Source: https://news-wgcu-org, January 2, 2023 By: Ayana Archie A library in Boulder, Colorado, will partially reopen soon, after it closed its doors due to elevated levels of methamphetamine found inside the building, the city said Sunday. The main library received increased reports of people smoking methamphetamine over a span of four weeks, and closed Dec. 20 […]

Source: https://www.kark.com/, January 5, 2023 By: Gary Burton, Jr. After a lengthy investigation, state officials and the EPA found toxins were released into a Malvern creek, causing concerns for wildlife and possibly those who live nearby. According to Hot Spring County Emergency Management, the issue was brought to their attention in August of last year. […]

Source: https://original.newsbreak.com/, January 5, 2023 A complaint filed in the Federal District Court of New Jersey alleges that 85 companies did their part in polluting sections of the Lower Passaic River. The companies are to pay $150 million, collectively, to help with the clean-up, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of […]

Source: https://www.facilitiesnet.com/ By: Marc Gravely Building owners and facility managers – both public and private – are understandably focused on a bucketload of immediate worries: sticky inflation and high interest rates, supply chain snags and a tight labor market, to name a few. With pressing concerns like these, it’s hard to take a step back […]

Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/, January 4, 2023 By: Chloe Johnson 3M announced in mid-December that it’s phasing out a family of harmful chemicals, but they’re not going away. The “forever chemicals,” known collectively as per- and polyfluorinated substances or PFAS, are used in everything from carpeting to nonstick pans to dental floss. The chains of carbon-fluorine bonds […]

Source: https://thehill.com/, December 21, 2022 By: Zack Budryk Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) this week announced a lawsuit against paper manufacturer Domtar, alleging the company’s defunct Port Huron operation contaminated the community with “forever chemicals.” In the complaint, Nessel’s office alleged that Domtar disposed of waste from production that it knew to be contaminated […]

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/, December 20, 2022 By: Allyson Chiu and Brady Dennis, Consumer products giant 3M announced Tuesday that it will stop making and using a ubiquitous class of long-lasting, hazardous chemicals that can pose health risks to millions of Americans. The Minnesota-based conglomerate, which makes widely used products including sticky notes, adhesive tape and safety […]

Source: https://wjactv.com/, December 19, 2022 By: Nicole Fuschino A Cambria County couple filed a $150,000 lawsuit against Sunoco Pipeline L.P. regarding the construction of a local pipeline. The Shawleys, who live on a private property along Allbaugh Park Road in Jackson Township, say the pipeline made their home “nearly uninhabitable.” “What we heard from Mr. […]

Source: https://www.epa.gov/, December 16, 2022 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today a proposed consent decree with 85 potentially responsible parties, requiring them to pay a total of $150 million to support the cleanup work and resolve their liability for discharging hazardous substances into the Lower Passaic […]

Source: https://www.popsci.com/, December 15, 2022 By: Zayna Syed Last month, the US Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice announced more than a million dollars in penalties against companies for polluting local waterways. The culprits? Four solar farms in Illinois, Alabama, and Idaho. Read more.

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Source: https://www.wesa.fm/, December 12, 2022 By: Reid Frazier The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says it has found gas leaking at several wells at the same Cambria County natural gas storage site where an uncontrolled gas leak spewed a large amount of methane for nearly two weeks last month. Though the leaks aren’t as serious […]