Source: https://www.publicradioeast.org, November 1, 2019 By: Jared Brumbaugh Nearly six months after PFAS was found in Maysville’s well water supply, officials are still trying to determine the cause of the contamination and identify a long-term solution to provide safe water to residents. Aqueous film forming foam, which was used in firefighting applications, is most likely […]

Source: https://www.whec.com, October 30, 2019 By: Kaci Jones There’s a smelly situation out in Brighton. Homeowners on Howland Avenue say there’s an odor in the air making them sick. It’s been there for a couple days. Neighbors have been worried it could be something toxic. News10NBC learned the root of the problem. Aces Energy and […]

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk, October 29, 2019 By: Megan Sheets When the Salesforce Transit Center and Park opened last fall, the $2.2billion architectural marvel promised to revolutionize commuting in the Bay Area as the cornerstone of an expanded and improved network of trains, buses and streetcars. Six weeks after a triumphant ribbon-cutting at the so-called ‘Grand Central of […]

Source: https://www.nbcconnecticut.com, October 30, 2019 By: Matt Austin People in Windsor are looking for answers from experts about potentially dangerous chemicals in firefighting foam. There have been two incidents at Bradley International Airport that led to some of that foam making it into local waterways. Read more.

Source: https://www.newburyportnews.com, October 30, 2019 By: Jack Shea The city’s contractor is set to begin work next month to remove PCB-contaminated soil from a riverfront stretch of the Clipper City Rail Trail that has been closed for more than two years. The PCBs were found during soil testing behind the wastewater treatment plant on Water Street in spring […]

The Environmental Division of Great American Insurance Group is pleased to announce an enhancement to its current environmental program. The new “Special Risks” coverage enhancement is specifically designed to offer site-related pollution coverage to classes of business that can be considered higher exposure due to the nature of their operations. These “Special Risks” would include […]

Source: https://www.wdsu.com, October 25, 2019 A New Orleans restaurant group is suing the developers and contractors along with other parties involved in the Hard Rock Hotel project that collapsed two weeks ago. Among those named in the lawsuit are Citadel Builders, Heaslip Engineering, 1031 Canal LLC and Kailas Companies. Read more.

Source: https://www.nj.com, October 25, 2019 By: Blake Nelson and Michael Sol Warren State and local officials announced six lawsuits Friday targeting polluters in poor communities around New Jersey. Speaking at a press conference in Newark, state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said the state and the nation hadn’t done enough to protect minority neighborhoods from polluters. […]

Source: https://www.constructionbusinessowner.com, October 24, 2019 By: Jeff Cavignac Whether you are sued or receive a threatening or demanding letter criticizing your work, it’s hard not to take it personally. While the natural reaction is to immediately respond in one way or another, what you really need to do is take a deep breath, step back […]

Source: https://www.theadvertiser.com, October 24, 2019 By: Todd A. Price In the wake of the partial collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel construction site on Oct 12, 11 lawsuits have been filed by site workers, nearby businesses, bystanders and the children of two of the men killed. All but one of the lawsuits, filed in Orleans Parish […]

Source: https://patch.com, October 24, 2019 By: Christopher Huffaker The Sept. 13, 2018 natural gas line explosions that killed one, injured 22 and damaged 131 structures in the Merrimack Valley were caused by “weak engineering management” on the part of Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, a unit of NiSource, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s final […]

Source: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com, October 24, 2019 A lawsuit filed on Maui blames birth defects on chemicals from Monsanto corn fields. The families who filed suit all lived in the same Kihei subdivision ― downwind from seed corn fields where their attorneys say pesticides and herbicides were heavily used. Read more.