Source: http://omahanewsstand.com, July 28, 2011 By: Rachael Ruybalid A groundwater contaminant at the former Nebraska Ordnance Plant wandered where it wasn’t wanted this spring. During quarterly sampling in January and April at the perimeter monitoring well 116, trichloroethene (TCE), a solvent, was discovered in amounts exceeding the federal drinking water standards. “We suspect an irrigation well […]

Source: http://www.greenwichtime.com, July 30, 2011 By: Neil Vigdor Rich Albonizio is used to calling audibles. But the head football coach at Greenwich High School might be hard-pressed to find something in the playbook for the latest challenge facing his Cardinals team. Three weeks before the start of practice, the discovery of soil contamination at a nearby […]

Source: http://articles.philly.com, June 9, 2007 By: Jeremy Rogoff Residents of parts of West Conshohocken and Upper Merion were advised to stay indoors yesterday after a dump truck carrying 40,000 pounds of sulfur waste overturned yesterday morning on a Blue Route off-ramp, spilling its load and causing a cloud of hazardous gas to form. Traffic was […]

Read here about a Wisconsin school that settled a mold case with a builder.

Source: http://www.boe.ca.gov, March 26, 2009 The state Board of Equalization said Wednesday it is planning to leave the troubled office building it has called home since 1993 after another watery and moldy weekend at its 450 N St. headquarters. The agency disclosed its plans after yet another water pipe burst at BOE headquarters Sunday, showering […]

Source: http://www.kplr11.com, April 24, 2009 Anhydrous Ammonia Leaking Near Du Quoin Several homes have been evacuated along with a school in Du Quoin, Illinois where a tanker truck carrying a dangerous chemical has overturned. The wreck happened on Highway 51, just south of Du Quoin, which is about 70 miles from St. Louis. The truck […]

Source: http://today.duke.edu, August 31, 2006 A Duke official said the mold does not present any serious health risks to students Duke University officials have discovered a common form of mold in two residence halls on West Campus and will begin treating it next week. A Duke official said the mold does not present any serious […]

Source: http://kcpw.org, April 24, 2009 A half-gallon of hazardous waste leaked from an EnergySolutions tanker in Carbon County last month. But the incident has only now come to light. The company held an extensive media roundtable earlier this week but failed to mention the incident. Spokesman Mark Walker says the company followed standard reporting procedure […]

Source: http://www.news-journal.com, July 25, 2011 Southwestern Electric Power Co. on Monday announced it has reached a confidential settlement of lawsuits and other actions that challenged the construction of its John W. Turk, Jr. Power Plant about 15 miles from Texarkana, Ark. Michael Morris, chairman and CEO of SWEPCO, said the action will allow the company […]

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, July 25, 2011 By: Vicki Smith Three judges hearing a coal slurry pollution lawsuit against Massey Energy are considering whether the parent corporation should be held liable for the actions of a subsidiary it claims operated independently. Massey contends that Rawl Sales & Processing, the company accused of poisoning hundreds of southern West Virginia […]

Source: Merced Sun-Star (CA), July 15, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The city of Merced will pay $1.5 million to more than 2,200 plaintiffs as a settlement in the 4-year-old Beachwood contamination and flooding case, in which residents alleged a plant near the neighborhood contaminated the air and water around them. The plant used industrial chemicals […]

Source: Marin Independent Journal (CA), July 11, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A couple who formerly operated a Fairfax video store have sued the former owners of the Fair-Anselm Plaza in Fairfax, alleging that the property owners withheld information about toxic dry cleaning chemicals released at the plaza, exposing the couple to serious health risks. George […]