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March 26, 2024

Trucking company takes responsibility for Nampa diesel spill

Source: https://www.ktvb.com/, March 25, 2024 By: Abby Davis On Saturday morning, the strong smell of fuel led Jeremy Schmerber to walk along Mason Creek, which runs near his RV in Nampa. He quickly realized something was wrong. “If you catch it at the right angle with the sun out, you can still see [the fuel], he […]

March 21, 2024

Travelers wins in pollution case

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, March 21, 2024 By: Kenneth Araullo Travelers is officially safe from a potentially huge lawsuit after an appeals court ruled against a food supplier. In a recent judgment, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that Gold Coast Commodities Inc, a firm specializing in transforming used cooking oil and vegetable byproducts […]

February 27, 2024

Groundwater Contamination Found At Redeveloped Thruway Plaza In Nanuet Prompts Brownfield Cleanup

Source: https://rcbizjournal.com/, February 26, 2024 Thruway Plaza at 308-330 Route 59 in Nanuet has applied to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Brownfield Cleanup Program to remediate chlorinated solvents and petroleum products in the groundwater at the site. The likely source of the groundwater pollution was a dry-cleaning facility that operated at the […]

February 27, 2024

Northeast Iowa dairy farm fined for contaminating creek

Source: https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/, February 26, 2024 By: Jared Strong A dairy farm near Decorah that has been repeatedly cited by state regulators for manure releases was recently fined $8,000 for contaminating a tributary of a prominent creek that flows through the town. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources found in April 2023 that the farm operated […]

February 22, 2024

Cedar-Sinai Sues Insurer for Alleged Pollution Cleanup Coverage Denial

Source: https://www.westsidecurrent.com/, February 16, 2024 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is suing an insurance company for allegedly breaching a contract to provide pollution cleanup cost coverage at its facilities that were associated with the coronavirus pandemic. Cedars-Sinai’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit seeks unspecified damages with interest from AIG Specialty Insurance Co. as well as attorneys’ fees […]

February 21, 2024

Dead livestock and poisoned water — Texas farmers sue over PFAS contamination

Source: https://www.ehn.org/, February 21, 2024 By: Shannon Kelleher Two Texas farm families have seen their health decline, their pets and livestock sickened and killed, their water poisoned and and their property values wiped out due to high levels of chemical contamination linked to a company marketing treated sewage sludge as a fertilizer and soil conditioner, […]

February 21, 2024

Chemicals from a polluted site in Johnston may be leaching into homes. Who owns it?

Source: https://www.providencejournal.com/, February 21, 2024 By: Alex Kuffner A defunct machine-parts factory that contaminated wells around Peck Hill Road decades ago may again be threatening public health in the area, this time through vapor-forming solvents possibly entering nearby homes and businesses. Environmental authorities have obtained a warrant to access the 4-acre site on Peck Hill Road […]

February 15, 2024

Hotel warns guests not to take a shower due to Legionnaires’ concerns at building

Source: https://www.nj.com/, February 14, 2024 By: Karin Price Mueller The Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel is warning guests at the check-in desk not to take showers at the hotel because of ongoing water testing after two guests last year were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, a serious form of pneumonia. In a letter handed to guests when they check in, the hotel […]

January 22, 2024

Lead contamination leads to Brew Tulum suing the property owners and managers of building

Source: https://www.ksdk.com/, January 20, 2024 By: Mercedes Mackay A pair of St. Louis business owners are suing their landlords after lead contamination forced them to close their café on Delmar. Brew Tulum owner, Laura McNamara, said they are speaking out in hopes of change. Read more.

January 19, 2024

Carbon monoxide leak at Yale construction site leaves 14 hospitalized

Source: https://yaledailynews.com/, January 18, 2024 By: Natasha Khazzam & Arela Lopez Fourteen people were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning on Wednesday morning following a construction-site gas leak at 73 Howe St. Emergency responders determined that the Yale-hired construction firm, Babbidge Construction Company, had not been using carbon monoxide detectors. The carbon monoxide exposure originated from […]

January 18, 2024

New Hampshire resort hot tub suspected in fatal Legionella exposure incident

Source: https://turnto10.com, January 16, 2024 A New Hampshire resort hot tub is believed to be the source of Legionella exposure last month. Officials said it happened at the Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa in Whitefield. Read more.

January 16, 2024

JURY ORDERS MONSANTO TO PAY NEARLY $1 BILLION TO SCHOOLCHILDREN AND PARENTS

Source: https://www.thecooldown.com/, January 16, 2024 By: Susan Elizabeth Turek A group of seven former students and parent volunteers are reportedly set to receive a payout of nearly $1 billion after they were reportedly exposed to and sickened by toxic chemicals leaking from light fixtures. Reuters reported Dec. 18 that a Washington state jury found that Monsanto, […]

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