As reported by the News & Observer, United States Federal Judge Earl Britt has issued an order allowing for payments to residents and business owners who filed claims for damages as a result of an explosion at a hazardous waste warehouse three years ago. The payments are the result of a class action lawsuit and…
Continue reading ›The United States Environmental Protection Agency recently has fined a Long Beach, Calif., property owner $7,952 for allegedly violating federal lead-based paint disclosure requirements at six rental properties. During a routine inspection in 2005, the EPA discovered that residential property owner James Williams failed to disclose whether reports about lead-based paint or lead hazards existed…
Continue reading ›As reported on November 4, 2009 by the Baltimore Sun, a Baltimore city jury has recently awarded more than $2.5 million to a pair of siblings who were poisoned by lead-based paint while living in a West Baltimore rowhouse that their mother had been told was “lead safe.”
Continue reading ›Across the Neuse River, millions of fish, mostly menhaden, have died since the latter part of August, 2009. According to some longtime observers, the fishkill is among the most severe in decades along this North Carolina river. The Neuse River Keeper Foundation is dedicated to protecting the Neuse River and its tributaries from such environmental…
Continue reading ›On October 6, 2009, U.S. District Court Judge Earl Britt granted final approval to a $7.85 milion settlement of the evacuation claims relating to the October 5, 2006 explosion at the EQ facility in Apex, North Carolina. The settlement provides up to $750 in compensation per household for evacuation related expenses. These expenses would typically…
Continue reading ›Following up on initial reports of an ammonia release during the explosion at the ConAgra plant in Garner, North Carolina, the Environmental Protection Agency was on scene to monitor the air. EPA officials said there was no threat to people who live near the plant, which is located between Interstate 40 and a subdivision but…
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