Source: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/, October 27, 2021 Water utility customers in Alabama seek a federal judge’s approval of a $12 million settlement reached with 3M Co. and others over their alleged pollution of the Tennessee River with “forever chemicals.” West Morgan-East Lawrence Water and Sewer Authority customers say 3M, Dyneon LLC, and Daikin America Inc. polluted the river through […]

Source: https://www.naplesnews.com/, October 27, 2021 By: Jake Allen<//span> An incident at the Everglades City Wastewater Treatment Plant caused 170,000 gallons of wastewater to be discharged from the plant on Monday and Tuesday, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The plant is located on Lake Placid, which empties into Chokoloskee Bay near Everglades National Park.   Read more.

Source: The Washington Post, October 27, 2021 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ A new study out Tuesday reports that far too often, small amounts of industrial chemicals called phthalates (pronounced THA-lates), which are used to make plastics soft, have been found in samples of food from popular outlets including McDonald’s, Pizza Hut and Chipotle. George Washington University […]

Source: https://rcbizjournal.com/, October 26, 2021 By: Tina Traster A cleanup team is nearing the end of an oil spill remediation at the HNA Palisades Premier Conference Center in Orangetown that began on Aug. 30th, according to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The 5,600-gallon fuel spill, which the DEC defined as “significant,” began […]

Source: https://www.sevendaysvt.com/, October 21, 2021 By: Kevin McCallum A South Burlington dairy farmer is suing the City of Burlington, contending that his well was contaminated by toxic chemicals that flowed off airport property. John Belter alleges that the chemicals came from a firefighting foam long used by the Vermont Air National Guard, which leases a […]

Source: The Madison-St. Clair Record, October 19, 2021 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ St. Clair County jurors awarded 12 plaintiffs $72 million after finding metal recycler Cerro Flow liable for emitting pollutants from its Sauget plant, causing several exposed residents to suffer from cancer and other health issues. Circuit Judge Chris Kolker presided over the three-week trial, […]

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, […]