NEW YORK — A jury has found Exxon Mobil liable for contaminating New York City's groundwater with a gasoline additive and has awarded the city $105 million. The jury in federal court in Manhattan issued its findings Monday after an 11-week trial. The city sued Exxon Mobil for the costs of removing a gasoline additive from drinking wells in Queens. It argued that the company ignored warnings from its own scientists and engineers not to use the additive in areas that use groundwater for drinking water. Read More.... [...]]]> http://www.airandaqua.com/blogs/exxon-mobil-contaminated-drinking-water-wtih-gasoline-additive-owes-nyc-105-million-jury/feed/ 0 http://www.airandaqua.com/blogs/fluoride-linked-to-arthritis-study-shows/ http://www.airandaqua.com/blogs/fluoride-linked-to-arthritis-study-shows/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:40:15 +0000 AirAndAqua http://www.airandaqua.com/blogs/?p=310 Read More.... [...]]]> http://www.airandaqua.com/blogs/fluoride-linked-to-arthritis-study-shows/feed/ 0 http://www.airandaqua.com/blogs/caution-urged-over-cloud-seeding/ http://www.airandaqua.com/blogs/caution-urged-over-cloud-seeding/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:29:39 +0000 AirAndAqua http://www.airandaqua.com/blogs/?p=308 Click the title above to read more.... [...]]]> http://www.airandaqua.com/blogs/caution-urged-over-cloud-seeding/feed/ 0 http://www.airandaqua.com/blogs/springfield-florida-boil-water-alert/ http://www.airandaqua.com/blogs/springfield-florida-boil-water-alert/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:11:33 +0000 AirAndAqua http://www.airandaqua.com/blogs/?p=282 Source: PanHandleParade.com [caption id="" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Boil Water Alert: Springfield, Florida - Credit: WMBB"][/caption] The City of Springfield Utilities Department will be performing underground maintenance work and water service will be interrupted for approximately 1 hour beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday, July 16 for addresses on School Avenue from 6th Plaza to 8th Street and on 8th Street from School Avenue to Nottingham Drive. A precautionary water boil notice will be in effect after water service is restored. This precautionary boil water notice will be rescinded once satisfactory bacteriological water test results are received which may take up to three days. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions, please call 872-7570, ext. 101. [...]]]> http://www.airandaqua.com/blogs/springfield-florida-boil-water-alert/feed/ 0