Source: https://richmondconfidential.org/, August 4, 2026 By: Ahamad Fuwad The Kennedy High School campus has been closed since Monday after a toxic chemical was found on campus, West Contra Costa Unified School District announced in an email to the school community. The school is on summer recess, with the 2026-27 school year set to start on […]

Source: https://www.timesunion.com/, July 30, 2026 By: Patrick Tine The contractor hired to oversee the $100 million renovation of Albany International Airport is suing the Albany County Airport Authority, alleging major design deficiencies that delayed completion of the project by two years and led to millions of dollars in cost overruns. The lawsuit, filed this week by MLB […]

Source: https://www.yahoo.com/, July 29, 2026 By: Mike Stobbe A first-of-its-kind U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated — and potentially deadly — threat. The researchers detected about 450 cases in Atlanta-area hospitals over five years. About a third of the patients died in the hospital. The findings, published this week by the U.S. […]

Source: https://www.yahoo.com/, July 29, 2026 By: Carol Robinson The evacuation order following a fuel leak in Birmingham’s Southside has been lifted. City officials and the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service on Wednesday said experts determined overnight Tuesday that hazardous materials mitigation efforts in the fuel leak have reduced levels to a safe and normal reading. Read more.

Source: https://riskandinsurance.com/, July 28, 2026 The construction industry is in the midst of a building boom unlike any in recent memory. Multi-billion-dollar data center projects, sprawling tunnel infrastructure builds, and massive site development efforts are pushing the boundaries of what insurance markets are accustomed to underwriting. With this growth comes a tangled web of contractual […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, July 27, 2026 By: Tez Romero Four CNA insurers have asked a court to declare they owe no duty to defend or indemnify a policyholder in a PFAS suit. On July 24, 2026, National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Valley Forge Insurance Company, Continental Casualty Company and The Continental Insurance Company – together the “CNA Insurers” […]

Source: https://www.wsbtv.com/, July 26, 2026 By: Sam Sachs The DeKalb County Watershed Management Department announced that a structural defect caused a sewer main to break on Saturday night, with tens of thousands of gallons ending up in a local creek. County officials said a 24-inch sewer main opened around 9:21 p.m. on Saturday, discharging 61,200 […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, July 24, 2026 By: Tez Romero A property owner has sued a Wisconsin city and three insurers to recover cleanup costs for contamination it says the city caused decades ago. Fox Investments LLC filed the complaint on July 23, 2026, in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, naming the City of […]

Source: https://timesofsandiego.com/, July 22, 2026 By: Dorian Hargrove The decades-long quest to extend Hazard Center Drive under State Route 163 to serve as a connection to and from Fashion Valley Mall is now a reality and the subject of a new lawsuit from the city of San Diego. The city is suing AECOM, a global […]

Source: https://lakevillejournal.com/, July 22, 2026 By: Patrick L. Sullivan Shortly after construction crews dug the foundation for Holley Place, an affordable housing development in Lakeville, crews noticed the smell of fuel oil and brought concerns to the Salisbury Housing Committee (SHC), the developers of the project. The Salisbury Board of Selectmen discussed the matter during […]

Source: https://apnews.com/, More than twice the amount of swimming pool chemicals as planned were improperly stored at a Georgia plant, setting conditions for a fire in 2024 that sent a huge plume of orange and black smoke into the sky and forced residents to shelter in place, a federal agency report concluded. Read more.

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, July 20, 2026 By: Andrew G. Simpson New York City officials are reporting that three people have died and eight people are currently hospitalized due to the outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease on the Upper East Side. More than 60 cases have been reported since the first cases were identified on July 2. The […]