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October 28, 2019

N.J. charges companies polluted poor communities and exposed residents to health hazards

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. […]

October 25, 2019

10 Best Practices for Construction Claims

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 […]

October 25, 2019

After the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel collapse, lawsuits mount

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 […]

October 25, 2019

Final Report: 'Weak Engineering Management' Led To Gas Explosions

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 […]

October 25, 2019

Suit blames birth defects in Maui community on Monsanto chemicals

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.

October 24, 2019

Merrick dry cleaner added to state Superfund cleanup list

Source: https://www.newsday.com, October 24, 2019 By: John Asbury A Merrick dry cleaning business, whose owner has been cleaning up contaminants for 25 years, was designated a state Superfund site for a contaminated groundwater plume. The state Department of Environmental Conservation classified Busy Bee Cleaners on Merrick Road as a Superfund site for PCE, or tetrachloroethene, in […]

October 24, 2019

EPA finalizes plan for contaminated groundwater site in Cayuga County

Source: https://auburnpub.com, October 24, 2019 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it has finalized a cleanup plan for a plume of contaminated groundwater that stretches from Auburn to Union Springs. The contamination stretches from the former General Electric site in Auburn, also known as the Powerex Facility, to the village of Union Springs, and […]

October 24, 2019

Soil Samples Reveal Lead Contamination at Oakland High Schools

Source: https://www.nbcbayarea.com, October 23, 2019 Two Oakland high schools sit atop land that is contaminated with lead, according to Oakland Unified School District officials. The “elevated lead levels” were discovered under pavement on the campuses of Ralph Bunche Academy in West Oakland and Street Academy in North Oakland after crews took soil samples in preparation […]

October 23, 2019

‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Louisville Drinking Water

Source: https://wfpl.org, October 23, 2019 By: Ryan Van Velzer It’s in food packaging, non-stick pans, paint, cleaning products and firefighting foams. It’s likely in your blood. It’s probably in my blood. And if it wasn’t there before, it could be there now. That is, if you’re drinking Louisville tap water. Read more.

October 23, 2019

Miami bridge fall blamed on design, lack of oversight

Source: https://www.thesunchronicle.com, October 22, 2019 A Miami university bridge that collapsed and killed six people last year showed significant design errors and should have been more carefully monitored by the state government because of the project’s complexity, federal officials said Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board members concluded that the design firm FIGG Bridge Engineers, […]

October 23, 2019

Design errors draw blame in collapse of FIU pedestrian bridge that killed 6

Source: USA today Online, October 22, 2019 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com A doomed design was the “probable cause” of the horrific collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Miami last year that killed six people and injured 10, the National Transportation Safety Board found Tuesday. The 174-foot-bridge section, designed to connect Florida International University with the city of Sweetwater, was still under […]

October 23, 2019

Hot tubs are at the NC State Fair, but Legionnaires' disease precautions are in place

Source: News & Observer (Raleigh, NC), October 22, 2019 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com Officials at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh say they have taken steps to make sure fairgoers are safe from Legionnaires’ disease, a lung ailment that has killed four people who attended the N.C. Mountain State Fair last month. A total of […]

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