Tag Archives: Environmental Protection
Baltimore Firms Get Record Fine for Faulty Asbestos Removal
In Baltimore, Maryland, a demolition firm and the corporate owner of a property where asbestos was being removed have both been fined, the demolition firm with a record $1,225,000 fine, the corporate building owner for $115,000. The demolition firm in question is Erie Vera LLC, of 230 N. Chester Street in Baltimore. The building owner, [...]
Missouri Brick Factory Faces Asbestos Removal, Repurposing
In New Mexico, Missouri, a brick factory that operated continuously from 1908 through 2002 under the name A. P. Green Refactories is being given a new lease on life under the Mid America Brick and Structural Clay Products, LLC corporate umbrella thanks to remediation tax credits of up to $1,379,477 under the Brownfield Development Program. [...]
Mesothelioma Fears Raised As San Bruno Fire Releases Asbestos
The recent fires in San Bruno, California, were one of the worst environmental disasters in the area’s history. Although the fires have been extinguished and the smoke has cleared, other potential health hazards still remain. Much of the debris left behind from the ruined homes and businesses contained several toxins. Some of the older structures [...]
Hollister Junior High Flooding Exposes Asbestos
Hollister R-V School District officials in Hollister, Missouri spent Wednesday, August 11, preparing for the new school year by opening the area’s high school to students from Hollister Junior High School, because of a leak in the junior high school building. Hollister Junior High, with its 28 staff members and 192 students, will be closed [...]
EPA Removes New Jersey Site from Asbestos Superfund List
Officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced that they have removed a major asbestos dumping ground in New Jersey from their National Priorities List of sites eligible for federal cleanup funds. The site, located in Long Hill Township, New Jersey, was on the agency’s “Superfund” list after investigators discovered asbestos tailings spread [...]
Work near Ambler, Pennsylvania Asbestos Piles Scheduled to Start
Work near Ambler, Pennsylvania Asbestos Piles Scheduled to Start In Ambler, Pennsylvania, Federal-Mogul Corp., a global vehicle parts and products manufacturer, has contracted with WSP Group, a global design, engineering and management company, to make repairs to a revetment – a concrete wall designed to support an embankment and divert the pressure of water flowing [...]
Work Near Ambler, Pennsylvania Asbestos Piles Scheduled to Start
In Ambler, Pennsylvania, Federal-Mogul Corp., a global vehicle parts and products manufacturer, has contracted with WSP Group, a global design, engineering and management company, to make repairs to a revetment – a concrete wall designed to support an embankment and divert the pressure of water flowing down the Wissahickon Creek, an extension of the Delaware [...]
Two New York Contractors Charged With Asbestos Dumping
On May 5, two Western New York State contractors were charged with dumping thousands of pounds of asbestos-containing debris inside an abandoned warehouse in the Buffalo area. The two were subsequently arrested. They are 45-year-old Robert Bishop of East Amherst, and 47-year-old Salvatore Capizzi of Grand Island, both of whom have been charged by the [...]
California 1848 Gold Rush Left Toxic Asbestos Legacy in Sierra Nevada Recreation Areas
Recent sampling from trails and recreation sites along the Sierra Nevada range in California, which runs from Redding in the north to Bakersfield in the south, show extremely high levels of asbestos, arsenic and lead. This toxic contamination is the legacy of California’s 1848 Gold Rush, which saw hundreds of newcomers from around the nation, [...]
Asbestos Discovery in San Jose, California Church Rubble Delays Investigation
Investigators still aren’t sure what started the fire at an abandoned church in San Jose early Tuesday morning, but whatever the cause, it led to the discovery of what may be asbestos on water pipes exposed by the blaze. And this, in turn, led to a suspension of efforts, on the part of firefighters, to [...]
