Source: https://6abc.com/, February 28, 2025 By: Corey Davis A community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, is outraged over contaminated drinking water and has garnered support from local, state and federal lawmakers in calls to shut down a jet fuel pipeline for further investigation. The Sunoco Twin Oak-Newark Pipeline is operated by Energy Transfer and spans more […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, February 27, 2025 By: Michael Blumenthal, McGlinchey Stafford Environmental insurance plays a critical role in managing the financial risks associated with environmental liabilities. It provides coverage for pollution incidents, cleanup costs, and legal defense expenses, offering a safety net for businesses and promoting environmental responsibility. However, the landscape of environmental insurance is significantly […]

Source: https://www.thecooldown.com/, February 26, 2025 By: Zachary Ehrmann Texas ranchers are facing devastating losses after fertilizer contaminated with dangerous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances poisoned their livestock and land. A recent article in The Texas Tribune highlighted growing concerns about these toxic chemicals entering the food supply. What’s happening? Multiple Texas farming families have discovered that their land and animals […]

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/, February 19, 2025 By: Kevin Dayton Gov. Josh Green’s administration is asking lawmakers to put up millions of dollars in emergency funding to fix leaks, clean up mold and make other repairs to a $160 million building that opened at Hawaiʻi State Hospital just three years ago. The request for funding includes $6.16 […]

Source: https://wgme.com/, February 26, 205 There are several bills targeting toxic firefighting foam in Maine after a massive spill in Brunswick over the summer. The discharge happened in a hangar at Brunswick Executive Airport in August. More than 1,400 gallons of the foam, which contains PFAS chemicals, mixed with 50,000 gallons of water, all spilled. […]

Source: https://wisconsinwatch.org/, February 26, 2025 By: Bennet Goldstein Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican lawmakers continue to dig in their heels during a yearslong tug-of-war over how regulators should hold property owners liable for contamination caused by “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. They are pushing competing proposals to protect so-called innocent landowners — those who […]

Source: https://insideclimatenews.org/, February 23, 2025 By: Kiley Bense When government inspectors arrived at the hazardous waste landfill here in 2023, they found themselves in a barren and alien landscape carved from western Pennsylvania’s green countryside. As they documented operations at Max Environmental Technologies, they climbed fields of blackened waste and photographed pits, mud, debris, stained […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, February 24, 2025 By: Ed White An engineering company said Friday it has agreed to pay $53 million to settle all remaining lawsuits that alleged some blame for lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan, a decade ago. The deal by Veolia North America and Flint residents comes on top of $26.3 million in previous settlements […]

Source: https://www.wsav.com/, February 21, 2025 By: Nakya Harris The City of Savannah filed a lawsuit against nearly 50 companies, alleging that they have been dumping harmful chemicals known as PFAS or “forever chemicals” into the Savannah River. “…this is such a monumental lawsuit for us that we’re seeking damages to be made whole again by […]

Source: https://www.thecooldown.com/, February 18, 2025 By: Tina Deines A Maine community that recently suffered what is being dubbed one of the worst chemical discharges in state history is now fighting back against a potential sludge treatment plant. What’s happening? In 2024, 1,600 gallons of toxic foam containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or “forever chemicals,” spilled […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, February 12, 2025 By: Charles Parekh, PhD, HKA Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are an increasingly prevalent financing and project delivery model in the construction industry, addressing complex infrastructure challenges by merging the strengths of both the public and private sectors. This collaboration is often crucial to meeting the escalating demand for modern infrastructure driven […]

Source: https://www.aboutlawsuits.com/, February 12, 2025 By: Michael Adams Federal officials have determined that because of the Navy’s mismanagement of chemicals and leaks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, a drinking water reservoir near Honolulu, Hawaii was repeatedly contaminated with petroleum jet fuel and firefighting foam. Located near the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Honolulu, […]