Sentences with phrase «water contamination case»

In this role he assisted in several of the nation's largest water contamination cases, representing public entities, both at the state and city level, in water contamination litigation.

In this role he assisted in several of the nation's largest water contamination cases, representing...

Ms. Evangelisti has been a frequent speaker and presenter on legal topics concerning the prosecution of water contamination cases involving the gasoline additive MTBE and other contaminants of concern.

Celeste's knowledge and skill have been put to work in many other water contamination cases as well, including those involving perchloroethylene (PCE), Trichloropropane (TCP) and Atrazine.

The leadership fight in the Flint water contamination cases has escalated, with co-lead counsel firing back against «false and misleading accusations» and at least one defendant in the case raising concerns about the communications that all the lead plaintiffs lawyers have had with prospective class members.

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Then came the most - publicized case of well - water contamination near fracking operations, in Dimock Township, Pa., just east of Bradford County; the federal Environmental Protection Agency said in 2012 that preliminary results found the water was safe to drink, though it did contain chemicals as well as explosive methane.

The biggest hurdle for the pro-industry side: The rapid expansion of fracking over the last five years has resulted in confirmed cases of drinking water contamination, a house explosion, and air pollution.

The report released by the Senate Health and Senate Environmental Conservation committees, comes more than a year after state officials responded to cases of chemical contamination of water in rural communities like Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh — the result of the area's industrial past.

The report also examined cases of water contamination in Newburgh and on Long Island which have also drawn scrutiny.

In the case of water contamination in Hoosick Falls, a village - produced timeline that describes months of outreach to elected officials has been disputed by several state and federal lawmakers.

Marchione says creating a task force instead is a better idea, to decide how to handle cases of potential chemical contamination in drinking water in the future.

Also passing the Senate last night, after considerable back and forth during which its sponsor, Capital Region Republican Sen. Kathy Marchione, twisted herself into a political pretzel, was legislation changing the statute of limitations for cases of personal injury caused by pollution — a measure intended to help Hoosick Falls residents who are struggling to deal with PFOA contamination of their drinking water.

While I understand the desire to switch to a domestic energy source and the financial enticement of that, high - pressured hydraulic fracturing, which is a relatively new form of fracturing within the decade, has been linked to a 1000 cases of groundwater contamination, including flammable tap water in Colorado, methane explosions in West Virginia, and poisoned, flammable water in Pennsylvania.

Since 2008, ProPublica has reported about hundreds of cases of water contamination in more than six states where drilling and fracking are taking place as well as the difficulties of handling the vast quantities of waste the drilling processes produce.

Waste pits have been documented sources of drinking water contamination in hundreds of cases.

The new study highlights important hygiene habits to reduce contamination of contact lens cases — including washing hands with soap and water, air - drying lens cases, and using matching lens cases and disinfecting solutions.

In each case, the EPA found evidence of contamination but declined to pursue further water sampling or disciplinary action against the energy companies.

Using filters, safe water sources, larvicide, and most importantly, health education to encourage water filtration and prevention of water contamination, dracunculiasis transmission has been interrupted in all but four countries (Southern Sudan, Mali, Ethiopia, and Ghana), with most remaining cases in Southern Sudan.

Drink plenty of water during the party in case some little cross contamination got into your crudité.

Focusing on U.S. Marine Corps Master Sergeant Jerry Ensminger's unrelenting efforts to expose the extreme cover - up of one of the worst cases of water contamination in U.S. history at Camp Lejune, this is an unforgettable film.

And wash hands, arms, and face, and any clothing thoroughly with soap and hot water afterwards, in case of contamination.

And wash hands, arms, face and any clothing thoroughly with soap and hot water afterwards, in case of contamination.

The contamination of Flint's water system dates to before 2013, when public uproar surfaced over cases of contamination attributed to the system's privatization.

Groundwater contamination is rife — there's the chromium in the Erin Brokovitch case, there's MTBE in groundwater all across the state of California, and other areas have rocket fuel residues like perchlorate, commonly found in small amounts in much lettuce grown in the U.S. Agricultural drainage is also full of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, which ends up in rivers and lakes that feed into municipal water supplies.

Your unreferenced statement that there is no evidence of widespread water contamination is unfounded, irresponsible and ignores the thousands of cases across the nation that have been reported.

Injecting fluids into the Earth at high pressure can have consequences: causing earthquakes; contamination of surface aquifers by the injected fluid; and by connecting together of shallow geological layers (like drinking water aquifers and shallow coals seams) by the numerous boreholes required, some of which will have faulting casing and cement jobs.

There have been no reported cases of water contamination from geothermal sites in the United States [2].

The Obama EPA's Weatherford, TX study was long - in - the - making, with its orgins actually dating back to a case of water contamination in 2010.

While most shale gas deposits are thousands of feet below groundwater aquifers and drinking water supplies, we need to ensure that well casings are properly installed and cemented, so that there is no danger of contamination.

The thousands across the US who have documented cases of water contamination in fracking areas deserve their own hearing on Capitol hill.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified over 600 coal ash sites and documented at least 67 proven or potential cases of surface water or groundwater contamination from coal ash in at least 23 states.

Ms. Sanchez has also represented hundreds of municipalities and public water providers, as well as private well owners seeking solutions for polluted drinking water supplies in cases arising from MTBE, TCP, and PCE contamination.

As one of the pioneers of the Group, she has worked to develop legal strategy for cases arising from MTBE, atrazine, and PCE contamination of drinking water supplies.

She has successfully handled cases involving lead and other environmental contaminations and remains involved in a significant water contamination matter in California.

His practice includes management of Baron & Budd's cases in the Multi-District (MDL) MTBE water contamination litigation, which is considered one of the most complex pieces of litigation in the country.

The Owners cited an earlier case that had found that a reduction in property values following a town's drinking water contamination could sustain a nuisance complaint based on a public perception of widespread contamination.

While the number of cases where drinking water wells were contaminated by fracking is small, concern over potential contamination could impact the value of a home.