Source: https://www.themountaineer.com/, June 11, 2020 By: Vicki Hyatt Just last week, legal issues surrounding the 41,000 square-foot creative arts building at Haywood Community College were resolved. After seven years of trying to get problems fixed that were first noticed within days of moving into the building, the college governing board signed off on a $700,000 […]

Source: https://iclg.com/, June 8m 2020 By: Faegre Drinker Among various other disruptions and turbulence that COVID-19 has brought to the construction industry, it has also introduced new concerns about the way we use and design public spaces. These insights provide new and distinctive opportunities — and risks. What design changes should professionals put in practice […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, June 8, 2020 A Waterloo, Iowa, chemical plant will pay a nearly $80,000 civil penalty to settle violations of federal Clean Air Act following a spill last year that hurt a worker there, federal officials said. The federal Environmental Protection Agency said in a news release that Hydrite Chemical also took necessary steps […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, June 2, 2020 By: Kim Slowey Homeowners living near the $1.5 billion Amazon Air hub project at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) in Hebron, Kentucky, have filed a lawsuit against general contractor Whiting-Turner Kokosing JV for alleged damages that blasting and other earthwork activity caused to their homes. The plaintiffs are seeking […]

Source: Billings Gazette (MT), June 4, 2020 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ A group of Billings homeowners and the geotechnical engineers they sued after homes started settling into the ground have reached a tentative agreement. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit are homeowners in the Copper Ridge subdivision on the far West End. Together with Rimrock Engineering […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, June 4, 2020 By: Letitia D. MOore, Holland & Knight LLP California continues to develop tools for evaluating per- and polfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at cleanup sites. In May 2020, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board issued an “Interim Final Environmental Screening Levels (ESLs) for Per- and Polfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Perfluorooctane […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, June 3, 2020 By: Jennifer C. Baker, Barnes & Thornburg LLP Never heard of that chemical? It could be an emerging contaminant, which calls for careful consideration as to whether there is insurance coverage for environmental investigations and remediation that may be required due to its presence in the environment. What are emerging […]

Source: https://www.inquirer.com/, June 4, 2020 By: Frank Kummer and Dylan Purcell A team of scientists report in a new study that they have found a recently identified group of chemical compounds, likely used as a substitute for highly-toxic PFAS, in soil samples taken across New Jersey. It’s not yet known whether the new compounds, called ClPFPECAs, are […]

Source: https://ehsdailyadvisor.blr.com/, June 5, 2020 Environment, health, and safety (EHS) professionals and their organizations should be following the ongoing conversation surrounding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). We continue to learn more about this large family of chemicals and their impact on both human health and the environment—and PFAS are increasingly coming under more expansive regulatory scrutiny. […]

Source: https://www.wpr.org/, June 3, 2020 By: Danielle Kaeding A Marinette manufacturer of firefighting foam says it won’t test 500 private wells for PFAS contamination beyond its fire training facility after state regulators said the company failed to complete work as part of an ongoing investigation. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, are found in everyday products. […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, June 4, 2020 A growing number of lawsuits and regulations are targeting PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and the companies manufacturing these chemicals. · PFAs are man-made chemicals often described as “forever chemicals” because they don’t break down naturally in the environment. Read more.

Source: https://www.ctpost.com/, June 5, 2020 By: Daniel Tepfer The town of Fairfield is facing “millions of dollars” for environmental cleanup after an engineering firm skipped state approval and used contaminated soil to build a berm around the town’s former dump site, a lawsuit claims. This week the town filed a lawsuit against Osprey Environmental Engineering […]