Source: https://www.wwdmag.com/, February 8, 2021 By: Cristina Tuser Colorado’s Fort Collins, Larimer County and Loveland have reached an agreement on who will pay for environmental cleanup at the Larimer County landfill. According to The Coloradoan, contaminants have been leaching into surrounding groundwater and surface water for decades at the Larimer County landfill. Read more.

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, February 8, 2021 Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS or PFOS, have been a key ingredient in numerous industrial and consumer products for decades. These man-made chemicals are prevalent and are also known for their longevity in the environment. More recently, PFAS have been the focus of thousands of lawsuits […]

Source: https://www.dispatch.com/, February 4, 2021 By: Beth Burger Thousands of gallons of fracking waste spilled from an oil and gas well in Noble County for four days before it was stopped, Ohio Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday. “Containment measures have been put in place to prevent the flow of fluid into a nearby tributary,” said Sarah […]

Source: https://www.owensborotimes.com/, February 5, 2021 An investigation is ongoing at Dart Polymers after about 900 gallons of styrene monomer were released on site — 300 gallons of which left the property and entered the environment including the Ohio River, according to company officials. Officials said the release has been contained and they believe river water […]

Source: https://www.petoskeynews.com/, February 5, 2021 By: William T. Perkins Officials are responding to a new release of perfluoroalkyl chemicals at Pellston Regional Airport. The incident occurred about a week and a half ago, Jan. 27, as Emmet County’s airport firefighting contractors were conducting routine tests on their equipment. The state and county’s response to the […]

Source: https://www.coloradoan.com/, February 5, 2021 By: Jacy Marmaduke Fort Collins, Larimer County and Loveland have reached an agreement on who will pay millions of dollars for environmental clean-up at the Larimer County landfill, where contaminants have been leaching into surrounding groundwater and surface water for decades. Read more.

Source: https://www.eveningtribune.com/, February 4, 2021 By: Neal Simon Workers are “burning the midnight oil” on a $4.2 million project to remediate the former Manufactured Gas Plant site in Hornell. The New York State Department of Environment Conservation, which is providing oversight for the National Fuel Gas-financed cleanup, said a major project phase is on track […]

Source: https://www.fairfieldcitizenonline.com/, February 3, 2021 By: Josh LaBella The Board of Selectman approved $115,000 to remove contaminated soil at the waste water treatment plant this week. Town officials said the contaminants are from the historical use of the site and are unrelated to the file pile scandal. Bill Norton, the town’s superintendent of wastewater, said […]

Source: https://www.wsbradio.com/, February 2, 2021 By: Tim Bryant Investigators say unscheduled maintenance work was being done on a liquid nitrogen line at the time of last week’s deadly chemical leak in Hall County: the leak killed six workers at a poultry processing plant in Gainesville. Read more.

Source: https://hickoryrecord.com/, January 31, 2021 The city started cleaning up an old industrial site located at the corner of Virginia Street and College Avenue near downtown. The cleanup is the first step in putting the property back into productive use. The city contracted with RCI Demolition (RCI) to start removing possible asbestos-containing materials (ACM) from […]

Source: https://newyork.cbslocal.com/, January 31, 2021 Firefighters spent hours working on a huge fire at a recycling center in New Jersey on Saturday, and it could take several days before the fire is entirely out. The recycling plant in Passaic went up in flames around 11:30 p.m. Friday, and nearly 24 hours later, the fire continued to burn. Read […]

Source: https://www.cnn.com/, January 29, 2021 By: Gisela Crespo, Steve Almasy, Natasha Chen and Angela Barajas Six workers were killed and several others were taken to a hospital after a liquid nitrogen leak Thursday at a poultry processing plant in Gainesville, Georgia, officials said. Fire crews from Hall County and Gainesville responded to a report of […]