Source: http://yosemite.epa.gov, September 30, 2015 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan to clean up contaminated soil from residential properties at the Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek Superfund site in Gibbsboro and Voorhees, N.J. The site includes a former paint manufacturing plant and the waters of Hilliards Creek, which flow into Kirkwood Lake. The soil and […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, September 29, 2015 By: Dave Hutchinson Wyeth Holdings, a subsidiary of Pfizer Corporation, has agreed to perform nearly $194 million worth of cleanup work at the American Cyanamid Superfund Site in Bridgewater Township, federal authorities said on Tuesday. The cleanup work will address six disposal areas at the site, where chemicals were manufactured […]

Source: http://columbustelegram.com, September 30, 2015 By: Tyler Ellyson One building is already gone and two more are coming down soon as part of the cleanup effort at three sites linked to groundwater contamination in Columbus. Work began this week on a $3.4 million remediation project ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to control a […]

Source: http://www.dailybusinessreview.com, September 25, 2015 By: Ronald L. Kammer Construction litigation is booming, and two recent decisions potentially broaden coverage for builders who are sued for defective construction. In Carithers v. Mid-Continent Casualty, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit expanded what constitutes covered property damage. Before, there was a bright-line rule that […]

Source: http://www.nytimes.com, September 28, 2015 By: Marc Santora Seven people in the Morris Park section of the Bronx have Legionnaires’ disease, officials said on Monday, spurring an investigation into the potential source. Dr. Jay Varma, deputy commissioner for disease control at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, said that all seven […]

Source: http://www.radioiowa.com, September 29, 2015 By: Dar Danielson The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has nominated the site of a former Atlantic business to be put on its superfund cleanup list. EPA Region Seven spokesman, Chris Whitley, says the former PCE dry cleaners could be put on the list. “The superfund program has a nationally priority […]

Source: http://www.livingstondaily.com, September 29, 2015 By: Wayne Peal Soil removal continues today near the Howell Wastewater Treatment Plant after a leak in a pipeline carrying chemicals to the plant. Plant staff is also working to determine what caused the leak. “It was a small leak, more like a drip because the line wasn’t pressurized,” city […]

Source: http://whnt.com, September 25, 2015 By: Brian Lawson A North Alabama watchdog group has notified 3M Corp and the City of Decatur that it plans to sue over the disposal of hazardous waste at several locations in and around Decatur. The Tennessee Riverkeeper’s say the lawsuit is aimed at stopping the ongoing release of toxic […]

Source: http://planetprinceton.com, September 25, 2015 By: Krystal Knapp Samples of materials at the AvalonBay site tested negative for PCBs, but metals and chemicals known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were detected that exceed NJDEP residential standards, town officials said. Because of the findings, AvalonBay is required by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) […]

Source: http://www.bradfordera.com, September 25, 2015 By: Amanda Nichols Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport Borough and at least six residences have switched water sources after a chemical spill contaminated groundwater during drilling operations by JKLM Energy LLC this week. On Thursday, JKLM Energy LLC released information on the company’s ongoing efforts to respond to an incident from […]

Source: http://bakken.com, September 25, 2015 By: Heather Zinger What is America’s most dangerous occupation? It’s oil and gas extraction, according to a 2014 report (based on 2012 data) published by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH).The industry’s fatality rate is now 24.2 deaths for every 100,000 full time workers vs. 3.2 deaths […]

Source: http://kunm.org, September 24, 2015 By: Ed Williams When state environment workers were taking groundwater samples in downtown Albuquerque back in the 1990s, they discovered a large plume of a solvent called trichloroethylene, or TCE—a toxic chemical that causes cancer and birth defects—just 35 feet below the ground. The Environment Department eventually traced the source […]