Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, June 30, 2026 By: Alexandra Simon, Kerri Corrado Shelter-in-place and evacuation orders have been lifted after a train derailment in Feasterville, Pennsylvania, Tuesday afternoon, officials said. The train was traveling east when about 16 train cars derailed, Bensalem Public Safety Director Bill McVey said during a press conference. The train had a total […]

Source: https://www.airforcetimes.com/, June 26, 2026 By: Karen Jowers The Department of Justice has issued about $17 million in payments to 629 people, mostly military family members, in connection with the toxic fuel spills that poisoned their water in Hawaii in 2021. These are the first payments for settlements resolving about 3,600 claims resulting from the poisoned water, […]

Source: https://www.chemistryworld.com/,June 30. 2026 By:James Urquhart Painted surfaces in the built environment will likely pose a delayed environmental risk from harmful per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) decades down the line, according to a new study. The researchers showed that painted surfaces act like a long-lived reservoir, gradually releasing PFAS into the environment across their lifetime, […]

Source: https://www.wpr.org/, June 25, 2026 By: Danielle Kaeding The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge in a 2019 spill in Jefferson County. The state alleged Enbridge violated the spills law by failing to report a release from a faulty valve that occurred on its Line 13 pipeline in Fort Atkinson […]

Source: https://www.berkleysp.com/, June 2026 A Practical Guide for Navigating Financial-Loss Exposures in Manufacturing Manufacturers operate in a world where even small deviations (such as an out-of-tolerance component, an ambiguous drawing, a mislabeled control panel) can trigger meaningful financial loss for their customers. These claims arise when a product does not perform as expected, causing costly […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, June 16, 2026 By: Chad Hemenway Complicated risks are presented with the proliferation of data centers across the U.S. to bolster critical infrastructure for artificial intelligence. A new report from AM Best outlines “substantial insurance demand” evolving for the warehouse-sized facilities of computer servers. “With the number and size of AI data centers growing rapidly, […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, June 24, 2026 By: Alain Sherter Chemours will pay $450 million to settle federal and state charges over its production of “forever chemicals,” harmful substances found in a range of products. The settlement is the first to resolve federal enforcement claims against a company that manufactures polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals. Wilmington, Delaware-based Chemours, a […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, June 23, 2026 By: Matthew Sellers Five years ago this week, Champlain Towers South fell in the pre-dawn darkness of a South Florida Tuesday, killing 98 people in seconds and triggering the third-deadliest non-deliberate structural failure in U.S. history, behind the 1981 Hyatt Regency walkway collapse in Kansas City and the 1866 Pemberton […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, June 18, 2026 By: Martha Pskowski An old oil well sprang back to life under the parking lot of the First Baptist Church of Grandfalls in April. Over the next eight days, more than 1.5 million gallons of toxic wastewater flowed out of the earth, according to state records. The state regulator, the […]

Source: https://berkleycp.com/, June 2, 2026 By: Courtney Preston If you’re an insurance broker working with construction clients, you’ve probably heard the buzz around Integrated Project Delivery, or IPD. But what exactly is it, and why does it matter for insurance? What is IPD? IPD is a project delivery method that flips the script on traditional […]

Source: https://www.yahoo.com/, June 16, 2026 By: Milena Malaver/span> In Miami’s Overtown neighborhood, a small Section 8 housing community of 17 buildings stands out for its bright blue facades. Children play outside, and neighbors know one another by name. But the low-income community has been plagued by water damage, leaks and mold that residents say stems […]

Source: https://abc7.com/, May 26, 2026 By: Rob Hayes A crude oil spill that began with a ruptured pipeline in East Los Angeles has now spread miles down the L.A. River, prompting an extensive multi-agency cleanup effort and concerns from nearby residents. California wildlife officials said more than 2,000 gallons of crude oil released from a […]