Read here about a recycling company in California that will pay over $2 million to settle a case regarding handling of toxic waste.

Source: http://usnews.nbcnews.com, September 19, 2013 By: Alexander Smith A fire engulfed a chemical plant in Oklahoma early Thursday, heating pressurized containers and causing several explosions, authorities said. The Danlin plant in Thomas, Okla., caught fire at 10 p.m. local time (11 p.m. ET) Wednesday, according to fire officials. Contrary to previous statements by the Thomas […]

Source: http://www.spencerfane.com, April 21, 2013 By: Andrew Brought One of the largest food production companies in the world has agreed to resolve violations of EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP), Clean Air Act Section 112(r), 40 CFR Part 68, stemming from failures associated with its storage and management of the refrigerant anhydrous ammonia. As part of […]

Read here about a recall of fruit juices by Wegmans because they may contain a byproduct of mold.

Source: http://usnews.nbcnews.com, April 18, 2013 By: M. Alex Johnson, John Newland and Tracy Connor, NBC News Rescue crews were going door to door Thursday in the ruins of a small Texas town where a fertilizer-plant explosion killed at least 5 to 15 people, wounded more than 160 and destroyed dozens of home and businesses, including […]

Source: Rockland County Times (NY), February 7, 2013 By: Michael Riconda After decades of problems in the Torne Valley due to contamination from the dumping of paint sludge, the Ford Motor Company finally begun hazardous waste cleanup near the Ramapo River on January 28. Cleanup was initiated last Monday, focusing upon Operable Unit 1 (OU1), […]

Source: The Telegraph (GA), January 31, 2013 By: S. Heather Duncan Gary Sharp had lived in Juliette near Plant Scherer almost 15 years when he was diagnosed with lung cancer last year. He’s never smoked. But he’s seen something like light gray mud hauled out of the plant and slopped all over Ga. 87 in […]

Source: Chicago Tribune, December 27, 2012 By: Jennifer Delgado State sues firm, contending it broke law in installing 10 printing presses Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit Thursday against a west suburban bookbinding and printing plant that she said illegally installed equipment that contributes to air pollution. The 77-page suit, filed in Cook […]

Source: http://www.sokolovelaw.com, October 22,2012 By: Sokolove Law Staff A Massachusetts town has filed a class-action chemical exposure lawsuit against three chemical companies over the potential harm caused by high levels of chemicals known as PCBs. The lawsuit seeks damages on behalf of Lexington and other school districts of Massachusetts with school buildings that are affected […]

Read here about a lawsuit filed against a corn plant in Iowa because of significant pollution emitted from the plant.

Source: http://www.milforddailynews.com, February 23, 2012 By: Brian Benson Cleanup of contaminated town land behind Benjamin Moore’s Sumner Street property is nearly complete, but a lawsuit stemming from the contamination continues. Town Counsel Gerald Moody said the town plans to proceed with a suit it filed against Benjamin Moore in 2009 that seeks to hold the […]

Read here about a lawsuit that was settled after a group of farmers sued a Missouri company over the chemical, hexavalent chromium.