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Dairy Farm Explosion Highlights Chemical Storage Risks
January 8th, 2026
On Tuesday morning, emergency crews rushed to Meadowvale Dairy in Sioux County, Iowa, following reports of an explosion in the facility's milking parlor. While no injuries to workers or livestock were reported, the incident triggered a multi-agency response, including the deployment of the Sioux City Hazmat Response Team to secure the site. Preliminary reports indicate the blast originated in the basement of the parlor, likely caused by a chemical reaction. While the specific agents involved in the Sioux County incident are still under investigation by the Iowa State Fire Marshal, the event underscores a critical vulnerability for agricultural operations: the storage and handling of bulk chemicals. The "Industrial" Side of FarmingDairy operations, particularly large-scale commercial facilities, rely heavily on potent chemical agents. Milking...
Unpermitted Discharge at Park City School Demolition
December 24th, 2025
As winter descends on the Wasatch Mountains, a quiet neighbourhood in Park City, Utah is grappling with a messy legacy. Contractors demolishing the aging Treasure Mountain Junior High School encountered groundwater seeping into their excavation. Instead of following the project’s storm‑water plan—which mandated that any water be held on site until it...
Lead Paint Chips Rain Down from Baltimore TV Tower
December 19th, 2025
On December 10 Baltimore residents learned that Skyline Tower Painting Inc. and its president, pleaded guilty to Maryland environmental crimes after a botched 2022 repainting of the city’s iconic 888‑foot TV tower. Prosecutors say workers scraped and...
Detroit Backfill Scandal Exposes Hidden Pollution Risks for Contractors
December 29th, 2025
Detroit’s aggressive demolition program has stumbled. Investigators discovered that hundreds of razed‑home sites were backfilled with contaminated soil laden with lead, asbestos, mercury, cadmium and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The city’s inspector general flagged the issue earlier this year and the news has sparked an environmental scandal just...
Illegal Extraction Lab Exposes Property Owners’ Hidden Risks
December 17th, 2025
When Lane County sheriff’s detectives executed a search warrant at a rural property north of the small community of Marcola on December 9, they found more than they bargained for....
Major Acid Spill in Houston Ship Channel Tests Pollution Liability Limits
December 29th, 2025
On Saturday, December 27, 2025, a storage tank at BWC Terminals in Channelview, Texas, suffered a catastrophic failure, releasing an estimated one million gallons of sulfuric acid. According to initial reports from local emergency services and the company,...