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 ...

The Quebec government approved a cleanup plan on Wednesday for a Pointe-Claire warehouse that has been illegally storing thousands of litres of PCB-contaminated oil for over a decade. “Whatever we do ...

The government has warned the public against applying transformer oil or any other electrical equipment oil to the body or using it for non-industrial purposes, citing serious health and environmental ...

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 ...

Accra, Sept. 3, GNA - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has started a programme to eliminate transformers and capacitors that contain a chemical called Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) which ...

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 ...

More than 49,000 pounds of old electrical equipment and oil containing hazardous polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, have been flown out of Japan for a stateside destination, a U.S. Embassy ...

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 ...