Source: https://dailyinterlake.com/, October 20, 2021 By: Chris Peterson A federal judge has ruled the the Atlantic Richfield Co. is at least partially responsible for the cleanup of the former Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. site just north of Columbia Falls. In a 158-page findings of fact and conclusion of law, Missoula District Court Judge Donald Molloy […]

Source: https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/, October 18, 2021 By: Craig Lyons An investigation is ongoing to assess potential PFAS contamination at the Capital Region International Airport. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy last week added the airport to a list of sites across the state where contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, have […]

Source: https://whnt.com/, October 19, 2021 By: Brian Lawson This morning has seen seismic changes in a number of long-running disputes over chemical contamination claims in the Tennessee Valley and the Tennessee River. The City of Decatur and Morgan County announced today they have reached a settlement with chemical maker 3M and other companies as part […]

Source: https://www.columbian.com/, October 18, 2021 Officials have confirmed that a North Portland apartment complex had a new case of Legionnaires’ disease in late September, the latest in an outbreak attributed to the waterborne illness since January. The Multnomah County Health Department said the outbreak at Rosemount Court, the affordable housing complex for people age 55 […]

Source: https://www.courierpostonline.com/, October 18, 2021 By: Jim Walsh A state lawsuit seeks a court-ordered cleanup of a site polluted by a former ship-repair business on North Camden’s waterfront. The suit, filed on behalf of the Department of Environmental Protection, also demands the removal of almost 23,000 cubic yards of unauthorized fill from the Erie Street property, […]

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, October 17, 2021 By: Carey Gillam and Alvin Chang The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified more than 120,000 locations around the US where people may be exposed to a class of toxic “forever chemicals” associated with various cancers and other health problems that is a frightening tally four times larger than previously reported, […]

Source: https://www.wweek.com/, October 14, 2021 By: Sophie Peel A resident of Rosemont Court where 14 seniors have fallen ill over the past year with Legionnaires’ disease sued the property management company Thursday, saying it enabled unsafe living conditions at the senior affordable housing complex in North Portland. Plaintiff Janice Lopez, 66, fell ill with Legionnaires’ disease […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, October 13, 2021 The city of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has shut down almost half its wells due to PFAS contamination. Wisconsin Public Radio reported that the city announced in July that it had shut down four of its 16 wells after tests found PFAS levels exceeded the groundwater standard of 20 parts per […]

Source: Miami Herald, October 12, 2021 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ More than three years after the deadly bridge collapse at Florida International University, the last remaining lawsuit has now been scheduled for a Jan. 10 trial, while separately, prosecutors say they have still not determined whether anyone should be charged criminally. A civil court judge recently […]

Source: https://www.pressherald.com, October 12, 2021 By: Kevin Miller State environmental regulators are preparing to launch a massive, statewide investigation to find additional “forever chemical” hotspots stemming from Maine’s decades-long use of municipal sludge and paper mill waste as farm fertilizer. Earlier this year, the administration of Gov. Janet Mills worked with the Legislature to set […]

Source: https://www.njspotlight.com/, October 11, 2021 Under New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law, neighborhoods are designated environmental justice communities if they are “overburdened” and have a significant low-income, minority, and/or population with limited proficiency in English. On Friday, acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette announced seven new environmental enforcement actions, […]

Source: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/, October 11, 2021 By: Mike Deak The state is suing a former fuel oil company for not cleaning up a diesel spill 22 years ago that the state Department of Environmental Protection alleges still “poses a threat” to the residents of two neighboring garden apartment complexes on South Bridge Street. The suit, filed in Superior Court […]