Source: https://environmentenergyleader.com/, December 13, 2024 By: Marybeth Collins The City of Tucson has taken legal action against the U.S. government, alleging that toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” released from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base have significantly and ongoing contaminated the city’s drinking water. Filed on Monday, the lawsuit seeks compensation for damages caused by PFAS and calls […]

Source: https://wjla.com/, December 18, 2024 By: Scott Taylor Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown just filed a complaint in U.S. District Court saying W. L. Gore & Associates is putting residents’ health at risk with contamination from PFAS. W.L. Gore denies the allegations in the lawsuit and calls itself a responsible manufacturer. Read more.

Source: https://www.wctv.tv/. December 12, 2024 After a years-long project to renovate underground parking garages at the Capitol, the state this week filed a lawsuit against a contractor and two other firms because of water leaks. The Florida Department of Management Services filed the lawsuit in Leon County Circuit court against Ajax Building Co., the construction […]

Source: https://www.berkleycp.com/ Establish a Risk Management Policy and Plan for Your Construction Firm A Risk Management Policy and Plan for your company is an essential element of loss prevention and a key ingredient of financial success.  When your Risk Management Plan is embraced by leadership and integrated your company’s culture, it will have a significant […]

Source: https://dnyuz.com/, December 18, 2024 Years of toxic waste dumping in a Jersey Shore community where childhood cancer rates rose caused at least $1 billion in damage to natural resources, according to an environmental group trying to overturn a settlement between New Jersey and the corporate successor to the firm that did the polluting. Save […]

Source: https://www.jsonline.com/, December 13, 2024 By: Drake Bentley An Enbridge Energy pipeline in Jefferson County spilled nearly 70,000 gallons of crude oil underground, according to federal officials. The spill is Enbridge’s worst in Wisconsin, surpassing a 2012 incident that spilled 50,000 gallons in Adams County. A petroleum pipeline spill was first detected Nov. 11 in the […]

Source: https://riskandinsurance.com/,. November 13, 2024 By: The Hartford The construction industry is booming. With more than 8 million employees and $2.1 trillion worth of structures built each year, construction needs are in high demand, and owners are working hard to meet expectations. Coupled with that, construction often faces some of the most complex claims in the industry today. […]

Source: https://www.aol.com/, December 12, 2024 By: Sarah Lipidus An Arizona city is suing the federal government, claiming toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” released from a nearby Air Force base are causing ongoing contamination of the city’s drinking water supply. In a lawsuit filed Monday, the city of Tucson said it wants compensation for the damages caused […]

Source: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/, December 13, 2024 By: Edward Booth Leaking sewer pipes may have spread hazardous chemicals from a former dry cleaning site in downtown Napa to nearby properties, including the location of a recently opened middle school, according to claims filed against the city of Napa and the Napa Sanitation District. Hagstrom Properties, which owns […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, December 16, 2024 Roughly 70,000 gallons (264,978 litres) of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin, officials said. The problem was discovered Nov. 11 in Jefferson County, 60 miles (96.5 kilometers) west of Milwaukee, by an Enbridge Energy technician, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported, citing a federal accident report. Read more.

Source: https://environmentallawmonitor.com/, December 12, 2024 By: Oliver E. Twaddell Our blog has written on EPA’s placement of Trichloroethylene (TCE on the chopping block and the phase down of Perchloroethylene (PCE). And early this week, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized those proposed rules with the latest risk management regulations for those two chemicals. Under the rule, “all uses of TCE […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, November 26, 2024 A commercial general liability policy with a pollution exclusion does not protect a Virginia homeowners association from lawsuits filed by swimmers alleging they were injured by chemicals discharged into the community pool. That is the argument made by Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. in a federal court action seeking declaratory judgment […]