Source: https://www.wqpmag.com, October 8, 2018 The bacteria was discovered following two cases of Legionnaires’ disease Nine schools and one hotel in West Orange, N.J., discovered legionella bacteria following two confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease. The schools and hotel are flushing pipes and the hotel has replaced shower heads. The bacteria has been found in drinking water at all but three […]

Source: Dayton Daily News, October 4, 2018 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The city of Dayton will sue the makers of firefighting foam in the wake of chemicals found in the water systems here and in other cities around the country. City officials announced the lawsuit today in an afternoon press conference. “It is our duty to […]

Source: https://www.enr.com, August 30, 2018 By: Jeff Yoders UPDATE: Worker’s torch set off methane explosion The roof of the sludge concentration building at Chicago’s Calumet Water Reclamation Plant collapsed after an explosion Aug. 30 around 11 a.m. Ten people were hurt and successfully evacuated to area hospitals for treatment by the Chicago Fire Dept. The […]

Source: http://www.seacoastonline.com, August 3, 2018 By: Elizabeth Dinan A contractor accused in a federal lawsuit of faulty construction at the 100-unit Wamesit Place housing complex filed a court motion denying liability, while reporting if it is found liable, so too should five other contractors who worked there. The lawsuit was filed by Portsmouth attorney John […]

Source: San Francisco Chronicle, July 25, 2018 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The developer of the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, already beleaguered by a cleanup scandal and slumping condominium sales, now has another problem to worry about: lawsuits by homeowners. On Tuesday, attorneys for two families who bought homes in the Bayview district development in 2015 […]

Source: https://6abc.com, July 26, 2018 By: Vernon Odum The tap water in Upper Dublin Township is widely believed by local residents to be dangerously contaminated by firefighting agents from military bases in this area of Montgomery County. The acronym for the contaminating chemical in question is PFAS, which stands for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. According […]

Source: https://www.wxyz.com, July 16, 2018 Wayne State University officials say they are working to eliminate the Legionella bacteria that has been found in a number of buildings on campus. However, they say that while much of the contamination has been remediated, work still needs to be done on several facilities, including the Towers Residence Suites and the […]

Source: https://www.sunherald.com, July 17, 2018 By: Anita Lee Eleven military families are suing the companies that own and manage Keesler Air Force Base housing over “toxic mold” that continued to grow in their homes after the companies responded to complaints with inadequate remedies, including cleanup with soap and water, the lawsuits say. Five of the […]

Source: https://cooperator.com, July 16, 2018 By: David Chiu Cooling Towers Have Been Linked to the Disease The New York City Department of Health announced last week that it is investigating several cases of Legionnaire’s disease in the lower Washington Heights section of Manhattan. As of July 15, there were 16 people diagnosed with the condition in […]

Dive Brief: Kofi Bonner, co-chief operating officer of Five Point Holdings, developer of the Hunters Point Shipyard/Candlestick Point project on and around the site of a former U.S. Navy shipyard in San Francisco, told the San Francisco Chronicle that the project will be delayed for years due to uncertainty around potentially radioactive soil that is scaring off […]

Source: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com, June 28, 2018 Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson was peppered with questions by lawmakers over the department’s handling of lead paint and mold in public housing, leading to a heated exchange over how to pay for fixing the issue. At a House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing Wednesday, Rep. Nydia M. […]

Source: Orange County Register (CA), June 14, 2018 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Legionella bacteria was discovered Wednesday, June 13 at the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center in Loma Linda, a facility at the center of a federal whistleblower complaint from a group of worried physicians and nurses. Hospital officials learned of the Legionella through […]