Source: https://www.lexology.com/, January 18, 2023 By: Bryan P. Franey, Manko Gold Katcher & Fox On January 14, 2023, Pennsylvania adopted a final rule establishing a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in drinking water. The final rule establishes an MCL of 14 parts per trillion (ppt) for PFOA and […]

Source: https://www.pennlive.com/, January 18, 2023 By: Deb Kiner A home in Ferguson Twp., Centre County, that does not use heating oil received a delivery of the fuel that made its way into the sump pump and into a nearby waterway earlier this month. According to a news release from the township, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental […]

Source: https://learn.aiacontracts.com/, December 20, 2022 It is not uncommon for contractors to encounter hazardous materials like asbestos on a construction site, especially when working on buildings that were constructed prior to the 1976 enactment of the Toxic Substances Control Act that banned the use of PCB manufactured products.  From a risk management perspective, both in […]

Source: https://minnesotareformer.com/, January 17, 2023 By: Madison McVan The water that pours out of the taps at Jeff Broberg’s house is crystal clear, refreshing and odorless. But Broberg, 68, doesn’t drink it. The issue is only visible on the molecular scale. Like Broberg, many rural Minnesotans rely on private wells, which tap into groundwater systems […]

Source: https://www.cnn.com/, January 17, 2023 By: Sandee LaMotte Fish caught in the fresh waters of the nation’s streams and rivers and the Great Lakes contain dangerously high levels of PFOS, short for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, a known synthetic toxin phased out by the federal government, according to a study of data from the US Environmental Protection […]

Source: https://www.claimsjournal.com/, January 9, 2023 By: Jim Sams Ken’s Foods would likely have filed a $10 million business-interruption claim had it not spent $2 million to upgrade its wastewater treatment system, the company’s lawyer says. That doesn’t mean its insurer has a common-law duty to reimburse the company for that cost, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial […]

Source: https://www.mbtmag.com/, January 11, 2023 The former operator of a suburban Chicago medical equipment cleaning plant has agreed to pay $408 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits alleging that the now-shuttered facility exposed residents to a toxic industrial gas and caused illnesses. Sterigenics announced Monday that a claims administrator will be appointed to distribute the […]

Source: https://www.theexaminernews.com/, January 10, 2023 By: Abby Luby Harmful contaminants in Putnam Valley Elementary School well water discovered more than two years ago have prompted the Putnam Valley Central School District to take legal action against major chemical companies that manufacture the chemicals. Read more.

Source: https://www.nhbr.com/, January 11, 2023 By: Jeff McMenemy The new owners of a Banfield Road property they’re seeking to redevelop have filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city, the Portsmouth Housing Authority and others because of alleged contamination on the site. Banfield Realty LLC claims in federal court documents 375 Banfield Road “had […]

Source: https://www.wbay.com/, January 9, 2023 By: Jason Zimmerman A newly-released study says toxic PFAS chemicals have been found in the Bay of Green Bay. University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers traced a large plume of the so-called “forever chemicals” back to Tyco Fire Products, a Marinette company previously known for mixing firefighting foam at its facility. Along […]

Source: https://www.theprogressnews.com/, January 9, 2023 By: Julie Noal Clearfield County Commissioners on Monday filed a civil complaint asking the court to award the county $3,878,660 in damages against TranSystems Corporation, successor to L. Robert Kimball and Associates Inc., Altoona-based Leonard S. Fiore, Inc., and Everett-based Showalter Masonry, Inc. who designed and built the Clearfield County […]

Source: https://www-today-com, January 6, 2023 By: Joseph Lamour A recent incident at a Wisconsin dairy factory resulted in quite a slippery situation for first responders. On Jan. 2, a fire broke out at Associated Milk Producers Inc. dairy plant in Portage, Wisconsin in a part of the building that was storing butter. The fire caused […]