Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/, May 7, 2023 By: Aria Bendix Around 650 Hawaii residents have been relying on bottled water since March, after the state health department detected synthetic chemicals, known as PFAS, in the local water system. The contamination dates back to at least October, when Hawaii’s Department of Health detected the chemicals in one of […]

Source: https://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/, May 4, 2023 By: Tim Gannon Fifteen new areas of PFAS contamination have been discovered at the former Navy/Northrop Grumman site, particularly around the 10,000-foot western runway at Enterprise Park at Calverton, Navy engineers said at an April 19 meeting of the Navy’s Restoration Advisory Board. Read more.

Source: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/, May 4, 2023 A federal jury has awarded a Georgia couple $135.5 million for damages to their property by a Tennessee-based solar company and its contractor. The award against Silicon Ranch Corp. and its contractor, IEA Inc., was announced Friday by James E. Butler, attorney for plaintiffs Shaun and Amie Harris who live […]

Source: https://www.mprnews.org/, May 4, 2023 By: Catharine Richert The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is suing the owners of a gas station in Elgin, alleging they leaked 10,000 gallons of gasoline over the course of 41 days last year, with some of the gas reaching the community’s water system. The complaint, filed in Olmsted County District […]

Source: https://specialty.gaig.com/ Successfully completing a development project in New York City is a dream to many. However, when it comes to development, the process of taking a bite out of the ‘Big Apple’ can be as hectic as the city that never sleeps. Navigating clean-up during development in NYC can be confusing, compounded by the […]

Source: https://specialty.gaig.com/ Over the past decades, China – recently known as the world’s factory – has grown to become the largest global manufacturer. For many companies the decision to move production to China was essentially synonymous with producing goods at the cheapest possible price. Combined with inexpensive exporting costs, goods could easily be manufactured in […]

Source: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/, April 26, 2023 By: Susan Loyer The state Department of Environmental Protection has filed a lawsuit to seek the remediation of a transformer oil discharge containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at the former Michelin tire site, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and DEP Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced. The 28-page lawsuit was filed against SB […]

Source: https://www.tampabay.com/, April 26, 2023 By: Max Chesnes Enough treated wastewater to fill more than 1,000 bathtubs dumped into Boca Ciega Bay on April 14 after a contractor working for Duke Energy hit a pipe during construction, according to a state pollution notice. Roughly 45,000 gallons of reclaimed water spilled from the 4-inch water pipe […]

Source: https://www.fox4news.com/, April 26, 2023 By: Lori Brown A jury has returned an $860 million verdict against Greystar real estate developer for the 2019 Old East Dallas crane collapse that killed one woman. The verdict is $160 million more than the amount asked for by Smith’s family. Read more.

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/, April 24, 2023 By: Danica Jefferies A new Environmental Protection Agency proposal aimed at eliminating “forever chemicals” in drinking water could cost local water utilities millions of dollars each, and some of that price tag is already being passed on to consumers. The EPA’s regulation would limit a handful of PFAS — a label for […]

Source: https://patch.com/, April 21, 2023 By: Logan Williamson A former gas station owner stands accused of failing to comply with a state order to clean up fuel-contaminated soil near a residential area, authorities said in a lawsuit. Fort Lee gas station owner Thomas Argiro allegedly found and ignored gas discharges from multiple underground storage tanks, […]

Source: https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/, April 24, 2023 By: Celia Llopis-Jepsen Stress put on the Keystone pipeline during construction, its operator said Friday, contributed significantly to it bursting in north-central Kansas. TC Energy says an independent review shows the sequence of factors that led to the Keystone’s rupture in December that fouled a creek and spewed oil over […]