Source: https://www.kcur.org/, May 5, 2025 By: Meg Britton-Mehlisch A chemical plume of trichloroethylene, or TCE, was discovered in the 1990s and traced back to an airplane manufacturing plant in east Wichita. A group of neighbors living near Central and Webb said in a new filing in Sedgwick County District Court this month that the airplane […]

Source: https://www.kktv.com/, April 22, 2025 By: Lindsey Grewe A nursing and rehab facility was evacuated Tuesday after firefighters say a chemical mix-up created a vapor cloud inside the building. The Colorado Springs Fire Department says it was called to the Gardens Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation on the far west side of Colorado Springs a little […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com An old wastewater treatment plant had undergone several renovations throughout the years. Improper closure of an old clarifier and on-site surface impoundment resulted in gradual seepage of pollutants into the central water supply for a neighboring community. Extensive groundwater remediation and emergency water supply for residents was required. Read more.

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ A process tank at a recycling wastewater treatment plant malfunctioned. The tank discharged a large volume of untreated wastewater into a nearby stream, causing damage to aquatic life. The local regulatory authority issued fines to the operator of the wastewater treatment plant for the accidental and unauthorized discharge. In addition, several local residents […]

Source: https://www.ehn.org/, April 22, 2025 A decades-long practice of using textile mill sludge as free fertilizer has left nearly 10,000 acres of South Carolina farmland contaminated with toxic PFAS, prompting calls for a sweeping federal cleanup. In short: South Carolina officials are urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to extend Superfund status to farmland around the […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ A manufacturing company performed routine drum washing operations. Over time, solvent laced wash water migrated through cracks in the concrete and into the subsurface soils and groundwater. The plume of solvents traveled off site and contaminated a nearby municipal water supply well. Costly remedial technology had to be implemented to provide safe drinking […]

Source: https://bostonrealestatetimes.com/, April 18, 2025 Moderna Inc. is suing construction firm The Gutierrez Co., alleging defective work at its Marlborough manufacturing facility caused extensive water leaks, mold, and structural damage, according to a report by Boston Business Journal reporter Hannah Green. The lawsuit, filed in Suffolk Superior Court, claims that Gutierrez failed in the “design and construction […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ A small commercial contractor who specialized in retrofits had been disposing of construction debris at a licensed local non-hazardous municipal solid waste landfill for years. A government investigation found numerous pollutants had migrated from the landfill to a nearby property. The contractor, along with numerous other entities were named as Potentially Responsible Parties. […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ A contractor was transporting a load of site waste to a nearby landfill. While in transit, the truck overturned on the highway causing the waste to spill into a nearby creek protected by a local wildlife preservation organization. The organization filed a lawsuit, and the contractor ended up facing fines and clean-up costs. […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ A farm owner was driving their tractor to a nearby farm facility up the road. While in transit, the tractor struck a pipe protruding from the ground, damaging the tractor which caused fuel from the tractor to release to the ground surface and into a storm drain. The release impacted both the soil […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ A warehouse owner and operator routinely generated small quantities of hazardous material and hired a third party to pick up and dispose of the waste accordingly. Instead of successfully transporting the hazardous material to the nearby landfill waste treatment center, the third party abandoned the drums on the side of a road. The […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ A facility which performed manufacturing and food processing operations used a nearby railway to transfer products and other supplies to vendors. While loading the bulk freight onto the rail, the tank car, which contained processing substance, overturned and the waste was released into the surrounding soil. Read more.