$48 million settlement reached for Superfund site cleanup, dozens of wells to be tested for contamination
Brownfield news map – May 14: Six stories covering Superfund and brownfield site developments around the U.S.
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Greenpoint elementary school's air is not toxic, despite concerns |
Parents and students at P.S. 110, an elementary school that sits inside the western boundary of the Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund site in Greenpoint, do not have to worry that they are inhaling toxic chemicals, according to the EPA. |
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57 wells to be tested just south of Brookhaven Calabro Airport |
Higher-than-normal levels of perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid were found at wells near the Mastic Fire Department Station 1, which has promoted officials to test public and private wells throughout Mastic and Shirley, New York for possible contamination. |
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Four companies will pay $48 million for Wilmington, Massachusetts Superfund cleanup |
Under the EPA's consent decree, American Biltrite Inc., NOR-AM Agro LLC, Olin Corporation, and Stepan Company will be implement a cleanup plan at the Olin Chemical Superfund Site in Wilmington, Massachusetts for an estimated $48 million. |
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Colorado Natural Resources Trustees approves $5 million settlement for damages at Superfund site |
The $5 million settlement with the federal government will be used to restore natural resources in the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Site that were damaged when EPA contractors started addressing the site's contamination. |
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Travis Air Force Base to address oil leak at Union Creek |
It has been more than a year since a jet oil leak was identified at Union Creek, but now the EPA wants to make sure that the Travis Air Force Base does its part to address the contamination. Since the EPA issued this order, the base has scheduled a meeting for this upcoming week. |
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Discussion to cleanup Doylestown's Chem Fab Superfund site happening later this month |
The public is welcome to attend a meeting on May 31 at the Doylestown Borough Hall to hear more about the EPA's plan to for cleanup of the Chem Fab Superfund Site in Doylestown Borough. |
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