Source: https://phys.org/, May 7, 2020 Mercury contamination has been a problem in Virginia’s South River since 1979, when mercury was discovered in the river. Mercury was used in industrial processes at the former DuPont Plant in Waynesboro, Virginia from 1929 to 1950 and in the early 1980s, the Virginia Department of Health issued advisories for […]

Source: https://www.wdtv.com/, May 7, 2020 Seven companies have been named in a lawsuit related to the contamination of a West Virginia city’s water supply from firefighting foam. The lawsuit filed by Charles Town attorney Stephen Skinner seeks damages for exposing Martinsburg residents to chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAs. Among the defendants […]

Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/, May 5, 2020 By: Jonathan Bach p class=”content__segment combx meterwall__content”>Stagnant water inside buildings can become a spawning ground for potentially lethal bacteria, including Legionella, Portland city officials warned. Legionella can cause Legionnaires’ diseases, a kind of pneumonia. Read more.

Source: https://www.military.com/, May 5, 2020 By: Patricia Kime Military families living in 38,000 housing units owned and operated by the U.S. government face health and safety risks such as lead-based paint, asbestos, radon and contaminated drinking water because the services have failed to monitor these threatening living conditions, the Defense Department’s Inspector General found. Read […]

Source: https://vtdigger.org/, May 4, 2020 By: Elizabeth Gribkoff Bennington College professors say that the incineration of toxic firefighting foam at a plant near Albany, New York, appears to have contaminated nearby communities with PFAS. The federal Department of Defense and 25 states, including Vermont, shipped old foam to the Norlite Incinerator in an effort to […]

Source: https://whnt.com/, May 4, 2020 By: Brian Lawson One of the former landfill sites the City of Decatur asked 3M last year to investigate — Brookhaven Middle School — has been sold by the Decatur Board of Education to 3M for $1.25 million. The site is one of three where preliminary surveys found high concentrations of toxic PFAS […]

Source: https://www.southbendtribune.com/, May 2, 2020 By: London Gibson About 100 industrial facilities in Indiana could be discharging toxic “forever chemicals” also known as PFAS substances, according to a new report. Indianapolis alone contains 14 of these sites, with another six in the East Chicago area and five in Fort Wayne. The other sites are spread […]

Source: https://www.twincities.com/, May 1, 2020 By: Kristi Belcamino State pollution officials are warning people not to touch foam on the surface of Battle Creek after confirming potentially harmful chemicals were found in samples taken in the past year. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in January asked 3M to come up with a new strategy for […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, April 7, 2020 By: Kim Slowey After a months-long investigation, OSHA has cited and fined 11 firms in connection with the October 2019 partial collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans. The agency has proposed fines totaling $315,536, and all companies have 15 days to contest the monetary fines and citations. […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, March 17, 2020 By: Kim Slowey HNTB is providing construction management services for the project, and the joint venture of Zachry Construction Corp. and Traylor Bros. Inc. is building the bridge. FIGG is the engineer of record. The HCTRA stopped construction on the main pylons of the cable-stayed portion of the bridge in […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, March 3, 2020 By: Kim Slowey In a joint statement issued on Feb. 28, M.A. Mortenson Co. and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority announced that several designers, engineers, contractors and their insurance companies have reached a mediated agreement as to outstanding construction issues at the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The work, which […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, January 28, 2020 By: Kim Slowey In addition to the $2 billion plus legal fees, the plaintiffs are asking the court to require that the defendants remediate the property to an acceptable condition; conduct safety and health assessments for those living, working or attending school on the island; and stop any development, construction, […]