Source: https://www.gaffneyledger.com, January 23, 2019 By: Tim Gulla Authorities were forced to close down a stretch of Shelby Highway on Monday and detour traffic for about three hours after an accident involving a tractor trailer led to a chemical leak. Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department personnel initially were called to the area of Shelby and Blacksburg […]

Source: https://www.king5.com, January 18, 2019 By: Alison Morrow A Seattle metals recycling facility has agreed to make over $1 million worth of improvements after a lawsuit argued it was discharging dangerous chemicals into the Duwamish River. Last summer, Seattle Iron and Metals caught fire. Clean water activists were concerned the effort to stop the fire may […]

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Source: https://www.theadvocate.com, January 17, 2019 By: Steve Hardy Attorneys for architectural and construction firms caught up in a lawsuit over faulty construction of the River Center Library are blaming the problems on faulty engineering design work. Work on the building has floundered since April upon a break in the welding that supports a cantilever — a […]

Source: https://wsvn.com, January 16, 2019 By: Walter Morris Residents of a Pompano Beach neighborhood aired their grievances at a community meeting following a massive raw sewage spill that has polluted the city’s waterways. Members of the community sounded off at city and county leaders during the meeting on Wednesday, where an update was given on […]

Source: https://www.wptv.com, January 16, 2019 By: Meghan McRoberts The city of Stuart is now suing several major companies it said contaminated the city’s drinking water for decades, giving people who live and work there no warning. The lawsuit claims the companies, which manufacture fire suppression foam, knew there were chemicals in their products that could […]

Source: Miami Herald, January 10, 2019 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Miami-Dade has tens of thousands of septic tanks, and a new report reveals most are already malfunctioning — the smelly and unhealthy evidence of which often ends up in people’s yards and homes. It’s a billion-dollar problem that climate change is making worse. As sea level […]

Source: https://www.thegardnernews.com, January 16, 2019 By: Andrew Mansfield The Gardner Redevelopment Authority is seeking additional grant funding for environmental clean-up of the property at 140 South Main St. The property was home to Bolster Oil Co. several decades ago, believed to be the source of the petroleum-contaminated soil that testing discovered in recent years. About […]

Source: Wisconsin State Journal, January 14, 2019 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Wisconsin has taken the first step toward scaling back liability protections for the owners of contaminated properties, a move that could save taxpayers from potential pollution cleanup costs that have run into the hundreds of millions of dollars in other states. A re-examination of Wisconsin […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com, “Environmental Insider,” January 2019 Be ready when life happens. These claim situations illustrate the variety of environmental exposures that could affected your customers! A contractor was demolishing a small bridge as part of a roadway expansion project when it encountered asbestos- containing materials (ACM). Proper controls and air monitoring were put in place, […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com, “Environmental Insider”, January 2019 With the potential for a multi-trillion dollar infrastructure bill on the horizon, the demand for asphalt paving projects is expected to increase as the nation’s infrastructure undergoes upgrades, improvements and new construction. Often an increase in workload results in increased potential for accidents and associated environmental liability exposures. Environmental […]

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk, May 10, 2018 By: Mythili Sampathkumar One local official says it has been a long time since police were smiling at the scene of an accident A truck full of liquid chocolate has overturned on a motorway in Poland, spilling 12 tonnes of the sweet stuff all over the road. Traffic was blocked […]