Clean Water Act Case Results in Consent Decree

A Georgia district judge recently entered a consent decree resolving Clean Water Act claims brought by an environmental non-profit organization against a textile plant (Mount Vernon Mills) and a local town (Trion, Georgia).  According to the non-profit, the plant and town were liable under the Clean Water Act because the town—in treating the plant’s wastewater,…

A review of the occurrence, transformation, and removal technologies for the remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from landfill leachate

This paper examines the existing technologies for monitoring and treating PFAS in landfill leachate. May 8, 2023 | Chemosphere

North Carolina Town Files Suit Against Several For Alleged PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water Source

The Town of Weldon North Carolina filed suit against 3M Co. and other companies for alleged PFAS contamination in the Roanoke River, which plaintiff asserted is a source of drinking water, and the surrounding soil, groundwater, and surface water. Plaintiff complained that the alleged PFAS contamination began in the 1960s and continues to present date….