On March 18, 2021, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has found that nearly every landfill that state regulators monitor in Minnesota has leaked perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, into groundwater sources…
Ethanol Contamination in Mead, NB
On March 1, 2021, the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) filed a lawsuit against AltEn after the company failed to comply with a March 1 deadline to clean up and dispose of pesticide-contaminated waste generated during the process of making ethanol…
Long Beach Sewage Spill
On February 22, 2021, the Long Beach City Health Office closed all swimming areas west of Belmont Pier in Long Beach, California, after approximately 26,241 gallons of sewage leaked into the Los Angeles River. The spill was caused by construction maintenance on a 48-inch sewer mainline…