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NOVATO ARSON SUSPECT CAUSED $300K IN PROPERTY DAMAGE: COPS

BENNET, HICKENLOOPER URGE U.S. AIR FORCE TO ADDRESS 'FOREVER CHEMICALS' IN EL PASO COUNTY

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On June 24th, the U.S Air Force was urged by two Colorado senators to address PFAS in El Paso County water. In a letter, U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper said is in the Widefield aquifer, which provides drinking water to thousands of residents and supplies surface water to area ponds, some of which Coloradans use for recreational fishing. They are asking the Air Force to expand on a pilot programs that remove PFAS from water. They also requested the Biden administration to partner with Colorado in taking additional steps to address PFAS from military activities.

PFAS in the Widefield aquifer south of Peterson Air Force Base affected some 80,000 people in the Security-Widefield-Fountain area. $50 million in funding for Air Force environmental restoration and remediation has been spent primarily on protecting drinking water for the affected communities since the discovery back in 2016. In Colorado, the Fountain-Widefield-Security area is one of the state’s biggest PFAS sites due to the long-term use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam at Peterson Air Force (now Space Force) Base beginning in the 1970s. Water and soil testing in 2016 by the Air Force revealed PFAS levels of 240,000 parts per trillion in soil samples and more than 88,000 parts per trillion in groundwater at seven locations on the base. The base is now a designated EPA Superfund site.

FOREST FIRE BURNS THOUSANDS OF ACRES IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

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On June 20th, fire fighters responded to a fire in Washington Townships, New Jersey, as a forest fire had consumed 11,000 acres. No injuries or property damage has been reported. The fire broke out in a remote section of the Wharton State Forest and was discovered early Sunday afternoon, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The fire was 50% contained by June 21st and put out on June 22nd. The cause of the fire is still unknown and produced dense smoke, was spanning areas of Washington, Shamong, Hammonton and Mullica Township.

OFFSHORE WIND, CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION AND PLASTICS BAGS: ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION ROUNDUP

ENVIRONMENTAL, PUBLIC HEALTH GROUPS TO SENATE: ACT ON TOXIC PFAS IN DRINKING WATER

CRISTIANO RONALDO ‘OFFERS TO PAY FOR HOME DAMAGE CAUSED BY £1.7M BUGATTI CRASH

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EPA PLEDGES $23 MILLION TOWARD CLEANUP AT STRATFORD’S RAYMARK SUPERFUND SITE

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pledged roughly $30 million on June 2nd toward environmental remediation efforts at former industrial sites in Connecticut. These sites will include the ongoing clean-up of asbestos, lead, and other toxic contaminants at dumping grounds once used by local auto-parts manufacturer Raymark Industries. This federal investment is part of an overall plan to spend $5.4 billion over the next 7 years cleaning up brownsfields and Superfund sites as part of Congress’ Bi-partisan Infrastructure Bill.

$23 million, the largest amount of money given by the EPA, was dedicated to the 34-acre site of the former Raymark plant in Stratford, referred to as “one of the most complex” remediation projects under the agency’s Superfund program. The Army Corps of Engineers, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and the EPA have helped manage the cleanup efforts for three decades after the plant was closed in 1989.

EPA INVESTIGATES POLLUTION AT OLD OIL REFINERY IN EAST CHICAGO