Source: https://www.wboc.com/, October 15, 2024 By: Hunter Landon The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has identified Perdue Farms as a “responsible person” in an ongoing investigation into groundwater contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.” The company acknowledged its designation, stating that it will retain this status until […]

Source: Tango Specialty A real estate developer is building student housing slated to be completed in time for the start of classes in the Fall. The project is delayed due to construction delays and design errors which prevents students from moving in. This results in the college having to find and rent rooms in local […]

Source: https://www.constructionexec.com/, September 25, 2024 By: David Pacifici The shortcomings of traditional project delivery methods are well known to construction professionals. The cost and risk-shifting strategies of project owners, contractors and design firms are intended to address which entities are exposed to loss. These strategies frequently result in dysfunctional relationships between the team members, with […]

Source: https://www.irmi.com/, September 13, 2024 By: Kenneth Slavens The American Institute of Architects (AIA) family of contracts has a structured format related to the role of submittals. Submittals are the formalized means of communication in construction and a building block to a successful project. AIA Requirements AIA Document A201-2017, General Conditions of the Contract for […]

Source: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/, October 14, 2024 By: Sarah Granau Three people injured in a deadly Pemex chemical leak last week filed a $1 million lawsuit against the facility owner and operator on Monday, arguing it exposed workers to life-threatening hazards. Two people died and about 35 others were injured after hydrogen sulfide was released at the […]

Source: https://www.msn.com/, August 13, 2024 By: Marlene Lenthang Five people have developed Legionnaires’ disease following possible exposure to contaminated water droplets from a cooling tower in downtown Lincoln, New Hampshire, state health officials say. The five people developed the disease —  a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria — in June and July, New […]

Source: https://www.nbcchicago.com/, October 11, 2024 By: Mary Norkol The YWCA Evanston/North Shore has temporarily closed to the public after two cases of Legionnaire’s disease were linked to the center. Doors to the YWCA, 1215 Church Ave., were locked Friday afternoon and a sign informed people that all aquatics programming was canceled. An employee confirmed the […]

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/, October 11, 2024 An agriculture conglomerate and two related companies settled a lawsuit with Los Angeles for $35 million over the sale of man-made chemicals found in local waterways, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto announced Friday. The city attorney’s office sued Monsanto Company in 2022 alleging that despite knowing about the dangers of polychlorinated […]

Source: https://topclassactions.com/, October 14, 2024 By: Jessy Edwards A group of Nantucket residents has filed a class action lawsuit against major chemical companies, alleging that their drinking water, land, and even their bodies have been contaminated by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS. The residents filed the PFAS class action complaint against 3M, […]

Source: https://patch.com/, October 11, 2024 An agriculture conglomerate and two related companies settled a lawsuit with Los Angeles for $35 million over the sale of man-made chemicals found in local waterways, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto announced Friday. The city attorney’s office sued Monsanto Company in 2022, alleging that the company continued selling polychlorinated biphenyls […]

Source: https://www.newsweek.com/, October 11, 2024 By: Lottie McGrath Shelter-in-place orders were established in two east Texas cities Thursday after a toxic leak at an industrial plant killed two people and injured about 35 others. A hydrogen sulfide release occurred at an operating unit at the PEMEX Procurement International facility in Deer Park, Houston, at about 4:40 p.m. A PEMEX press […]

Source: https://www.msn.com/, 9/6/2024 By: Christine Condon The Maryland Department of the Environment has filed suit against a home builder and construction companies, citing repeated environmental violations on its construction site in Harford County. The violations on the Ridgely’s Reserve development in Joppa, which is still under construction, caused excess sediment to run off into a […]