Source: http://www.democratandchronicle.com, December 6, 2015 By: Steve Orr Environmental remediation at a Gates company has been successfully completed just as similar work is beginning at a commercial property in Brighton. The remediated property is Buell Automatics, a precision-machined parts maker at 381 Buell Road near Greater Rochester International Airport. There, the owners enrolled in the […]

Source: http://www.syracuse.com, December 6, 2015 By: James T. Mulder A small amount of bacteria that can cause Legionnaire’s disease has been found in water in cooling towers at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. The hospital received the test results Nov. 24, but did not announce them until late today. St. Joe’s said there is no […]

Source: http://hudsonreporter.com, December 6, 2015 By: Art Schwartz Will begin testing for possible ‘superfund’ status After pressure from a local environmentalist, federal authorities have agreed to conduct an assessment of the Hackensack River to determine the extent of pollution and contamination caused by industry over the years. The findings could result in a massive cleanup […]

Source: http://www.denverpost.com, December 2, 2015 By: Bruce Finley Old mines tainting water on federal land pose $21 billion cleanup bill Tens of thousands of defunct mines poisoning waterways around Colorado and the West present, beyond environmental harm, a multibillion-dollar financial burden. An analysis unveiled Wednesday counting abandoned mines located just on federal public lands pegged […]

Source: http://www.dispatch.com, November 26, 2015 By: Earl Rinehart DuPont has settled a 2009 lawsuit with a southeastern Ohio water district whose well fields were contaminated with the chemical used to make Teflon. The Little Hocking Water Association signed an agreement with the chemical giant in U.S. District Court in Columbus on Monday. The details were […]

Source: http://krwg.org, November 26, 2015 Two families in rural North Texas have sued oil and gas drilling companies for contamination of their water wells. The state’s oil and gas regulator, the Texas Railroad Commission, said in a report that one of the family’s well water contained chemicals that may pose “adverse health effects” and an […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, November 27, 2015 By Terrence T. McDonald Two groups are asking a federal judge to stop New Jersey City University from constructing a building on chromium-contaminated land on the city’s West Side. The groups, Interfaith Community Organization and Hackensack Riverkeeper, filed a motion in federal court on Nov. 16 alleging the construction violates a 2010 court […]

Source: http://www.buffalonews.com, November 29, 2015 By: T.J. Pignataro More toxins found in Lackawanna parcel The land surrounding the former Lackawanna incinerator is more contaminated with heavy metals and carcinogenic chemicals than originally thought. That’s why state environmental and health officials are calling for a more than 55 percent expansion of the incinerator’s Superfund site footprint […]

Source: http://www.nwitimes.com, October 26, 2015 A dry cleaners in Valparaiso is undergoing a soil and groundwater contamination cleanup without disrupting its business operations. Mercury Cleaners has been operating at the same site near the Porter County Courthouse at 356 W. Lincolnway in Valparaiso since 1950. Mercury Cleaners was cited by the Indiana Department of Environmental […]

Source: http://www.kingstonx.com, November 25, 2015 By: Jesse J. Smith Officials at RUPCO say that they’re working to address lead contamination in 32 apartments at the recently opened Lace Mill artists’ housing complex in Midtown Kingston. The remediation effort, already under way, could force some residents to relocate while crews treat contaminated floors. The Lace Mill […]

Source: http://www.wgem.com, November 23, 2015 By: Kendra Whittle A portion of Hannibal’s Best Western on the River hotel remains closed after state officials report tests were positive for Legionella bacteria in four of the 79 rooms at the hotel at 401 N. 3rd Street. According to Ryan Hobart,  communications director with the Missouri Department of Health […]

Source: http://yosemite.epa.gov, November 23, 2015 EPA Region 7 has reached a settlement with the current and former owners of the Toastmaster small appliance manufacturing facility in Macon, Mo., to address trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination on and around the property. Spectrum Brands, Inc., the successor corporation to Toastmaster, Inc.; and Compton’s LLC, which purchased the 10-acre facility […]