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UNIVAR’s Jamestown properties sold to UAE sovereign fund subsidiary for $2.9 million
Read more: UNIVAR’s Jamestown properties sold to UAE sovereign fund subsidiary for $2.9 millionFortress Investment Group, a subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, purchased three properties from UNIVAR Solutions in Jamestown for $2,917,833 through a sale-leaseback deal. A 20-year lease was established, along with a remediation agreement addressing contamination liabilities. Fortress’s acquisition aligns with Mubadala’s partnership with Apollo Global Management.
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Actions to protect people from Trichloroethylene (TCE) and Perchloroethylene (PCE) announced
Read more: Actions to protect people from Trichloroethylene (TCE) and Perchloroethylene (PCE) announcedOn December 9, 2024, the EPA finalized risk management rules banning trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE) under the 2016 TSCA amendments. The ban aims to protect public health from cancer-causing chemicals using safer alternatives. Most TCE uses will be prohibited within a year, while PCE will phase out over ten years.
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What lies beneath … UNIVAR?
Read more: What lies beneath … UNIVAR?Oh, the things you find when you’re cleaning out your iPhone photos – like this memo from 2016 about leaking underground tanks at UNIVAR (formerly Chemcentral) at Main Street and Oakdale. The memo refers to contaminated soil and groundwater at UNIVAR (6 acres) and raises questions about discharges at neighboring Highland/Hood Container (9.87 acres). Both…
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BULL RUN: Misrepresented to EPA as an ‘aquatic life’ stream instead of ‘water supply for humans’ stream
Read more: BULL RUN: Misrepresented to EPA as an ‘aquatic life’ stream instead of ‘water supply for humans’ streamOn November 22, 2024, responses to three Public Information Requests to the NC Department of Environmental Quality revealed issues surrounding wastewater spills and water testing in Bull Run. The NCDEQ failed to adequately address concerns over wastewater pollution and misleading classifications, leading to community-led testing revealing harmful PFAS levels. One FOIA request – from November…
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Eastside WWTP discharges/outfalls/effluents to Deep River
Read more: Eastside WWTP discharges/outfalls/effluents to Deep RiverEastside Wastewater Treatment Plant discharges/outfalls/effluents to DEEP RIVER: Eastside WWTP, 5898 Riverdale Drive, Jamestown, Guilford County NC discharges/outfalls/effluents to Deep River and Richland Creek at two outfalls in Guilford County. Richland Creek flows into Deep River at the Eastside WWTP. Deep River is dammed to create Randleman Lake and Reservoir in Randolph County, NC. Randleman…
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New reports show high levels of 1,4 Dioxane, VOCs, methane gas at Seaboard Chemical/Old High Point Landfill
Read more: New reports show high levels of 1,4 Dioxane, VOCs, methane gas at Seaboard Chemical/Old High Point LandfillRecent reports indicate high contamination levels at the Seaboard/Old High Point Landfill, revealing dangerous methane gas and persistent 1,4 Dioxane and VOCs.
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1,4 DIOXANE: GFL is 4th landfill leaching within 7 miles of drinking water reservoir; High Point voted to DOUBLE GFL’s capacity
Read more: 1,4 DIOXANE: GFL is 4th landfill leaching within 7 miles of drinking water reservoir; High Point voted to DOUBLE GFL’s capacityAt least FOUR landfills are leaching 1,4 Dioxane to Richland Creek and Deep River, a few miles upstream from Randleman Reservoir: Kersey Valley Landfill, Jackson Lake Road Landfill, Seaboard Chemical/Inactive High Point Landfill, and GFL Construction & Demolition Landfill. (Note: More local 1,4 Dioxane polluters are discussed HERE) GFL C&D Landfill sometimes called “WI High…
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