Firefighters battle a blaze at TCI of New York in West Ghent, N.Y., on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. (Lance Wheeler / Special to the Times Union) Firefighters assemble a portable weather station to ...
Transformer Decommissioning LLC has applied to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to store larger quantities of polychlorinated biphenyl ...
PCBs are a health risk because they build up in the environment, accumulating in the tissue of fish and other aquatic animals. In addition to causing cancer, PCBs can affect brain development and ...
EASTHAMPTON -- A recent rainstorm brought down a wooden utility pole with an old electrical transformer, releasing 15 gallons of PCB-laden oil near the Connecticut River oxbow. Eversource reported the ...
A transformer fire at El Encanto Heights caused some concern among neighborhood residents on Saturday, June 21, at 5:50 p.m. Due to an electrical problem in the transformer at 77 Calaveras Avenue, ...
Environmentalists and stakeholders in the electricity industry have urged relevant authorities to dispose of the old transformers with Polychlorinated Biphenlys (PCBs), saying they posed a serious ...
GREENSBURG - A Decatur County homeowner has serious questions for a power company. An old power pole snapped in two, causing a transformer to crash through the roof of Johnnie Watson's Greensburg home ...
The Anchor Glass Container Corp. will pay $43,400 for violations of Toxic Substances Control Act provisions regarding proper use, marking and record keeping requirements for electrical equipment and ...
The United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed an administrative complaint against Sausser Steel Co., for alleged violation of federal rules on PCBs. An $82,500 penalty is ...