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Multiple emergency responders are on the scene of an accident involving an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck.

FAIRHAVEN - Local authorities spent much of Monday morning cleaning a fuel spill in the Fairhaven Harbor. The Fairhaven Fire Department was alerted to a possible fuel spill just after 7 a.m. Monday at WJA Fisheries on 4 Water Street...

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has been testing the water in New Bedford schools as part of a volunary program, and the results are in. A small number of samples came back with some contaminates, but neither school officials or the DEP are concerned...

// HAZMAT response on Salisbury StreetHere's a video of New Bedford firefighters responding to a probable asbestos/lead response with HAZMAT suits on Salisbury Street this afternoon. It's reported that a young man was power washing a house when asbestos/lead was discovered...

A decision has been reached by the State Dept of Environmental Protection on the Cecil Smith Landfill in Dartmouth.

Dartmouth might be taking the state to court soon. The state Department of Environmental Protection will decide by Tuesday whether a Brockton company's proposal to cap the defunct Cecil Smith landfill with one million tons of contaminated soil goes forward...

One of two informational meetings about Boston Environmental's plans to cap the Cecil Smith landfill in Dartmouth with contaminated soil stretched long into Thursday night. Nearly 50 residents heard from DEP officials, who say the soil being used to cap the site is well within state standards as far as contaminants go...

Fairhaven Wind developer Sumul Shah says he's still open to some sort of compromise after a DEP sound study found the two turbines to be out of compliance with state noise regulations. The study showed that during five out of 24 testing periods, the turbines produced more noise than legally allowed...

The EPA is still mulling over the South Terminal Maritime Project, a decision that will either give approval to the construction phase, or stall it. Nevertheless, engineers with Apex Companies LLC have already drawn up remediation plans for the site just north of the hurricane barrier, as low concentration PCB pockets are scattered on land and in the harbor...