Source: https://www.fltimes.com/, February 20, 2026 By: David L. Shaw A Downtown Revitalization Initiative-funded project has been delayed because contamination has been found at the site. Work started last year on Coventry Commons, which calls for converting a former industrial space at 132 Harrison St., where Reed Manufacturing and later Sarah Coventry once operated, into 101 […]

Source: https://www.enr.com/, February 19, 2026 By: Corinne Grinapol A coalition of environmental and public health groups representing 17 organizations has filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule that repealed the primary basis for federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and eliminated emissions standards […]

Source: https://alliedworldinsurance.com/, February 2026 Microplastics—plastic fragments ranging in size from 5 millimeters to 1 nanometer—are now found in water, air, food,  and even human and animal tissue. Research shows these particles can accumulate within human biological media such  as the placenta, lungs, and blood, and may act as carriers for toxic chemicals such as PFAS, […]

Source: https://abc11.com/, February 9, 2026 By: Penelope Lopez The city council will determine the next steps for Fayetteville’s Fire Station Four after a recent inspection by Applied Building Sciences revealed major structural issues, causing significant delays to the project. The project was approved in 2022 with a $9.4 million budget and was planned as a […]

Source: https://www.wyff4.com/, February 3, 2026 By: Zach Rainey Cleanup operations are underway after Kinder Morgan reported a fuel spill at its facility in Spartanburg. Around 10 p.m. Sunday, ​diesel began to release from one of the tanks at Products (SE) Pipe Line Corporation’s Spartanburg Station facility. After the release was discovered, the company shut down the […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, February 3, 2026 By: Nick Caloway A fuel spill at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is contaminating a nearby river and sparking outcry from environmental advocates and residents, who say airport officials aren’t doing enough to keep the waterway clean. The spill, which happened on Friday, is still being quietly cleaned up. So far, the airport […]

Source: https://www.nbcmiami.com/, February 3, 2026 By: Tony Pipitone & Hatzel Vela The Florida Department of Transportation in 2017 had a dream: for $802 million, South Florida would by now have a smoothly flowing interchange where three of its busiest roadways meet, accented by a glorious, 1,000-foot-long “signature” bridge over Biscayne Boulevard – all of it […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, February 2, 2026 By: Amy L. Diviney, Joshua LaBar and Nicholas T. Badalamenti, Plunkett Cooney PC On a certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously held that permits or regulations authorizing emissions of certain pollutants have no relevance in determining the applicability of […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, February 3, 2026 By: Tez Romero A 51-unit Alaska condo project riddled with alleged defects is now at the center of a coverage showdown testing multiple CGL exclusions. Great Divide Insurance Company is asking a federal court to relieve it of any obligation to defend or pay out claims tied to a construction […]

Source: https://www.mondaq.com/, January 29, 2026 By: William O. Kessler, Beresford Both Lawyers Property ownership can involve serious and unforeseen risks. Such is the case with environmental contamination from underground storage tanks and conflicts among co-owners. A recent Washington Court of Appeals case, Johnston v. Peach, illustrates these perils vividly. In this decision, co-owners of a commercial […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, January 29, 2026 By: Gia Snape Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may no longer be “new and scary” for insurers, but they remain one of the most consequential long-tail risks in the environmental liability market. Sometimes called “forever chemicals” because they do not readily break down in the environment, PFAS is tied to […]

Source: https://www.wastetodaymagazine.com/, January 30, 2026 By: Victor K. Salazar, Associate, Haynes Boone , Andrew P. Van Osselaer, Associate, Haynes Boone , Greg Van Houten, Partner, Haynes Boone & Mary Simmons Mendoza, Partner and Chair – Environmental Practice Group, Haynes Boone Waste management companies face increasing challenges. Heavily regulated and scrutinized, they face numerous environmental risks […]