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 […]

Source: https://www.ecori.org/, January 27, 2021 By: Frank Carin A lack of urgency and a deference to business interests by Rhode Island officials have allowed three high-profile pollution problems to fester. All of the ongoing environmental degradation has been happening for more than a decade. It’s long been the modus operandi of a state more interested […]

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/, January 28, 2021 By: Molly Shelly A Portland-based nonprofit group has joined forces with state representatives, health care professionals and residents to push several bills through the Maine Legislature that would deal directly with the cleanup and regulation of “forever chemicals” in food, farmland, drinking water and household products. At a news conference […]

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/, January 28, 2021 By: Tim Fitzsimons and David K. Li A liquid nitrogen leak at a Georgia food packing plant killed at least six people Thursday and left three others hospitalized in critical condition, officials said. Authorities responded to a report of burns at 10:12 a.m. at the Foundation Food Group plant in Gainesville, about […]