill, also known as a solid waste facility, involves significant legal risks, such as damage caused from a landfill leaking or contamination of groundwater. Modern landfills are created with liners and other collection systems designed to prevent contamination of […]

Source: http://enewspf.com, July 8, 2016 Madigan Also Files Order to Ensure Apartment is Vacant While Lead Paint is Addressed Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit Thursday against a suburban property owner for violating the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act by failing to fix cracked and peeling lead paint in a Berwyn […]

Source: http://www.northjersey.com, July 1, 2016 By: Scott Fallon and Holly Stewart A group of residents submitted a petition to borough officials Friday that they hope will lead to the excavation of tons of toxic material from a portion of the Ford Superfund site. The petition is the first step towards a likely borough-wide vote this […]

Source: http://wyomingpublicmedia.org, July 1, 2016 By: Maryam Jameel & Center for Public Integrity Sixty years after his service in the Army, Jesse Eakin still completes his outfits with a pin that bears a lesson from the Korean War: Never Impossible. That maxim has been tested by a low-grade but persistent threat far different than the […]

Source: http://www.northjersey.com, July 5, 2016 By: James M. O’Neill Workers have cleared away trees along Pompton Lake in the first step of a long-awaited project to dredge mercury-laced sediment from the lake, a legacy of DuPont’s former munitions plant nearby. But even as the three-year project finally begins, questions linger about how the $50 million […]

Source: http://inewsnetwork.org, July 1, 2016 By: Maryam Jameel Sixty years after his service in the Army, Jesse Eakin still completes his outfits with a pin that bears a lesson from the Korean War: Never Impossible. That maxim has been tested by a low-grade but persistent threat far different than the kind Eakin encountered in Korea: […]

Source: http://www.santamariasun.com, June 29, 2016 By: David Minsky On June 27, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it’s seeking public comment for a new installment in a settlement reached years ago between the agency and the companies that used a location in Northern Santa Barbara County formerly owned by Casmalia Resources as a site […]

Source: http://thehill.com, June 29, 2016 By: Cathy Duvall Since 1980, EPA’s Superfund program has protected families and the environment by cleaning up of some of the nation’s worst toxic waste sites. While any process to cleanup and ensure the safety of these sites takes time, the EPA has a demonstrated a strong record of success. […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, June 28, 2016 By: Joshua B. Frank and Martha S. Thomsen, Baker Botts LLP Right now, a number of lawsuits alleging coal ash contamination in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) and the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) remain pending in federal district courts across the country. These suits, typically brought […]