Source: https://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/, April 20, 2021</span A new activity centre in Lake Country could cost $400,000 more than expected, town council will hear tonight. Municipal staff will recommend the shortfall be covered using gas tax money returned to Lake Country by the government. Construction of the multi-generational activity centre and related upgrades to municipal infrastructure began […]

Source: https://chesapeakebaymagazine.com/, April 16, 2021 By: Timothy B. Wheeler The U.S. Navy has reported finding high concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” in groundwater beneath its Patuxent River air base in Southern Maryland and beneath a smaller airfield nearby on the St. Marys River. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, were detected in all 16 areas […]

Source: https://www.irmi.com/, March 2021 By: Tim Walsh You’re excited about bidding on a project and are notified that you will be required to be insured by an OCIP or CCIP. Notification of such requirement can be as simple as a statement in the construction agreement that the owner or construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC) may require […]

Source: https://www.bayjournal.com/, April16, 2021 By: Timothy B. Wheeler The U.S. Navy has reported finding high concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” in groundwater beneath its Patuxent River air base in Southern Maryland and beneath a smaller airfield nearby on the St. Mary’s River. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, were detected in all 16 areas sampled […]

Source: https://www.polkio.com/, April 13, 2021 By: David Hayes West bound Main Street off Pacific Highway remains closed this week as crews continue cleanup efforts stemming from a gasoline leak from a tank beneath the 76 Station discovered last Wednesday. Monmouth City Manager Marty Wine said the Polk County Fire District No. 1 received a report […]

Source: https://www.king5.com/, April 13, 2021 By: Helen Smith A proposal from the Washington State Department of Ecology would order Boeing to clean up groundwater contamination at their plant in Everett which has migrated off Boeing’s property into the Powder Mill Gulch. The Department of Ecology found concentrations of Trichloroethylene (TCE) in the groundwater on Boeing’s […]

Source: https://www.wcax.com/, April 13, 2021 By: Katharine Huntley Chemical contamination at Burlington High School appears to be more extensive than feared and school officials want the public to know it could be costly to clean up. As the school district learns more about the PCB contamination there, the superintendent says the news continues to “worsen.” […]

Source: https://www.wickedlocal.com/, April 14, 2021 By: Margaret Smith Work is ongoing to determine sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — known as PFAS or “forever” chemicals — at the public works site at 54 Richardson Road, and at North Chelmsford water district wells. Stephen Jahnle, assistant public works director, told the Select Board the Department of Environmental […]

Source: https://www.inquirer.com/, April 12, 2021 By: Frank Kummer Two legal settlements will cost one of the largest chicken producers in the country $205 million over claims its Delaware plant disposed of wastewater and sludge that polluted nearby waterways, private water wells, and surrounding air, according to lawyers involved in the case. A class-action settlement with […]

Source: SiriusPoint Environmental Team In-Box, April 13, 2021 The insured, a civil contractor, carried pollution liability coverage with another environmental insurance carrier. The contractor won a short term utility project that required the insured to carry $5M in professional liability limits. The contractor’s existing carrier was unwilling to provide the required professional liability limits. The […]

Source: https://www.wcpo.com/, April 12, 2021 By: Dan Monk Detroit-based demolition company is facing fines of $14,475 for the Dec. 9 collapse of the Killen power plant in Adams County, where two men were killed and three people were injured. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration proposed two separate fines on Jan. 25 and Feb. 2 […]

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/, April 8, 2021 By: Isabella Alves Two companies involved in the construction of the Buckman Direct Diversion Water Treatment Project will pay $36 million as part of a settlement agreement with the Buckman Direct Diversion Board, which sued them and others over the design and construction of the water system that serves city […]