Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, April 8, 2026 By: Tez Romero A Texas general contractor is suing six of its own CGL insurers, alleging every one of them walked away when years of progressive facade failures triggered a defense obligation. Mycon General Contractors, Inc. filed suit on April 6, 2026, in the US District Court for the Northern […]

Source: https://nationaltoday.com/, April 7, 2926 Dr. Joe Chow’s Rusty Ridge Animal Center has filed a lawsuit against construction firm Apex Design Build, alleging numerous issues with the design and construction of the veterinary clinic’s new facility in Shorewood, Illinois. The lawsuit claims Apex failed to complete the project properly, leading to problems that have prevented […]

Source: https://gothamist.com/, April 7, 2026 By: Joe Hong Last summer’s Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem has changed the pace of life for many of the New Yorkers at its epicenter, and some public health experts have expressed concern over why it happened in the first place and how city officials have responded. Patricia Miller […]

Source: https://www.clarkhill.com/, March 30, 2026 By: Jeffrey M. Gallant, Curtis Noles In today’s construction and project management landscape, selecting the right project delivery method is as consequential as the project’s scope, budget, and schedule. This article introduces the principal approaches – Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, Construction Manager Advisor, and Construction Manager at Risk – and explains how […]

Source: https://www.cnn.com/, March 30, 2026 By: Laura Paddlson The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence guzzle huge amounts of energy but they also have another alarming impact, according to new research. They are creating “heat islands,” warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees Fahrenheit, and making life hotter for more than […]

Source: https://riskandinsurance.com/, April 5, 2026 After discovering a piece of broken glass embedded in its grass sports field, Oak Knoll School of The Holy Child filed a claim with its insurer, Utica National Insurance Group.  The school believed that this contaminant clean-up should be covered under its policy, pointing to a pollution coverage provision that stated, “We [the insurance company] […]

Source: https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/, March 31, 2026 By: Marybeth Collins The gap between how executive teams talk about environmental liability and how it is actually developing in courts, insurance markets, and regulatory agencies has been widening for several years. In 2026, that gap is becoming a material business problem. This is not a story about regulatory tightening […]

Source: https://nationaltoday.com/, April 2, 2026 The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed nearly $4.7 million in penalties against Revoli Construction after investigators found willful and repeated safety violations related to a deadly trench collapse on a Yarmouth sewer project in November 2025. The collapse killed 61-year-old worker Miguel Reis and seriously injured at least one […]

Source: https://www.reuters.com/, March 27, 2026 By: Marleen Kaesebier Fast growth in data centre construction is pushing up insurance demand ​and risks for the sector, a report published by ‌Swiss Re(SRENH.S), opens new tab on Friday said. Global insurance premiums linked to data centres are expected to rise to $24.2 billion by 2030 from an estimated $10.6 […]

Source: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/, March 29, 2026 Toxins more than 100 years old found near Brighton High School are halting work on a nearly $22 million district capital project. Brighton CSD says contractors working to build new athletic fields at the high school discovered ash and cinders in the soil in January. The state Department of Environmental […]

Source: https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/, March 31, 2026 By: Alex Baumhardt Tech giant Amazon will pay $20.5 million to settle with northeast Oregonians living with contaminated groundwater in exchange for no admission of guilt in the polluting. Amazon is one of 17 total defendants, including 10 previously unnamed ones, in Pearson v. Port of Morrow, a lawsuit filed in […]

Source: https://www.westword.com/, April 1, 2026 By: Thomas Mitchell The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance made a splash last May with a “brand-new, state-of-the-art habitat” for sea lions, including a sixteen-foot viewing window, salt water pools and advanced filtration system. Less than one year later, that same exhibit has dealt with multiple leaks and cracked areas, rusty cages and hardware, […]