Source: https://www.manufacturingdive.com/, February 10, 2025 By: Sara Samora Catoosa County’s filing stated that Georgia-based Mohawk and its subsidiaries used chemical-laced brands such as Stainmaster, 3M’s Scotchgard and Teflon to coat their carpets in the manufacturing processes. EIDP used to produce Teflon as E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co. before it broke into three companies in 2015. […]

Source: https://www.vox.com/, September 30, 2024 By: Jess Craig and Sam Delgado Amid the devastation and mass flooding wrought by Hurricane Helene, the Atlanta metropolitan area had yet another disaster: A chemical fire released a massive plume of potentially toxic gasses into the air. And it’s spreading. Early Sunday morning, a fire erupted at BioLab, a chemical […]

Source: https://www.constructionrisk.com/, January 31, 2025 By: Kent Holland Project owner entered into a general construction contract with a GC for construction services.  The GC then entered into a subcontract requiring the subcontractor to indemnify and hold harmless the GC and the Owner, and also required the subcontractor to maintain a CGL policy naming the GC, […]

Source: https://www.constructionrisk.com/, January 31, 2025 By: Kent Holland A clause I reviewed in a recent contract protects the design-builder against having to incur cost overruns due to changes in (1) laws, (2) new tariffs that increase prices for materials, and (3) labor shortages due to deportation of undocumented workers). Read more.

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, February 4, 2025 By: Paul Ferland and Joshua Tumen, Cozen O’Connor In Curtis Park Group, LLC v. Allied World Specialty Insurance Company (2024 WL 5194886 (10th Cir. 2024)), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit determined that an insured real estate developer could not recover the hard costs associated with repairing a […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, February 4, 2025 By: Andrew C. Silton, Erika H. Spanton and Amandine M Fromont, Beveridge & Diamond PC 2026 MSGP EPA released its proposed 2026 MSGP, which authorizes stormwater discharges associated with industrial activities in jurisdictions where EPA is the NPDES permitting authority, including Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and the District of Columbia. […]

Source: https://www.kctv5.com/, January 26, 2025 By: Heidi Schmidt and Jiani Navarro Claims that cancer-causing chemicals from a Missouri power plant have seeped into land and water for years has the attention of the federal government. U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO.) said Sunday that he is “deeply concerned by the recent reports of toxic chemicals found […]

Source: https://www.wfmj.com/, February 3, 2025 By: Jeena Cadigan The Ohio EPA says they’re in the early stages of figuring out how widespread the contamination is from a wastewater spill in Canfield. On Monday night, people living in the area heard from officials and were able to ask questions during an informational meeting – but many […]

Source: https://www.njspotlightnews.org/, February 3, 2025 By: Michael Sol Warren Dozens of households in Washington Township, Warren County, are now being supplied with bottled water and hundreds of others are being asked to have their wells tested for possible contamination, part of an emergency federal response to widespread pollution in private wells. Authorities are still trying […]

Source: https://www.jsonline.com/, February 4, 2025 By: Tamia Fowlkes Since the early 2000s, the city and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District have spent millions of dollars cleaning up carcinogenic chemicals from its sewers and waterways. That’s according to an ongoing lawsuit filed by the sewerage district and the City of Milwaukee against Monsanto, the chemical manufacturer now owned […]

Source: https://waterfm.com/, January 20, 2025 Black & Veatch has been selected by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) to develop a nationwide guidance for pilot testing treatment for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The goal of the PFAS Piloting Guidance document will be to bring together minimum requirements and provide best practices for water utilities, […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, January 28, 2025 By: Christopher Sweeney, Conn Cavanaugh First Circuit Court of Appeals Rules That Standard Commercial General Liability Policy Excludes Coverage for Downstream Property Damage When General Contractor’s Scope of Work Covers Entire Building It is well-accepted that standard commercial general liability policies exclude coverage for construction contractors’ own defective work. That […]