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Environmental Cleanup

Towson, MD
News
DOJ Reaches $100M Settlement With Owners, Managers Of Vessel That Destroyed Key Bridge DOJ Reaches $100M Settlement With Owners, Managers Of Vessel That Destroyed Key Bridge
DOJ Reaches $100M Settlement With Owners, Managers Of Vessel That Destroyed Key Bridge The owners and managers of the ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year in Baltimore have reached a settlement exceeding $100 million to offset the government's costs, federal authorities announced late on Thursday. Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited, which owned and operated the DALI vessel that struck the bridge earlier this year, has agreed to pay a $101,980,000 settlement to resolve a civil claim filed earlier this year. The crash dismantled the bridge, and caused chaos for the Port of Baltimore and left several workers dea…

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by Zak Failla
Farmington, CT
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash in Farmington Causes Fuel Spill, Sends Several To Hospital Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash in Farmington Causes Fuel Spill, Sends Several To Hospital
Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash in Farmington Causes Fuel Spill, Sends Several To Hospital Several people were hospitalized Sunday night, Oct. 20, after a tractor-trailer rollover crash that spilled fuel along I-84 in Hartford County, police said.  The crash was reported around 11:30 p.m. near eastbound Exit 39 after a car crashed into the truck carrying produce, causing it to roll, Connecticut State Police said.  The truck landed on its side and leaked fuel along the highway. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection responded to the crash to deal with the clean-up, authorities said.  Several people were injured in the crash, though none of their…

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by Josh Lanier
Islip, NY
News
Man Admits Dumping Hazardous Waste At Former Brentwood Hospital, Costing $30K In Cleanup Man Admits Dumping Hazardous Waste At Former Brentwood Hospital, Costing $30K In Cleanup
Man Admits Dumping Hazardous Waste At Former Brentwood Hospital, Costing $30K In Cleanup A Long Island man confessed to dumping hazardous waste at a former hospital, costing taxpayers and the property owner thousands of dollars. Carleton Pulley, age 48, of Bay Shore, pleaded guilty to endangering public health, safety or the environment in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Sept. 5. According to prosecutors, a police officer witnessed Pulley unloading tires from a tractor trailer on the grounds of the former Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center in Brentwood in April 2023. Earlier Report: Man Dumps Hazardous Waste At Former LI Psychiatric Center, Costing Thousands In Cleanup:…

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by Michael Mashburn
Bristol, PA
News
Cleanup Efforts Begin After Oil Spill Into Bucks County Stream: Officials Cleanup Efforts Begin After Oil Spill Into Bucks County Stream: Officials
Cleanup Efforts Begin After Oil Spill Into Bucks County Stream: Officials Cleanup efforts are underway after motor oil spilled into Mill Creek in lower Bucks County on Sunday, Dec. 10, according to authorities.  Police, firefighters, and hazardous materials crews responded to the scene where the "unintentional release of motor oil" had polluted the small stream in Penndel Borough and parts of Middletown, officials said in a release.  First responders identified the source of the spillage and contacted the property owner, who is now working with the state Department of Environmental Protection to hire contractors and address the cleanup, the release says…

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by Mac Bullock
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
News
Sewage Threat: Residents Warned To Stay Out Of Hudson River In Westchester Sewage Threat: Residents Warned To Stay Out Of Hudson River In Westchester
Sewage Threat: Residents Warned To Stay Out Of Hudson River In Westchester New, updated story: New Update: Sewage No Longer Being Released In Hudson River In Sleepy Hollow, Advisory Remains As a sewer pump station force main break forces partially treated sewage to be temporarily released into the Hudson River, officials are warning residents to stay out of the water until the repair is made.  The force main break was discovered at the Tarrytown Sewer Pump Station on Monday, July 10 following a sight inspection by the county's Department of Environmental Facilities.  The county's emergency contractor, ELQ, was then immediately called to b…

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by Ben Crnic
Hudson, NY
News
Fuel Spill In Capital District Draws Large Response Fuel Spill In Capital District Draws Large Response
Fuel Spill In Capital District Draws Large Response Emergency crews responded after a fuel spill was discovered in a creek in the area. Greene County 911 was first alerted of trouble at around 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 20, with reports of a diesel spill in Catskill Creek in the village of Catskill, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Several of the department’s officers, along with a team of its Spill Responders and local police, were called to the scene. Crews deployed approximately 150 feet of boom floats and 75 feet of absorbent boom to contain the spill, according to officials. Investigators determined that t…

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by Michael Mashburn
White Plains, NY
Schools
Ida: Westchester School, Fields Damaged By Flooding From Storm Ida: Westchester School, Fields Damaged By Flooding From Storm
Ida: Westchester School, Fields Damaged By Flooding From Storm A school district in Westchester is scrambling after Tropical Depression Ida caused mass flooding and damaged parts of the building and outside fields in advance of the first day of classes. Bronxville Schools Superintendent Roy Montesano issued a message to the community after the village was hit particularly hard by the storm, with as many as eight inches of rain falling over a three-hour period. The rain and flooding - which prompted a State of Emergency in the village - caused damage to a portion of the Bronxville School and playing fields. “Spaces on the first floor of our building re…

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by Zak Failla
Springfield, MA
News
Formerly Polluted Gas Station To Host Farmers' Markets, Food Trucks, More Formerly Polluted Gas Station To Host Farmers' Markets, Food Trucks, More
Formerly Polluted Gas Station To Host Farmers' Markets, Food Trucks, More The site of a formerly polluted oil service station is being renovated into a new community space. Redevelopment of the old Racing Oil Service Station property at 181 Center St., in Chicopee, recently received a $10,000 MassDevelopment grant to help local leaders and community members turn the remediated lot into a “Transformative Development Initiative” district. The grant is going to the Chicopee Center For Public Spaces, which will create an open area for activities such as farmers’ markets, food trucks, outdoor exercise, performances, community gatherings and more, MassDevelopment s…

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by Kristin Palpini
Massapequa, NY
News
Cuomo Announces Record Deal To Clean Up Long Island Aquifer After 10 Year Fight Cuomo Announces Record Deal To Clean Up Long Island Aquifer After 10 Year Fight
Cuomo Announces Record Deal To Clean Up Long Island Aquifer After 10 Year Fight The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman have reached a record-setting agreement to cleanup a Long Island aquifer that has been a point of contention with the state for decades. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared “the end of a Long Island 10-year fight” on Monday, Dec. 21, announcing that the two have reached a $406 million plan to stop and remove Grumman’s groundwater pollutants that has been spreading in Bethpage for years. “My DEC and our whole team here knew that there was a pollution plume left by Grumman with toxic chemicals in the aquifer,” he said. “It was left during the manufacturing e…

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by Zak Failla
Springfield, MA
Business
Industrial Contamination Cleanup Effort In Chicopee Gets $300K Industrial Contamination Cleanup Effort In Chicopee Gets $300K
Industrial Contamination Cleanup Effort In Chicopee Gets $300K Chicopee is getting $300,000 to help clean up environmentally damaged places in the Willimansett, industrial area. Among the sites slated for clean-up are the Spalding sports equipment manufacturing facility on Meadow Street and properties along the North Chicopee Street Corridor, said Congressman Richard Neal. The money is coming from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “brownfields” program, which provides funds for areas that have been severely polluted. To be named a brownfield property, the area has to be available for demolition, redevelopment or other reuse once the environme…

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by Kristin Palpini
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Photos: Oil Spill Reaches Lake Mahopac Photos: Oil Spill Reaches Lake Mahopac
Photos: Oil Spill Reaches Lake Mahopac More than 200 gallons of oil flowed down a hill, spilled into Lake Mahopac and had to be cleaned up by first responders. The oil spill was reported on Mount Hope Road in Mahopac at approximately 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, prompting a heavy response by multiple emergency agencies. Crews from Mahopac, Mahopac Falls and Somers fire departments; Carmel Police; the Putnam County HazMat Team; the Department of Environmental Protection and its HazMat team; the Department of Environmental Conservation; and Carmel Building Department all responded. According to Mahopac Volunteer Fire Departm…

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by Zak Failla
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Driver Who Caused 3-Mile Oil Slick In Newark Comes Forward UPDATE: Driver Who Caused 3-Mile Oil Slick In Newark Comes Forward
Update: Driver Who Caused 3-Mile Oil Slick In Newark Comes Forward No charges will be filed or summonses issued against the driver of a truck that leaked a 3-mile slick of used vegetable oil in Newark's Ironbound last week, police said.  As it passed through the area around 3:40 p.m. Oct. 15, the truck left behind a trail on Wilson Avenue and on Stockton, Delancy, Adams and Thomas streets, snarling traffic as Hazmat teams covered the oil with sand.  The driver turned himself in at 3rd Precinct headquarters Friday after police released photos of the truck and asked for the public's help identifying it.  Police determined that the spill was a…

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by Paul Milo
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Vertical Hold: Dump Truck Trailer Gets Wedged Under Route 17 Overpass In Mahwah Vertical Hold: Dump Truck Trailer Gets Wedged Under Route 17 Overpass In Mahwah
Vertical Hold: Dump Truck Trailer Gets Wedged Under Route 17 Overpass In Mahwah Two heavy-duty wreckers working back-to-back were needed to remove a dump truck trailer that jammed both a Route 17 overpass in Mahwah and the northbound Tuesday evening rush. The driver received a careless driving summons after the 4:40 p.m. mishap at the MacArthur Boulevard overpass, which left only one passable lane on the highway a little over two miles south of the Rockland County border. Firefighters cleaned up a hydraulic fluid spill. The state DOT was called to determine whether there was any structural damage to the overpass. Two heavy-duty wreckers were needed to get the tra…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Three Responsible For Release Of Mercury In Westchester Village Settle Case Three Responsible For Release Of Mercury In Westchester Village Settle Case
Three Responsible For Release Of Mercury In Westchester Village Settle Case Three companies have reached a settlement with the United States Attorney’s Office to clean up mercury at a Westchester County Superfund Site. Robert Khuzami, an Attorney for the United States announced that they have reached an agreement with Columbia Gas Transmission LLC, Henry Schein, Inc., and Union Carbide Corporation, to recoup funds the EPA incurred for more than a decade in connection with its clean-up of mercury at the Port Refinery Superfund Site in Rye Brook. As part of the agreement, the three companies have agreed to pay a combined $179,647. According to the U.S. Attorney…

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by Zak Failla
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Truck Keeps Going After Dropping Ton And Half Of Garbage On Route 46 Ramp Truck Keeps Going After Dropping Ton And Half Of Garbage On Route 46 Ramp
Truck Keeps Going After Dropping Ton And Half Of Garbage On Route 46 Ramp A truck dropped nearly a ton and a half of baled residential trash onto an exit ramp off Route 46 in Ridgefield Park and kept going Monday afternoon, authorities said. The bale fell off around 2 p.m., responders said. "These bales are always hauled on open flatbeds, usually 12 or so at a time," one said. "This happens a few times a year."  State Department of Transportation workers used a backhoe and dump truck to clear the mess from the ramp, which leads to the NJ Turnpike and Teaneck Road. State Department of Transportation workers used a backhoe and dump truck to clear the mess.Con…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Minivan Goes Up In Flames Off Route 3 In Clifton VIDEO: Minivan Goes Up In Flames Off Route 3 In Clifton
Video: Minivan Goes Up In Flames Off Route 3 In Clifton Clifton firefighters doused a fast-moving minivan fire Monday morning. No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred at the Allwood Road off-ramp from westbound Route 3. The state Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 10-gallon gasoline spill that was cleaned up. For more fire-related video, go to: Demonracer2 (YouTube)

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
One Killed In Wrong-Way Crash With Tractor-Trailer, State Police Say One Killed In Wrong-Way Crash With Tractor-Trailer, State Police Say
One Killed In Wrong-Way Crash With Tractor-Trailer, State Police Say One man was killed in a wrong-way collision with a tractor-trailer on a busy Connecticut roadway early on Christmas Eve Day. Connecticut State Police troopers responded to the eastbound lanes on Route 2 at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 24, where there was a report of a wrong-way crash in Glastonbury involving a tractor-trailer and a motorist from Cleveland. Police said that the driver of the Toyota, Christian Alvarez Villarini, 27, was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer from Bolus Freight Systems in Scranton less than two miles west of exit 10. The driver of th…

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by Zak Failla
Bridgeport, CT
News
Bridgeport To Get $14.6M For Infrastructure, Economic Development Projects From State Bridgeport To Get $14.6M For Infrastructure, Economic Development Projects From State
Bridgeport To Get $14.6M For Infrastructure, Economic Development Projects From State The state bond commission has officially approved a $14.6 million award the City of Bridgeport to be used for infrastructure and economic development. Mayor Joe Ganim attended the Tuesday, Dec. 11 state bond commission meeting, and a number of projects’ funding has already been approved. The Sikorsky airport will receive $7 million in infrastructure improvements, and the Congress Street Bridge will get $3.7 million for reconstruction. Additionally, $2.28 is allocated to supporting Bridgeport’s “coastal resiliency.” The approved bonding also allocates $1 million to the demolition of the for…

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by Valerie Musson
Ossining, NY
News
Large Truck Leaking Fuel Causes Road Closure In Ossining Large Truck Leaking Fuel Causes Road Closure In Ossining
Large Truck Leaking Fuel Causes Road Closure In Ossining Update: Police said that the scene is nearly cleaned up, and Main Street is expected to reopen at approximately 6 p.m. on Monday afternoon. All hands were on deck Monday morning on Main Street in Ossining, as crews worked quickly to clean up a massive oil spill in the area that forced a lengthy road closure. Main Street remains closed between South Highland Avenue and State Street due to a large truck that leaked gallons of oil in the roadway. Police said that the leaking fluid is believed to be waste oil that was set to be recycled. Members of the Ossining Police Department, DPW crews and…

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by Zak Failla
Newburgh, NY
News
State Sues Manufacturers Of Foam That Contaminated Drinking Water In Area State Sues Manufacturers Of Foam That Contaminated Drinking Water In Area
State Sues Manufacturers Of Foam That Contaminated Drinking Water In Area New York State is suing the 3M Company and five other companies to recover the cost for environmental cleanup and natural resource damages caused by the toxic chemicals in firefighting foam they manufacture. The lawsuit, the first of its kind, says the use of the foam at five military and civilian airports including Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, caused a public nuisance by threatening public health, contaminating the environment, damaging natural resources, and interfering with the public's use and enjoyment of these resources. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Barbara U…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Details Emerge In Double Tractor-Trailer I-87 Crash With Serious Injury Details Emerge In Double Tractor-Trailer I-87 Crash With Serious Injury
Details Emerge In Double Tractor-Trailer I-87 Crash With Serious Injury One person was seriously injured in a double tractor-trailer crash on I-87 that closed the major roadway in Orange County for more than 12 hours. The crash occurred around 3:52 p.m. Monday in the town of Newburgh, said New York State Trooper Michael P. Cassella. The initial investigation suggests vehicle one, a tandem tractor-trailer hauling recycled aluminum cans, was southbound on I-87 near mile marker 63.3 in the right lane slowing for an active construction zone which also contained an unrelated motor vehicle crash.  The tractor-trailer was then rear-ended by a second tractor-trailer, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
Community Comes Together For Saw Mill River Cleanup Community Comes Together For Saw Mill River Cleanup
Community Comes Together For Saw Mill River Cleanup The Saw Mill River is flowing like never before, following an all-out effort by 300 volunteers on Earth Day weekend for Groundwork Hudson Valley’s Great Saw Mill River Cleanup.  Folks from all walks of life pitched in to pick up over 5,000 pounds of trash, including two dirt bikes, several mattresses and a multitude of car parts. One of largest Earth Day weekend events in lower Westchester area, Cleanup participants included the Yonkers Millennium Lions Club, Sarah Lawrence College, Yonkers Girls Scout Troop 2039, LL Bean, Hazen and Sawyer, Suburbia Roller Derby, and students from Yonkers, …

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