Source: https://local12.com/, September 18, 2025 By: David Winter Nearly a year has passed since a dangerous styrene gas leak from the Ineos plant in Addyston forced mass evacuations in several west side communities. The incident, which occurred when a tanker was left on the tracks too long, resulted in the release of styrene gas into […]

Source: https://www.wunc.org/, September 17, 2025 By: Adam Wagner A developer will enhance its sediment control measures and pay to conserve more than 60 acres of land in southeast Durham as part of a settlement with an environmental watchdog organization. In September 2023, Sound Rivers sued Mungo Homes alleging that its construction of the 216-acre Sweetbrier […]

Source: https://www.thenewlede.org/, September 18, 2025 By: Carey Gillam While all eyes have been on Iowa this summer, where levels of harmful nitrate contamination of water supplies spiked well above federal safety standards, nitrate pollution has also been persistently plaguing water sources in other farm states as well. On Thursday, Wisconsin environmental advocates issued a lengthy report detailing what […]

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 […]