April 30, 2009 - Raytheon wants to zap the toxic plume spreading under the Azalea neighborhood with a combination of hot electrodes and chemical doses designed to neutralize the pollution, according to its latest plan filed this week with state environmental regulators.
There are 10 contaminants in the toxic underground plume, but the predominant ones are a pair of cancer-causing chemicals called 1,4-dioxane and trichloroethene. Workers discovered the contamination in 1991 during construction of the Pinellas Trail, which runs next to the Raytheon property. The pollution originated from a drum storage area on the site, which had belonged to a company called E-Systems.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
NH Superfund Now 30 Years Old
April 29, 2009- Tucked in the southeastern nub of the Granite State, Kingston is graced by a parade of center-of-town Colonials and pocked by dozens of glacier-gouged frog ponds. But the town is also home to a Superfund hazardous-waste site that the Environmental Protection Agency has been working on for nearly 30 years.
But until 1980 that site was home to Kingston Steel Drum, a factory that cleaned and reconditioned industrial 55-gallon steel drums. It was shut by the Justice Department and the E.P.A., then declared a Superfund site. My father and I used to work there.
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But until 1980 that site was home to Kingston Steel Drum, a factory that cleaned and reconditioned industrial 55-gallon steel drums. It was shut by the Justice Department and the E.P.A., then declared a Superfund site. My father and I used to work there.
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Contaminants Plague Fairbanks, AK Home
April 28, 2009- Debra Jorgensen said she started sensing something was wrong at her Hamilton Acres home six years ago. People were getting sick from no apparent cause. About the same time — months after a major earthquake hit Fairbanks and Interior Alaska — people started smelling an unusual, sweet smell in the basement.
Environmental soil tests at the property itself, however, wound up detecting concentrations a handful of toxins including chloroform and trimethylbenzene — a common gasoline additive.
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Environmental soil tests at the property itself, however, wound up detecting concentrations a handful of toxins including chloroform and trimethylbenzene — a common gasoline additive.
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Memphis Neighbors Unhappy with Contamination Settlement
April 27, 2009 - A fight for justice in a North Memphis, Tennessee neighborhood ended in disappointment for many residents. Property owners sued the "Velsicol" plant for dumping the chemical 'dieldrin' into the Cypress Creek that lead to soil contamination in their neighborhood. The $2 million settlement money was divided between 196 properties, and residents don't feel that they have been compensated adequately. One former resident says that "People are just dying off over there."
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Contaminated Well Leaks into NC Neighborhood
April 27, 2009 - Residents near the old CTS plant in Asheville, North Carolina got a scare after a contaminated well flowed into their neighborhood. One property owner said that her kids playing outside last week were the first to discover the problem in her yard, and she says that "It scares me that my dog was out there trying to drink the water." The water recently tested 11-hundred parts per billion for the industrial solvent trichloroethylene , or TCE.
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Arkansas Contamination Prevents Garden Expansion
April 24, 2009- The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) found land and water contamination at 11 natural gas and oil sites.
Jack White enjoys growing his own produce out of his greenhouse at his Hartford home. His only source of water comes from a well.
He said a nearby natural gas waste water dumping site, operated by Eastern Tank Services, and is preventing him from expanding his garden.
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Jack White enjoys growing his own produce out of his greenhouse at his Hartford home. His only source of water comes from a well.
He said a nearby natural gas waste water dumping site, operated by Eastern Tank Services, and is preventing him from expanding his garden.
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Brockovich Discusses Lawsuit in Missouri
April 24, 2009- Erin Brockovich, along with Field Environmental Investigator Bob Bowcock and Brian Madden, a lawyer with Madden and Redding Law Firm, spoke with the Cameron community on Wednesday night at Goodrich Auditorium.
On Wednesday morning, Madden's law firm, in conjunction with Stephen K. Griffin, a lawyer in Cameron, filed a suit in the 43rd Judicial Court against Prime Tanning Corp, National Beef Leathers Co. and Rick Ream, of St. Joseph.
The lawsuit states that the tanning company was distributing a waste byproduct from their operation that was given free to farmers to use as fertilizer. And that hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen also called chromium 6, used in the tanning process, is present in the material.
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On Wednesday morning, Madden's law firm, in conjunction with Stephen K. Griffin, a lawyer in Cameron, filed a suit in the 43rd Judicial Court against Prime Tanning Corp, National Beef Leathers Co. and Rick Ream, of St. Joseph.
The lawsuit states that the tanning company was distributing a waste byproduct from their operation that was given free to farmers to use as fertilizer. And that hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen also called chromium 6, used in the tanning process, is present in the material.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Dry Cleaning Chemical Leaves Contamination in California's Valley
April 21, 2009 - Cities around the Valley are wrestling with a legacy of environmental contamination: a chemical used for decades by dry cleaners. Now suspected of causing cancer, the chemical has permeated underground water and soil. Cleanup is necessary, but expensive, and there's no easy way to pay for it.
Federal and state environmental agencies, alerted by high levels of the chemical in drinking water wells, dug six test wells last month near existing and former dry-cleaning businesses. The Environmental Protection Agency and California's Department of Toxic Substances Control were hunting for a plume of perchlorethylene -- called PCE -- used as dry-cleaning fluid since 1934 that started turning up in Valley water wells in the 1970s.
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Federal and state environmental agencies, alerted by high levels of the chemical in drinking water wells, dug six test wells last month near existing and former dry-cleaning businesses. The Environmental Protection Agency and California's Department of Toxic Substances Control were hunting for a plume of perchlorethylene -- called PCE -- used as dry-cleaning fluid since 1934 that started turning up in Valley water wells in the 1970s.
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Methane Found in Denver Well Water
April 22, 2009 - Jesse Ellsworth thought something was wrong with his water when it began to smell funny and popped out of his faucet in bursts. Then, in February, the Fort Lupton resident launched an experiment: He flipped on the kitchen tap and touched a cigarette lighter to the stream. As flint sparked steel, the water lit on fire like a torch.
Ellsworth is one of at least 29 residents in small farming communities northeast of Denver who have asked either the energy companies or the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to test for natural gas in their water wells.
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Ellsworth is one of at least 29 residents in small farming communities northeast of Denver who have asked either the energy companies or the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to test for natural gas in their water wells.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Memphis community combats military pollutants
April 21, 2009 - A resident of Memphis, Tennessee began researching the USA Defense Depot Memphis (DDMT) and her nearby neighborhood and said that she found a history of cancer in every household. The resident recalled a letter sent by the nearby military distribution site the year before, which said that various chemicals may have seeped offsite into the draining ditches into the community.
In 1946, the Army disposed of waste at the site that included oil, paint thinners, methyl bromide, pesticides and cleaning fluids. Approximately 154,300 residents rely on drinking water from public wells within four miles of the site.
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In 1946, the Army disposed of waste at the site that included oil, paint thinners, methyl bromide, pesticides and cleaning fluids. Approximately 154,300 residents rely on drinking water from public wells within four miles of the site.
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Erin Brockovich investigator addresses concerns about Coca-Cola plant in Paw Paw, Michigan
April 21, 2009 - The persistence of Paw Paw residents in Michigan and their stories of "horrendous" illnesses possibly from water contamination caused by Coca-Cola has gotten the attention of Erin Brockovich's environmental investigator, Robert W. Bowcock.
Coca Cola has been supplying more than 20 Paw Paw township residents with bottled water, and a few residents say that the water situation has decreased their property assessments by 10 percent. Meanwhile, Bowcock said that Coke is not telling the public where the contaminated plume is or where it is headed, and if the water is safe to drink or bathe in.
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Coca Cola has been supplying more than 20 Paw Paw township residents with bottled water, and a few residents say that the water situation has decreased their property assessments by 10 percent. Meanwhile, Bowcock said that Coke is not telling the public where the contaminated plume is or where it is headed, and if the water is safe to drink or bathe in.
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Renters live in former meth lab sites without knowing it
April 21, 2009 - Landlords are not bound by law to disclose whether a meth lab was ever present in a property they are renting. Such environmental hazards must be disclosed only during the sale of a house. However, Texas legislators are looking to pass a bill that would require landlords to disclose such information to potential tenants.
One family in Texas that moved into a rental home that was a former meth lab got sick, and their dog died. Kevin Flippin, owner of a meth lab cleanup company, says "I've seen a 50 to 60 percent increase in meth labs this year alone......People need to be educated."
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One family in Texas that moved into a rental home that was a former meth lab got sick, and their dog died. Kevin Flippin, owner of a meth lab cleanup company, says "I've seen a 50 to 60 percent increase in meth labs this year alone......People need to be educated."
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Drinking water contamination in Crestwood, Illinois
April 19, 2009 - For more than two decades, the 11,000 or so residents in this working-class community unknowingly drank tap water contaminated with toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems, a Tribune investigation found.
As village officials were building a national reputation for pinching pennies, and sending out fliers proclaiming Crestwood water was "Good to taste but not to waste!," state and village records obtained by the newspaper show they secretly were drawing water from a contaminated well, apparently to save money.
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As village officials were building a national reputation for pinching pennies, and sending out fliers proclaiming Crestwood water was "Good to taste but not to waste!," state and village records obtained by the newspaper show they secretly were drawing water from a contaminated well, apparently to save money.
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Contamination sites in Arizona: Is your neighborhood toxic?
April 19, 2009 - Contamination sites still in operation are all around the Valley --- in addition to areas in Goodyear and Phoenix; Glendale, Scottsdale and Mesa have ongoing clean ups.
Arizona has a total of 47 toxic sites. But with budget cuts, 15 of those projects have been put on hold.
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Arizona has a total of 47 toxic sites. But with budget cuts, 15 of those projects have been put on hold.
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Water Contamination Leaves 100 High And Dry in Chico California
April 17, 2009 - 100 customers in Chico could be without drinkable tap water until the middle of next week.
Cal Water issued a "Do Not Drink" warning this afternoon after reports an oily substance was discovered in the tap water. Crews on the scene isolated the problem to a pumping station on 6th Ave where they believe a lubricant leaked into the water supply.
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Cal Water issued a "Do Not Drink" warning this afternoon after reports an oily substance was discovered in the tap water. Crews on the scene isolated the problem to a pumping station on 6th Ave where they believe a lubricant leaked into the water supply.
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Friday, April 17, 2009
California's Ujima Village Clears Out
April 17, 2009- Charlene David walked through her ghost town last week, past empty driveways, rusting playgrounds, abandoned basketball courts, the overgrown community garden, the management office that closed months ago.This is what remains of Ujima Village, a sprawling complex of mostly government-subsidized apartments in Willowbrook, an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County south of Watts.
County officials have been trying to vacate Ujima Village for the last year. The decision to move residents out came after soil and groundwater tests revealed potentially dangerous contamination dating back to when the land under the complex was used as an oil tank storage site by what is now Exxon Mobil.
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County officials have been trying to vacate Ujima Village for the last year. The decision to move residents out came after soil and groundwater tests revealed potentially dangerous contamination dating back to when the land under the complex was used as an oil tank storage site by what is now Exxon Mobil.
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EPA Testing Safety of MI. Toxic Nightmare
April 17, 2009- In the summer of 2008 investigators found about 500 barrels behind a home on O Avenue. Crews cleaned up the site, but say toxic and radioactive materials leaked into the ground. Since then, tests have shown no chemicals in the well water of nearby homes.
On Thursday night, concerned residents attended a meeting at KVCC, where the EPA was expected to explain more about the safety of the site. Approximately 50 people showed up, some of them quite angry. Authorities say the well water is safe, however there is other contamination in the area that the EPA is still concerned about.
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On Thursday night, concerned residents attended a meeting at KVCC, where the EPA was expected to explain more about the safety of the site. Approximately 50 people showed up, some of them quite angry. Authorities say the well water is safe, however there is other contamination in the area that the EPA is still concerned about.
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EPA Earmarks 14.4M for Hagerstown, MD Superfund
April 17, 2009- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a $14.4 million cleanup of a Hagerstown Superfund site where companies dumped DDT, arsenic and other toxic chemicals from the 1930s to the 1960s.
The plan for the Central Chemical Corp. property in the middle of this Western Maryland city has two main goals, said Mitch Cron, remedial project manager at the EPA's regional office in Philadelphia.
First, it would remove a threat to public health from contaminated soil at the 19-acre site. It also should halt or minimize the flow of contaminants into the groundwater from a lagoon filled with pesticide and fertilizer ingredients.
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The plan for the Central Chemical Corp. property in the middle of this Western Maryland city has two main goals, said Mitch Cron, remedial project manager at the EPA's regional office in Philadelphia.
First, it would remove a threat to public health from contaminated soil at the 19-acre site. It also should halt or minimize the flow of contaminants into the groundwater from a lagoon filled with pesticide and fertilizer ingredients.
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PA Residents Hot Over Hazardous Waste Site
April 17, 2009- Residents living near the Tank Car Corp. of America on Oreland Mill Road are still looking for answers about why they were not notified that a hazardous waste cleanup was under way at the property. They also remain concerned about the potential risks still associated with the site.
“We wanted to organize [the meeting] because we were curious to know what was going on back there and why no one in the neighborhood was notified,” Grabus said. “Having residents in close proximity to potentially dangerous materials is something we should know about.”
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“We wanted to organize [the meeting] because we were curious to know what was going on back there and why no one in the neighborhood was notified,” Grabus said. “Having residents in close proximity to potentially dangerous materials is something we should know about.”
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Gas Station Neighbors Fighting for Justice in PA.
April 17, 2009- After 10 years in legal limbo, a group of Whitpain plaintiffs fighting for justice against those responsible for a 1998 gas leak in their neighborhood are taking their plight to the streets.
Fisher said that in 1996, the owner of a Gulf gas station at Penllyn and Skippack pikes installed new double lumen underground storage tanks and a leak detection system that was not compatible with that storage system.
Although the amount of gasoline that had leaked was estimated to have been 12,000 gallons at the time, Fisher said based on her own calculations, she believes the number was more like 50,000 gallons.
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Fisher said that in 1996, the owner of a Gulf gas station at Penllyn and Skippack pikes installed new double lumen underground storage tanks and a leak detection system that was not compatible with that storage system.
Although the amount of gasoline that had leaked was estimated to have been 12,000 gallons at the time, Fisher said based on her own calculations, she believes the number was more like 50,000 gallons.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Minneapolis Superfund Site Gets Federal Clean-Up Money
April 15, 2009 - An arsenic-tainted neighborhood in south Minneapolis will get an injection of as much as $25 million in federal stimulus money to continue cleaning up the site.
The Environmental Protection Agency today that the neighborhood is among 50 of the country's most polluted and hazardous waste sites in 28 states will receive $528 million in recently-approved economic stimulus funding.
The sites were contaminated years ago by mining waste, lead smelters, landfills, and other sources of chemicals but the companies responsible are no longer around to pay for their cleanup.
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The Environmental Protection Agency today that the neighborhood is among 50 of the country's most polluted and hazardous waste sites in 28 states will receive $528 million in recently-approved economic stimulus funding.
The sites were contaminated years ago by mining waste, lead smelters, landfills, and other sources of chemicals but the companies responsible are no longer around to pay for their cleanup.
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Offers from railroad company worry Montana residents
April 13, 2009 - Residents of Whitefish, Montana are worried after The Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad company began knocking on doors and offering to buy homes and businesses that aren't for sale, while hinting that the ground beneath might be contaminated.
It's been long known that the Whitefish railyard is contaminated, and the recent offers made to local landowners is creating fear about their properties. As far as City Attorney Phelps is concerned, BNSF "wouldn't be buying properties unless they knew, or at least suspected, there was contamination."
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It's been long known that the Whitefish railyard is contaminated, and the recent offers made to local landowners is creating fear about their properties. As far as City Attorney Phelps is concerned, BNSF "wouldn't be buying properties unless they knew, or at least suspected, there was contamination."
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Lawsuit filed for property owner affected by fuel leak in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
April 14, 2009 - A lawsuit filed on behalf of a Tuscaloosa resident alleges an underground storage tank located at a fuel center owned by Chatham Oil Company, Inc. incurred a leak, releasing gasoline and related products that contaminated the resident's soil and groundwater.
The resident noticed a strong odor of gasoline on her property and saw a gasoline sheen on the surface water. Soil samples also indicate the presence of hazardous materials such as Benzene, Ethyl Benzene, Xylene and MTBE.
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The resident noticed a strong odor of gasoline on her property and saw a gasoline sheen on the surface water. Soil samples also indicate the presence of hazardous materials such as Benzene, Ethyl Benzene, Xylene and MTBE.
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Pfizer cleans up PCB contamination in Terra Haute, Indiana
April 14, 2009 - A cleanup effort by Pfizer Inc. became necessary following the breach of a dam upstream on the company's property in Terra Haute, Indiana. An estimated 40,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment, top soil and debris has been removed so far from the property along Jordan Creek.
Pfizer expects to complete the initial cleanup of ground contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl, or PCB, by July. One resident said that the removal process is in his front yard, and that he and his wife may have to move out of their home for a week of two, once work gets closer to their front door.
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Pfizer expects to complete the initial cleanup of ground contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl, or PCB, by July. One resident said that the removal process is in his front yard, and that he and his wife may have to move out of their home for a week of two, once work gets closer to their front door.
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Residents of contaminated town in Indiana win enviro grant
April 13, 2009 - The town of Pines, Indiana is contaminated with coal ash from Northern Indiana Public Service Company's Michigan City generating facility that the utility stored for three decades at the Yard 520 landfill.
Coal ash contains contaminants, such as boron and molybdenum, and leaked from the landfill into groundwater. Today, the dark gray mass covers streets, driveways and back yards across the town and officials say that people are being exposed to contamination 360 days a year.
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Coal ash contains contaminants, such as boron and molybdenum, and leaked from the landfill into groundwater. Today, the dark gray mass covers streets, driveways and back yards across the town and officials say that people are being exposed to contamination 360 days a year.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Contamination runs deep at Rockville Centre property in Maryland
April 8, 2009 - The site of a pending apartment development in Rockville Centre years in the making has been found to be contaminated at deeper levels than previously known, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
PERC, an industrial degreaser widely used by dry cleaners, has been labeled a probable carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
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PERC, an industrial degreaser widely used by dry cleaners, has been labeled a probable carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
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Residents, Ameren dispute health risk of contamination in Illinois neighborhood
April 11, 2009 - Though officials say the contaminated groundwater in a Champaign neighborhood will be cleaned, the issue has already left a mess of controversy.
The Fifth and Hill neighborhood in Champaign, where a manufactured gas plant used to sit, will undergo a cleanup in mid-April in which all of the contaminated soil in the area will be removed.
While representatives of Ameren, Champaign's primary utilities supplier, have said the groundwater underneath the site has not spread or entered the basements of residents, many residents and officials believe the water is still hazardous to their health.
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The Fifth and Hill neighborhood in Champaign, where a manufactured gas plant used to sit, will undergo a cleanup in mid-April in which all of the contaminated soil in the area will be removed.
While representatives of Ameren, Champaign's primary utilities supplier, have said the groundwater underneath the site has not spread or entered the basements of residents, many residents and officials believe the water is still hazardous to their health.
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Maryland receives EPA grant to clean contamination from leaking underground fuel tanks
April 13, 2009 - The state has received $3.7 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up soil and groundwater contamination from leaking underground fuel tanks in 70 sites across Maryland - about half of them in the Baltimore area.
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Ohio residents not shocked by landfill hazard
April 10, 2009 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has plans to clean up an aging Bethel Twp. landfill, but area residents have been aware of possible well contamination at the site for more than a decade.
The landfill, at 715 N. Dayton Lakeview Road, was recently added to the U.S. EPA’s national priorities list of sites in which hazardous substances have been released. Being on that list makes the landfill a priority for cleanup through the EPA’s Superfund Program, which cleans up hazardous waste sites nationwide.
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The landfill, at 715 N. Dayton Lakeview Road, was recently added to the U.S. EPA’s national priorities list of sites in which hazardous substances have been released. Being on that list makes the landfill a priority for cleanup through the EPA’s Superfund Program, which cleans up hazardous waste sites nationwide.
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Landfills pollute groundwater near communities in South Carolina
April 11, 2009 - Both of Richland County’s commercial landfills have polluted groundwater near communities that depend on private wells for drinking water, state records show.
The groundwater contamination occurred years ago and has not spread off the site of at least one of the landfills, the one on Screaming Eagle Road, say state regulators and a disposal site operator. It is unknown whether contamination from the other disposal site, the Northeast Landfill, has left the property’s boundary.
All told, landfills across South Carolina — from nuclear waste dumps to disposal sites on military bases — have polluted the groundwater in 125 places, according to DHEC’s 2008 groundwater contamination inventory.
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The groundwater contamination occurred years ago and has not spread off the site of at least one of the landfills, the one on Screaming Eagle Road, say state regulators and a disposal site operator. It is unknown whether contamination from the other disposal site, the Northeast Landfill, has left the property’s boundary.
All told, landfills across South Carolina — from nuclear waste dumps to disposal sites on military bases — have polluted the groundwater in 125 places, according to DHEC’s 2008 groundwater contamination inventory.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Contaminated water in Pennsylvania still a mystery
April 6, 2009 - Almost a year after some Bucks County homeowners found out their water wells were polluted with industrial chemicals, the state is still looking for the source of that pollution.
The Pennsylvania DEP continues to test the area. Right now, nine homes and 21 businesses have unsafe levels of solvents in their water.
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The Pennsylvania DEP continues to test the area. Right now, nine homes and 21 businesses have unsafe levels of solvents in their water.
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Indiana property owners foot bill for meth lab cleanups
April 4, 2009 - Indiana's methamphetamine epidemic is leaving property owners stuck with the cleanup bill long after the meth labs have been dismantled by police.
An Indiana law that took effect two years ago says the cost of cleanup falls to property owners even though they likely had nothing to do with cooking the illegal drug.
That tab, said Phil Ball of Aegis Environmental Inc. in Greenwood, can run anywhere from $5,000 to $35,000.
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An Indiana law that took effect two years ago says the cost of cleanup falls to property owners even though they likely had nothing to do with cooking the illegal drug.
That tab, said Phil Ball of Aegis Environmental Inc. in Greenwood, can run anywhere from $5,000 to $35,000.
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Pearl River Contamination in New Orleans May Pose Health Risks
April 3, 2009 - Environmental officials in Mississippi are warning residents along the swolen Pearl River that its waters may be contaminated.
A statement from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality advises against swimming in the river and its tributaries and eating anything out of the water unless it is thoroughly cooked.
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A statement from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality advises against swimming in the river and its tributaries and eating anything out of the water unless it is thoroughly cooked.
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Friday, April 3, 2009
CT Development Site Investigated for "Eco-Terror"
April 2, 2009- Soil test results on the possible contamination at the site of a proposed wood-burning power plant off Mill Brook Road in Plainfield should be completed today or Friday, a Department of Environmental Protection spokesman said.
The DEP, FBI and police began investigating the site Tuesday, spurred by a letter claiming to be sent by Earth First, an environmental advocacy group, saying it had contaminated the property. The letter was sent to PRE Vice President Daniel J. Donovan and copied to The Norwich Bulletin.
The letter stated that more than 1, 200 pounds of contaminants had been dumped at the Mill Brook Road site, at Donovan’s home and at the home of project proponent J. Scott Guilmartin.
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The DEP, FBI and police began investigating the site Tuesday, spurred by a letter claiming to be sent by Earth First, an environmental advocacy group, saying it had contaminated the property. The letter was sent to PRE Vice President Daniel J. Donovan and copied to The Norwich Bulletin.
The letter stated that more than 1, 200 pounds of contaminants had been dumped at the Mill Brook Road site, at Donovan’s home and at the home of project proponent J. Scott Guilmartin.
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Miami's Sector II: A Playground of Past Contamination
April 2, 2009- Children, thousands of them over the years, played in a sandbox and back yard of a day care center in the heart of Liberty City. It's located steps from the now demolished Scott Carver public housing project that's long been mired in financial scandal and public corruption. But what never made headlines is what's in the soil in this neighborhood known as Sector II.
Many of them are coming to terms with the fact that their daycare center, housing project and park and lake were developed around what was a 1940's dump site, a burial ground of toxic junk and solid waste.
They informed me that there was contamination on that property." Her reaction was to get the children "out of there," she explained." It could be anyone's children, and yet no one seemed to care here."
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Many of them are coming to terms with the fact that their daycare center, housing project and park and lake were developed around what was a 1940's dump site, a burial ground of toxic junk and solid waste.
They informed me that there was contamination on that property." Her reaction was to get the children "out of there," she explained." It could be anyone's children, and yet no one seemed to care here."
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US Real Estate Heading to Detox
April 1, 2009- As much as $2 trillion of real estate may be undervalued due to the presence of environmental contamination. The National Brownfield Association (NBA) says environmental hazards are estimated to be present in 20 to 50 percent of all industrial real estate properties.
Abandoned gas stations and dry cleaners, railroad properties, factories, and closed military bases all may leave toxins in the land. No one knows exactly how many “brownfields” there are in the United States, but estimates range from 400,000 to more than a million, according to the NBA.
Brownfields can be significant hazards to ecological systems, water quality, soil quality, and human health. One company that is dedicated to cleaning up these toxic sites is Kleinfelder, based in San Diego, Calif. CEO Bill Siegel said 40 percent of their work is environmental—planning new projects and cleaning up old sites.
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Abandoned gas stations and dry cleaners, railroad properties, factories, and closed military bases all may leave toxins in the land. No one knows exactly how many “brownfields” there are in the United States, but estimates range from 400,000 to more than a million, according to the NBA.
Brownfields can be significant hazards to ecological systems, water quality, soil quality, and human health. One company that is dedicated to cleaning up these toxic sites is Kleinfelder, based in San Diego, Calif. CEO Bill Siegel said 40 percent of their work is environmental—planning new projects and cleaning up old sites.
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Home Raided for Lead Leak in Orlando
April 1, 2009- Toxic lead could be seeping into the ground in Ormond Beach. The Department of Environmental Protection went back to a home on Santa Ana Avenue on Wednesday to inspect an old, illegal salvage yard and they brought the SWAT team with them.
Department of Environmental Protection police scoured the back yard Wednesday of the unassuming but allegedly poisonous Ormond Beach home. Tables full of testing materials were set up as investigators tried to determine just how far and deep chemicals from old TVs might have leaked into the ground.
"They kicked the gate open, opened the door, and first thing I knew there was a machine gun in my face, they were running through the house," resident Ronnie Brookshire said.
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Department of Environmental Protection police scoured the back yard Wednesday of the unassuming but allegedly poisonous Ormond Beach home. Tables full of testing materials were set up as investigators tried to determine just how far and deep chemicals from old TVs might have leaked into the ground.
"They kicked the gate open, opened the door, and first thing I knew there was a machine gun in my face, they were running through the house," resident Ronnie Brookshire said.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Superfund Cleanup Begins in Sunburst, Montana
April 1, 2009 - After eight years of legal wrangling and project planning, cleanup of a 19-acre petroleum plume beneath the town of Sunburst is finally under way.
Wedged between the elementary and high schools, the area was once home to the Texaco gasoline refinery.
The Butte-based company Water and Environmental Technologies hopes to finish removing toxic dirt from a square city block that is 20 feet deep by mid-April. Working 12 hours a day, six trucks are hauling dirt to an 80-acre farm northwest of Sunburst. There it will be spread out and tilled regularly, allowing the gasoline to vaporize.
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Wedged between the elementary and high schools, the area was once home to the Texaco gasoline refinery.
The Butte-based company Water and Environmental Technologies hopes to finish removing toxic dirt from a square city block that is 20 feet deep by mid-April. Working 12 hours a day, six trucks are hauling dirt to an 80-acre farm northwest of Sunburst. There it will be spread out and tilled regularly, allowing the gasoline to vaporize.
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Tainted Soil Removed From High School in New Bedford, MA
March 31, 2009 - About 65 tons of contaminated soil were removed from the grounds of New Bedford High School on Saturday after high levels of PCBs were discovered earlier this month, city officials said.
The contaminated area was identified after additional soil sampling to help the city define its remedial plan for the site, according to Scott Alfonse, the city's director of environmental stewardship.
The city reported the high levels of contamination — about 45.9 parts per million, high enough to pose a "potential imminent hazard" — to the state Department of Environmental Protection on March 19 and then worked with the School Department to schedule the soil's removal, according to Alfonse.
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The contaminated area was identified after additional soil sampling to help the city define its remedial plan for the site, according to Scott Alfonse, the city's director of environmental stewardship.
The city reported the high levels of contamination — about 45.9 parts per million, high enough to pose a "potential imminent hazard" — to the state Department of Environmental Protection on March 19 and then worked with the School Department to schedule the soil's removal, according to Alfonse.
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