By Carolyn Griffin | Published March 15, 2021 | Posted in Drinking Water, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) | Tagged Tags: Drinking water, Njdep suit, PFAS | Comments Off on NJDEP sues chemical companies over alleged public drinking water contamination
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NJDEP sues chemical companies over alleged public drinking water contamination
In November 2020, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) filed suit against multiple chemical manufacturers. The complaint alleges that discharge from the defendant manufacturers’ facilities has contaminated public drinking water as well as caused other environmental concerns in Gloucester County, New Jersey. The DEP asserts that the defendant manufactures released polyfluoroalkyl substances, more Read More
Read MorePolluted drinking water case settled in Newark, NJ
Yesterday a federal District Court Judge signed an Order ending a lawsuit against the City of Newark relating to lead in its drinking water. The lawsuit had been filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Newark Education Workers Caucus, alleging violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act for allowing Newark residents and workers Read More
Read MoreNew Jersey sues federal government over drinking water contamination allegedly caused by military base operations
On January 14, 2021, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) brought suit against the federal government under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq.) and New Jersey’s Safe Drinking Water Act (N.J.S.A. §§ 58:12A-1 et seq.). The complaint alleges that contamination stemming from the use of aqueous film-forming Read More
Read MoreOur Drinking Water and Water Bodies Prevailed in The Maui decision
When most of us think of Maui, we envision great weather, lush vegetation, tiki bars and beaches. The very last thing that comes to mind are sewer plants and the risks they represent if they are not regulated. But the US Supreme Court’s recent and reasoned decision in County of Hawaii v Hawaii Wildlife Fund Read More
Read MorePublished Reports Claims EPA is Hiding True Lead Levels in Drinking Water
APM Reports (from American Public Media) has just released a report on May 4, 2020 that raises some critical questions not only about the quality of the water we are drinking, but the honesty of EPA’s testing program. In a nutshell, they assert that the water industry has prevailed in its attempts to make the Read More
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