Source: https://midhudsonnews.com/, November 22, 2021 Sullivan County Government has begun a detailed environmental investigation of contamination at the Sullivan County International Airport in Swan Lake. The airport is listed as a Class 2 site in the State Registry of Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites in the list of State Superfund sites. A Class 2 site represents […]

Source: https://democratherald.com/, November 17, 2021 By: Cody Mann An engineering firm is paying $24 million to settle lawsuits from the cities of Albany, Lebanon and Millersburg, according to documents obtained through public records requests. The lawsuits stem from failed wastewater treatment plant technology. The new owner of CH2M Hill, Jacobs Engineering, will pay $12 million to […]

Source: https://patch.com/, November 17, 2021 By: Jeff Edwards An environmental study is recommending that contamination cleanup steps be taken at a former auto repair shop in downtown New Rochelle, according to the The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The report concluded that the contamination found at the location at Centre Avenue and Westchester […]

Source: https://www.mdjonline.com/, November 11, 2021 By: Andrew Steele The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority on Wednesday ratified the settlement of a lawsuit involving Honeywell International in a 7-0 vote that came without a description of the settlement’s details, which were deemed confidential by the parties involved. The airport has, however, been plaintiff since 2017 in a […]

Source: https://www.newsobserver.com/, November 13, 2021 Students and parents who say they suffered brain injuries from exposure to toxic chemicals at a Monroe, Washington, public school were awarded $62 million by a jury this week. The Seattle Times reports that Wednesday’s decision is the second successful lawsuit involving noxious conditions at the school. Read more.  

Source: https://www.reuters.com/, November 10, 2021 By: Brendan Pierson A U.S. jury on Wednesday ordered Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) to pay $62 million to students and others who say they were exposed to toxic chemicals made by the company’s predecessor, Monsanto Co, in a school building in Washington state. The verdict was the second against Bayer over polychlorinated biphenyls, […]

Source: https://waterfm.com/, November 12, 2021 SL Environmental Law Group has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Water Replenishment District (WRD) against 3M Company, E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Inc., and other manufacturers of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) for their involvement in the manufacture and sale of per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have contaminated groundwater […]

Source: https://westfaironline.com/, November 15, 2021 By: Bill Heltzel A Bronxville landlord claims that the village’s ACME supermarket owes $172,482 for contaminating soil under its parking lot next to the store. GA Family-Bronxville Holdings accused ACME of negligence and breach of contract, in a complaint filed Nov. 9 in Westchester Supreme Court, stemming from renovations in […]

Source: https://www.detroitnews.com/, November 10, 2021 By: Carol Thompson Northville Township has filed a lawsuit against the owners of Arbor Hills Landfill, a waste facility under continued scrutiny from state and federal environmental regulators as neighbors complain of a stench wafting from the site on Six Mile Road. Township officials are accusing the landfill operators of dumping contaminated wastewater into […]

Source: https://www.news10.com/, November 11, 2021 By: Sara Rizzo A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit over PFOA contamination in Bennington. The settlement with Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation requires them to pay $34.15 million to affected Bennington residents. “This settlement provides significant compensation and medical monitoring to the Bennington community affected by the PFOA […]

Source: https://www.reuters.com/, November 9, 2021 By: Sebastien Malo California’s largest groundwater agency has sued 3M Co, Corteva Inc, the Chemours Co and other manufacturers and sellers of industrial and consumer products over claims they contain a toxic chemical that polluted drinking water in Los Angeles. The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD), which oversees […]

Source: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/, November 10, 2021 By: Suzanne Russell A week after Middlesex Water Company expanded notices of water contamination exceeding government standards to six towns, the mayors of those towns said they have retained legal counsel to investigate the water company’s actions. The mayors of Carteret, Clark, Edison, Metuchen, South Plainfield and Woodbridge announced Tuesday they […]