Source: https://www.yahoo.com/, May 18, 2026 By: Amanda Oglesby, Asbury Park Press Residents are demanding answers and action from state officials after decades of little progress in closing and sealing an old landfill that a citizens group worries may be connected to cancers in their community. At the Sunday, May 17, meeting at Keyport High School, […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ In this episode of IB Talk, Insurance Business editor Gia Snape sits down with Howden US’ Jared Dubrowsky to unpack a growing blind spot in the global push toward sustainability: the hidden risks embedded in green energy technologies. As investment pours into solar, wind and battery storage, these assets are widely seen as environmentally friendly alternatives […]

Source: https://www.mclane.com/, May 1, 2026 By: Adam M. Dumville & Viggo C. Fish Microplastics and nanoplastics are gaining increasing attention among the scientific and regulatory community, and plaintiffs and Attorneys General are taking note.  The federal government has not yet established drinking water or other regulatory standards for microplastics.  However, recent regulatory actions, and a […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, May 11, 2026 By: Tez Romero Fortegra Specialty Insurance is asking a federal judge to let it walk away from defending a contractor sued over a Pennsylvania pipeline leak. The carrier filed a declaratory judgment complaint on May 8, 2026 in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky against its […]

Source: https://www.4029tv.com/, May 8, 2026 By: Katie Hamner Fort Smith Public Schools filed a lawsuit this week against Turn Key Construction Management Inc., alleging property damage caused by defects at the Peak Innovation Center building on Painter Lane in Fort Smith. According to the complaint filed in Sebastian County Court on May 1; “This lawsuit […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, May 6, 2026 By: JT Moodee Lockman Maryland lawmakers are asking the Air Force to answer questions about a 32,000-gallon jet fuel spill on Joint Base Andrews that prompted an investigation and clean-up effort. State delegates wrote a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, claiming there has been a lack of transparency surrounding […]

Source: https://www.sfchronicle.com/, May 7, 2026 By: Aidin Vaziri Kaiser Permanente confirmed late Wednesday that 18 people were infected with Legionella at its Santa Clara medical center, where officials are still trying to determine the source of the contamination. The health system said it found the infections during routine monitoring. The hospital and its nearby medical office building remain open […]

Source: https://www.nwaonline.com/, May 5, 2026 By: Shane Monaco Cleanup work and environmental testing was still underway Tuesday at the site of Saturday’s spill in Fort Smith that released around 125,000 gallons of chemicals. A ruptured tank at C&S Chemicals damaged other tanks and plumbing on site, resulting in a leak spilling a combination of sulfuric […]

Source: https://foxbaltimore.com/, April 29, 2026 By: Gary Collins Maryland’s plan to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge hit a major setback Tuesday, as state officials abruptly canceled a key construction contract, undercutting Gov. Wes Moore’s repeated claim that the project was the nation’s “fastest-moving” large infrastructure effort. The decision to off-ramp contractor Kiewit Infrastructure Co. […]

Source: https://www.sierraclub.org/, May 5, 2026 By: Tom Cassauwers In suburban Virginia, a cluster of monumental gray buildings rise up around the unincorporated settlement of Ashburn in Loudoun County. Ringed by fencing and humming with AC, this is the new front of the digital economy—a place that has become known as Data Center Alley, the biggest […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, May 1, 2026 Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured an agreement with Northeast Gravel Company and Boulder Creek Development Corporation to address PFAS contamination at their Belmont property. The Administrative Order on Consent (PDF) requires the companies to investigate the extent of PFAS contamination at the property, conduct necessary response activities, and take […]

Source: https://people.com/, April 29, 2026 By: Christopher Edwards Two people who stayed at a luxury Las Vegas hotel and casino have contracted Legionnaires’ disease, a severe type of pneumonia. The cases are associated with stays at the 5-star Wynn Las Vegas. One individual stayed at the property in September 2025, while the other stayed in […]