Source: https://kfgo.com/, February 16, 2021 Wearing blue hard hats, white hazmat suits and respirator masks, workers carted away bags of debris on a recent morning from a sprawling and now-defunct oil refinery once operated by Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES). Other laborers ripped asbestos from the guts of an old boiler house, part of a massive […]

Source: https://www.dtnpf.com/, February 12, 2021 By: Todd Neeley Once considered to be a crown jewel of environmental stewardship, a glimpse of the promise of a renewable energy future and an economic development tool for the village of Mead, Nebraska, a 25-million-gallon ethanol plant south of town now is driving people away. Wet distillers grains containing […]

Source: https://wxow.com/, February 11, 2021 By: Allante Walker A pair of legal efforts are now in the early stages both with the goal of compensating French Island residents impacted by groundwater contamination. The La Crosse Common Council voted unanimously Thursday night to retain a pair of law firms to move forward with a proposed lawsuit […]

Source: https://www.wgrz.com/, February 11, 2021 By: Dave McKinley Chautauqua County officials, working along side investigators from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, believe they’ve identified the source of chemical contaminants that got into the village of Mayville’s drinking water supply. Levels of perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) were discovered in three of the village’s water […]

Source: https://tulsaworld.com/, February 10, 2021 Minnesota officials on Wednesday unveiled their plan to deal with toxic man-made “forever chemicals” that are polluting the state’s waters and causing growing concerns about potential health risks. The pharmaceuticals, microplastics and synthetic chemicals are known collectively as PFAS and are used in a variety of consumer products because of […]

Source: Sirius Group “In-Box”, February 11, 2021 An environmental policy was needed to support the insured’s purchase of a tech venture group with four (4) locations that had a history of research and development (including clean rooms), LED manufacturing and product development, and solid state lighting and laser development. One of the properties was impacted by […]

Source: Sirius Group “In-Box”, February 11, 2021 An environmental policy was needed to insure both the buyer and seller of a contaminated site that had historically been used as an oil-based power plant. The site was slated for redevelopment by the buyer into two (2) logistics warehousing facilities. Redevelopment activities were to include demolition, decommissioning and abatement […]

Source: Sirius Group “In-Box”, February 11, 2021 The insured, a large waste management company, owns and operates a portfolio of disposal facilities and transfer stations. The insured’s expiring environmental carrier offered renewal terms which significantly limited the insured’s expiring coverage. The broker requested a quote from Sirius, seeking both pre-existing and new environmental conditions coverage […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, February 10, 2021 By: Kim Slowey Tappan Zee Constructors, a design-build team that includes Fluor, American Bridge, Traylor Bros and Granite Construction, has filed a lawsuit against the New York State Thruway Authority seeking $961 million for extra costs associated with bad weather, a crane collapse and interference from another design-build team in […]

Source: https://www.wvnews.com, February 9, 2021 By: Kathy Plum The contractor on the Upper Deckers Creek Dam project is suing the project engineer. Triton Construction Inc. of St. Albans, filed suit in Preston County Circuit Court against Gannett Fleming Inc., a Delaware corporation that has offices in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Triton said GFI is liable for […]

Source: https://www.wwdmag.com/, February 8, 2021 By: Cristina Tuser Colorado’s Fort Collins, Larimer County and Loveland have reached an agreement on who will pay for environmental cleanup at the Larimer County landfill. According to The Coloradoan, contaminants have been leaching into surrounding groundwater and surface water for decades at the Larimer County landfill. Read more.

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, February 8, 2021 Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS or PFOS, have been a key ingredient in numerous industrial and consumer products for decades. These man-made chemicals are prevalent and are also known for their longevity in the environment. More recently, PFAS have been the focus of thousands of lawsuits […]