Source: https://www.phillyvoice.com/, August 2, 2024 By: Kristin Hunt Hexavalent chromium, a substance known to cause cancer, was found in four soil samples taken from the public trail at Bartram’s Garden last week. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection officials shared the results on a virtual town hall Wednesday night. DEP collected 11 soil samples from along the trail […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, July 31, 2024 By: Zachary Phillips The hangar at Boise Airport collapsed on Jan. 31, resulting in the deaths of Mariano Coc Och, 32, Mario Sontay Tsi, 24, and Craig Durrant, 59. Durrant was the co-founder of Big D Builders. Tsi and Och’s families filed suit against the builders earlier this month, claiming Big D […]

Source: https://interestingengineering.com/, August 1, 2024 By: Ameya Paleja The Department of Energy (DOE) has agreed to turn a former nuclear weapons development site in Washington state into a one gigawatt (GW) solar farm. Once a top-secret site producing weapons-grade plutonium, the Hanford site will soon generate clean energy as part of the DOE’s Cleanup to […]

Source: https://www.8newsnow.com/, July 26, 2024 By: Justin Walker An investigation into two cases of Legionnaires’ disease at a Las Vegas Strip resort has begun, according to Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) officials. The investigation announcement comes following the finding of two travel-associated cases of Legionnaires’ disease in guests who stayed at Caesars Palace Las Vegas […]

Source: https://www.constructionrisk.com/, July 25, 2024 By: Kent Holland A car driver drove over a downed telecommunications line owned by Cox Company, resulting in claimed damages to the individual and his car. The driver filed suit against Cox and Cable Man, Inc., a company under contract to Cox to provide maintenance and repair of lines. Cox […]

Source: https://www.constructionrisk.com/, July 25, 2024 By: Kent Holland In a contract dispute between a project owner and a construction subcontractor, the trial court awarded prevailing party attorneys fees to a subcontractor pursuant to contractual prevailing party attorneys fees clause, because it determined that the subcontractor prevailed on a significant issue, even though it lost on […]

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, July 26, 2024 By: Gary Fuller Air pollution breathed in during childhood is one of the factors in adult lung health, according to a new study. The origins of the study date back to 1992 when researchers began investigating the effects of air pollution on groups of children in California. Some of these children are now […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, July 29, 2024 By: Emmett Gartner Days before winter break ended in December 2022, Bill Hansen was relieved to learn that Jordan-Small Middle School in Raymond had no traces of ‘forever chemicals’ in tests of the school’s water system. Hansen, the Windham Raymond School District’s facilities director, was on vacation in Rockland at […]

Source: https://www.fox13seattle.com/, July 25, 2024 Ending an eight-year legal battle, chemical giant Monsanto has agreed to a $160-million settlement with Seattle for its part in polluting a river that runs through the heart of the city with toxins that posed a threat to humans, fish and wildlife, the city attorney’s office said Thursday. “We all play a role in […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, July 26, 2024 Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. cannot escape the long tail of asbestos, and must cover part of the litigation losses for an asbestos installation company that went out of business more than 30 years ago, the South Carolina Supreme Court decided this week. The justices upheld lower courts’ rulings […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, July 24, 2024 By: Terry Gangcuangco</span. Erie Insurance Exchange is not obligated to defend or indemnify a gas station operator accused of contaminating a neighbor’s water source due to a leaking underground storage tank, according to a ruling by the Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court of Appeals. Read more.

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, July 23, 2024 By: Amy Wang, Ward and Smith, P.A. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have become a focal point of regulatory scrutiny nationwide due to their persistent environmental presence and potential health risks. For businesses, navigating the evolving landscape of PFAS regulation is crucial—these substances are widely used in various industrial and […]