Source: https://www-foxbusiness-com, June 21, 2021 By: Brittany De Lea A hacker attempted to taint the drinking water in the San Francisco area at the beginning of the year, a disturbing report that recently came to light revealed. The hacker obtained a former employee’s TeamViewer credentials to log on and delete programs to treat drinking water, according to […]

Source: https://www.castanet.net/, June 17, 2021 By: Brent Richter North Vancouver’s Fibreco Export Inc. is suing the firm that designed and built its new McKeen Avenue grain terminal, alleging shoddy engineering caused one of the silos to collapse last year. The suit filed in Vancouver Supreme Court on June 4, which names AG Growth International, its […]

Source: Associated Press, June 22, 2021 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ The Wisconsin Assembly planned to vote Tuesday on a bill that would create a new $10 million grant program to help communities clean up contamination from forever chemicals known as PFAS but would ban them from suing those responsible for the pollution. The Republican-backed measure has […]

Source: Associated Press, June 17, 2021 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ Citgo Petroleum Corp. of Houston has agreed to pay $19.7 million for environmental damage from a 2006 spill at a Louisiana refinery, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday. The agreement settles both state and federal environmental claims from the 2.2-million-gallon (8.3- million-liter) spill at the […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, June 17, 2021 Preliminary findings of an independent investigation into the deadly collapse of a Mexico City metro rail line last month showed the accident was caused by a structural fault, a senior city official said on Wednesday. Jesus Esteva, head of Mexico City’s public works department, said the probe by Norwegian firm […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, June 17, 2021 By: Matthew Daly More than half the cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada are awash with a toxic industrial compound associated with serious health conditions, including cancer and reduced birth weight, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Notre Dame tested more than 230 commonly […]

Source: https://riskandinsurance.com/, June 14, 2021 By: Autumn Demberger Centinela Gas Station Inc. operated a gas station in Culver City, California. In March 2018, it purchased a property policy through AMCO Insurance Company for this location, under which direct physical loss or damage would be covered. In November 2018, Centinela’s gas station discovered a vapor leak stemming […]

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/, June 15, 2021 By: Tik Root Cosmetics distributed in the United States and Canada are rife with a class of chemicals that have been associated with a number of diseases, including cancer, and frequently aren’t labeled accurately, according to a new study. Over the last three years, researchers tested 231 cosmetics products in […]

Source: https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/, June 13, 2021 By: Howard Monroe As crews work to clean up a massive fuel spill in Delaware County, it’s now causing environmental issues in other nearby areas. Chopper 3 was over the scene in Brookhaven. Investigators say a spill at a gas station is to blame, but the exact details are still […]

Source: https://keyt.com/, June 13, 2021 Sen. Alex Padilla said he and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand have introduced two bills to help clean up toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals found at military installations, including many in California. Read more.

Source: https://www.foxnews.com/, June 14, 2021 By: Greg Norman & Louis Casiano Authorities in Illinois have decided to let a massive fire at a chemical plant that began Monday morning with a large explosion burn the chemical product off, which could continue for several days. “We can’t speculate how long it will take to put out the fire,” […]

Source: https://www.propertycasualty360.com/, June 14, 2021 By: David Schecter Natural catastrophes pose an increasing threat to businesses across the United States and, in particular, to industrial sites where one of the potential impacts is a pollution release with long-term ramifications. As natural catastrophes, from wildfires to flooding, become more frequent, organizations need to be well prepared and alert […]