Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, August 25, 2025 By: Zachary Phillips Two construction workers have filed lawsuits against two contractors, alleging the firms overlooked health hazards that contributed to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City, NBC News reported. Nunzio Quinto claimed he was exposed to the bacteria while working at the New York City Public Health Laboratory […]

Source: https://www.nj.com/, August 22, 2025 By: Colleen Murphy Developers planning to convert a former Kearny industrial site into housing and warehouse space are suing two chemical companies for $15.5 million in cleanup costs for toxic contamination. Ridge Crossing and related developers filed a federal lawsuit last week in U.S. District Court in Newark accusing two chemical […]

Source: https://ny1.com/, August 20, 2025 By: Samantha Liebman What You Need To Know Two construction workers are suing a pair of contractors they claim did not warn them about or protect them from Legionella bacteria in the cooling tower at Harlem Hospital where they were working, even after receiving notice of the outbreak Attorney Ben […]

Source: https://pix11.com/, August 21, 2025 By: Emily Rahhal A Harlem man sickened in the recent Legionnaires’ outbreak is planning to sue New York City Health + Hospitals for $1 million, according to his lawyer. Lawyer Ronald Katter on Wednesday filed a notice of claim on behalf of Victor Hinkson, who became sick with Legionnaires’ disease near Harlem Hospital, […]

Source: https://environmentallawmonitor.com/, August 21, 2025 By: Larry D. Mason On August 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in Sommerville v. Union Carbide Corp., reversing the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia’s summary judgment ruling in favor of the plant owner defendants. In […]

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, August 11, 2025 By: Tom Perkins Wastewater from an industrial soya bean farm and processor has poisoned a Maryland town’s drinking water with Pfas, several lawsuits allege, raising questions about residents’ health and “forever chemical” pollution from industrial agricultural operations nationwide. Perdue Farms acknowledged that its 300-acre Salisbury, Maryland, operation is polluting local waters, but […]

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/, August 5, 2025 By: Jon Haworth Two people have died and at least 58 people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in a cluster that broke out in the Harlem area of New York City last week, officials said on Monday. The New York City Health Department had reported on Thursday that one person had […]

Source: https://wjactv.com/, August 2, 2025 By: Brock Owens As the new school year approaches, Central Cambria School District continues dealing with a mold issue discovered in its elementary school in July. Superintendent Jason Moore revealed that the mold, identified as a common type of Aspergillus, was found in July on desks and chairs by teachers. Aspergillus molds are generally […]

Source: https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/, August 1, 2025 By: Matti Gellman Agribusiness giant Perdue is facing a second lawsuit from Salisbury residents who want to stop the company from releasing its wastewater into the ground. Two Salisbury plaintiffs allege that water contamination from a soybean oil refinery at the Perdue site on Zion Church Road is harming their […]

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/, July 31, 2025 By: Jon Haworth One person is dead and at least 22 people have become sick from a Legionnaires’ disease cluster in New York City since last Friday, health officials said. The New York City Health Department provided an update on Thursday into its investigation of a community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in the Harlem […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, July 24, 2025 By: Hallie Golden A tanker truck crashed into a creek on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula last Friday, spilling fuel into a tributary of a river where salmon runs were recently restored after a decades-long fight to remove its dams. A spokesperson for Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office said the petroleum spill in […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, July 20, 2025 By: Tom Ignudo A tanker truck spilled about 800 gallons of fuel at a Wawa in Wildwood, New Jersey, on Sunday, according to the fire department. The spill happened at the Wawa at 418 West Rio Grande Avenue. The Wildwood Fire Department said some streets near Wawa were closed as […]