Source: https://patersontimes.com/, August 27, 2020 By: Jonathan Greene New Jersey has filed lawsuits against 12 businesses, including two in Paterson, for alleged environmental violations. American Fabric Processors and Adolfo Auto Repair, both based out of Paterson, were sued on Thursday. Read more.

Source: https://www.mlive.com/, August 21, 2020 By: Garret Ellison Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed dual lawsuits in state and federal court against multiple companies that manufacturer, sell or distribute a type of chemical-based firefighting foam that has led to widespread environmental contamination. In actions filed Thursday, Aug. 21 in Ingham County Circuit Court and […]

Source: https://www.wkyc.com/, August 20, 2020 Two types of water guns sold exclusively at Target are being recalled over concerns surrounding lead content. According to the recall, the ink on a sticker on the Hasbro Super Soaker XP 20 and Super Soaker XP 30 contains levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban. The […]

Source: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/, August 20, 2020 By: Chad Livengood Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel have agreed to a historic $600 million settlement with Flint residents over state government’s role in Flint’s disastrous lead-tainted water crisis. Whitmer, Nessel and law firms representing Flint residents in a class action lawsuit announced the settlement Thursday morning, […]

Source: https://patch.com/, August 18, 2020 By: Priscilla Korb The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced last week that a Deer Park dry cleaners met the cleanup requirements to address the recent contamination. According to the DEC, historic operations conducted Villa Cleaners on 1899 Deer Park Avenue by Vionpa Dry Cleaners, Inc. resulted […]

Source: https://www.elkharttruth.com/, August 19, 2020 By: Jordan Fouts The operators of a senior apartment project in the former Conn-Selmer factory are suing the musical instrument maker, saying it’s responsible for pollution cleanup at the site. Commonwealth Development Corp. of Wisconsin renovated the long-shuttered Conn-Selmer building at 1119 N. Main St., turning it into Gardenview senior […]

Source: https://www.tampabay.com/, August 17, 2020 By: Zachary T. Sampson A lawsuit filed last month by the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority accuses firefighting foam manufacturers of negligence in selling a product that has contaminated local airports with harmful chemicals. The lawsuit alleges the compounds “are present in certain areas of” Tampa International Airport, Peter O. Knight […]

Source: https://www.bridgemi.com/, August 17, 2020 By: Kelly House Michigan’s new, stricter drinking water standards for the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS have been lauded as among the toughest in the nation and as good news for residents who live near contaminated sites that now will require cleanup. But for residents of Oscoda Township, where […]

Source: https://www.bladenjournal.com/, August 14, 2020 By: Emily M. Williams An agreement between DEQ and the Chemours Co. is expected to further reduce chemical contamination of the Cape Fear River. The state Department of Environmental Quality and Chemours made the announcement Thursday. It’s a tentative agreement also involving Cape Fear River Watch related to litigation between […]

Source: https://www.brooklynpaper.com/, August 13, 2020 By: Kevin Duggan A developer wants to cleanse heavily-polluted soil and groundwater at 34 Berry St. in Williamsburg through the state-subsidized Brownfield Cleanup Program — a decade after building a luxury complex and renting apartments to hundreds of tenants on top of the toxic grounds. Manhattan landlord company Lcor in 2017 […]

Source: https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/, August 12, 2020 By: Greg Barnes North Carolina’s attorney general says he has started an investigation into manufacturers that contaminate the state’s waterways with per-or polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS or “forever chemicals.” “North Carolinians expect and deserve clean water to drink,” Attorney General Josh Stein said in a news release on […]

Source: https://www.clickondetroit.com/, August 11, 2020 By: Jason Colthorp & Kayla Clarke The cleanup of the contaminated site in Madison Heights that was discovered when green ooze seeped onto I-696 is moving into another phase. Crews have been working through the pandemic to cleanup the site in phases and more work is coming. The biggest task now is to […]