Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, July 12, 2023 By: Donna Lu Agricultural pesticides leach far from their original sources into the world’s waterways, according to new research which finds pesticides exceed safe levels in 13,000km of rivers globally. Analysing 92 of the most common agricultural pesticides, scientists have estimated that 710 tonnes of pesticide active ingredients leach into […]

Source: https://www.reuters.com/, July 14, 2023 Wind and solar projects are on track to account for more than a third of the world’s electricity by 2030, signalling that the energy sector can achieve the change needed to meet global climate goals, a report by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) said on Thursday. Sultan al-Jaber, president of […]

Source: https://wislawjournal.com/, July 13,2023 By: Patrick Hodan and Guy Temple It was billed as “The landmark trial that could determine who pays to rid America’s drinking water of PFAS.”[1] The authors arranged to travel to Charleston, S.C., for a front-row seat to an epic trial between the City of Stuart, a small community on the east coast […]

Source: https://www.fox29.com/, July 12, 2023 Atlantic City sent all of its firefighters for testing for lead exposure after two firehouses were closed when it was discovered that lead dust was kicked up during recent renovations. Atlantic City’s Fire Chief said cracking and pealing paint at Station #6 and Station #3 had been sanded and scrapped […]

Source: https://thecapitolist.com/, July 10, 2023 While most military bases nationwide have a history of toxic environmental contamination, the case of Camp Lejeune stands out because of the severity and extent of the issue. Between 1953 and 1987, as many as one million people living at the military base drank water in which volatile organic compounds […]

Source: https://www.beaconjournal.com/, July 10, 2023 By: Derek Kreider Since Wednesday morning, the Barberton Fire Department, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources have been working to contain the effect of an oil spill in the Tuscarawas River near Wolf Creek in Barberton. The incident occurred when Noble Oil Services was […]

Source: https://hudsoncountyview.com/, July 10, 2023 By: John Heinis The Hoboken City Council will consider a $250,000 settlement with PSE&G and one of their contractors, J. Fletcher Creamer and Son, related to a significant water main break in February. Read more.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/, July 5, 2023 By: Lisa Rathke Dozens of Vermont school districts have sued chemical giant Monsanto over toxic contamination in educational buildings from now-banned industrial chemicals known as PCBs. Last year, Vermont became the first state in the country to require older schools to test their indoor air for polychlorinated biphenyls, which were […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, June 15, 2023 By: Arthur Siegal, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP On October 18, 2021, EPA issued its “PFAS Strategic Roadmap: EPA’s Commitments to Action 2021-2024.” This roadmap sets out EPA’s action plan for minimizing the release of PFAS into the environment. On September 6, 2022, EPA proposed to designate Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid […]

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, June 25, 2023 By: Tom Perkins The US navy is covering up dangerous levels of radioactive waste on a 40-acre former shipyard parcel in San Francisco’s waterside Hunters Point neighborhood, public health advocates charge. The land is slated to be turned over to the city as early as next year, and could be […]

Source: https://therealdeal.com/, June 21, 2023 The Millennium Tower in San Francisco now stands 1 inch straighter after a $100 million fix. Eighteen concrete piles meant to steady the sinking and tilting luxury condominium highrise have been driven into bedrock at 301 Mission Street in South of Market, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Read more.

Source: https://www.siliconvalley.com/, June 20, 2023 By: William McCarthy Martinez has long been a refinery town. Generations have worked at the sprawling complex on the east side of the city that defines the skyline. For more than a century, to live in Martinez, a city of 36,000 near San Pablo Bay, has been to co-exist with […]