RMT threatens strike action over legionella on trains
A rail union has said it will consider strike action over the threat of “potentially lethal” legionella bacteria found on Thameslink trains. Read the full article here
Old Town woman hospitalized with Legionnaire’s disease
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – A woman from Old Town is in the hospital struggling to fight off what’s commonly known as Legionnaires’ disease. Read the full article here
MPA compensation guidance consultation
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has opened a consultation to seek views on the Best practice guidance for developing compensatory measures in relation to Marine Protected Areas, a future approach to strategic compensation, and how net gain and compensation can work together to deliver the best outcomes for the marine environment. Opens:… Read more »
Review of the water industry national environment programme (WINEP)
The Environment Agency has opened a consultation on the proposed redesign of the WINEP and the roadmap which sets out our ambition and plan for long-term change. Opens: 22 July 2021 Closes: 16 September 2021 Environment Agency LINK
N.B. health officials interviewing patients, checking cooling towers in legionnaires’ disease investigation
Health officials in New Brunswick are completing “extensive” interviews with patients this weekend and waiting for lab results, as they investigate the source of a legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Moncton. Read the full article here
‘Elevated levels’ of legionella found at Darlington Memorial Hospital
THE showers on a hospital’s maternity unit will not be in use for weeks after special equipment was installed to stop legionella from entering its water system. Read the full article here
Legionella bacteria found in Birmingham (USA) Schools water
Birmingham (USA) Schools has another health concern to worry about in addition to COVID-19. Read the full article here
2 Cases Of Legionnaires’ Disease Linked To Albert Lea Hotel, MDH Says
Minnesota health officials have traced back two cases of Legionnaires’ disease to a hotel in Albert Lea. Read the full article here
After coronavirus, another hidden respiratory disease lurks in the buildings we left behind
Global outbreaks of coronavirus have forced the closing of schools, gyms, offices and other buildings at a scale never seen before. Now, as countries start reopening after lockdown, those previously abandoned buildings could have become a breeding ground for another infection – Legionnaires’ disease. Read the full article here
This man spent last year flushing hundreds of toilets. The new fear as the pandemic wanes: Legionnaires’ disease
LAS VEGAS – Michael Hurtado spent the past year of the pandemic flushing toilets. Once a week. Hundreds of toilets. Thousands of times. Read the full article here







