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July 13, 2026

Scaffolding falls off contentious high-rise in downtown Atlanta, extent of damage unclear

Source: https://www.wsbtv.com/, July 12, 2026 By: Sam Sachs Damage at a long-abandoned high-rise had debris on part of 14th Street Sunday afternoon. At the Campanile Building, now called The Midtowne, scaffolding over the sidewalk collapsed. While the building is located on Peachtree Street, the property abuts 14th Street as well, in downtown Atlanta. Read more.

July 13, 2026

EPA to force the removal of leaking acids from deteriorating pulp mill

Source: https://www.seattletimes.com/, July 11, 2026 By: Conrad Swanson Federal regulators will force the removal of toxic, highly corrosive chemicals from a defunct and leaking pulp mill along the Chehalis River, officials confirmed this week. Either Richard Bassett, the U.K. businessman who owns Cosmo Specialty Fibers, must start removing vast quantities of these chemicals from the site this month […]

July 10, 2026

Developer of buckling NYC building facing $376M claims for ‘life-threatening’ shortcuts at celeb enclave

Source: https://nypost.com/, July 9, 2026 By: Karen Talley MetroLoft, the developer behind the Manhattan high rise that suddenly buckled on Tuesday, is facing a $350 million-plus lawsuit at star-studded 443 Greenwich St., home to names including Rebel Wilson, Harry Styles and Meg Ryan over the last decade. A construction defect case, alleging a number of structural […]

July 10, 2026

Tutor Perini on the hook for $42.4M more in Philadelphia hotel dispute

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, July 10, 2026 By: Joe Bousquin The order follows an April ruling on the same project that awarded Chestle Development approximately $174.6 million in damages from Tutor Perini for delays stemming from defective concrete work during construction. Tutor Perini was awarded a $239 million contract to build the hotel in 2015. The 51-story, 755-room building opened […]

July 8, 2026

Developer Downplays Structural Concerns at ‘Unstable’ Midtown Manhattan Tower

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, July 8, 2026 By: Natalie Wong The structural concerns that led New York City officials to shut down a Midtown Manhattan high-rise and evacuate surrounding buildings are “very small,” said Nathan Berman, the chief executive officer of Metro Loft, which is leading the project to convert the historic Pfizer building into apartments. Two […]

July 8, 2026

Crews stabilizing Manhattan building, engineer says top floors likely crooked

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, July 8, 2026 By: Zachary Phillips Crews from New York City managed to reach the 21st floor and begin work to shore up the buckled columns, New York City Department of Buildings Commissioner Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said in a press conference late Tuesday night. “We are feeling confident that many of the emergency […]

July 7, 2026

Midtown Manhattan buildings evacuated after beams found buckling at high-rise construction site

Source: https://abc7ny.com/, July 7, 2026 Several floors of a Midtown Manhattan office building that’s under construction are caving in on Tuesday, prompting the evacuation of several adjacent buildings and street closures. A structural column buckled on the 21st floor and additional structural issues were subsequently discovered, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said. “The building remains unstable,” Mamdani […]

July 7, 2026

Who Could Be Held Liable for Toxic Exposure Claims from the Keyport Cancer Cluster?

Source: https://www.wilentz.com/, May 29, 2026 By: Lynn M. Kizis and Philip A. Tortoreti In Keyport, New Jersey, ongoing concerns about cancer cases have left many residents wondering who could potentially be held responsible if environmental contamination is involved. While a direct connection between any specific source and reported cases has not been confirmed, toxic exposure […]

July 6, 2026

Lawsuit claims toxic chemicals at Frankford Arsenal gave 3 Philly cops deadly brain cancer

Source: https://www.audacy.com/, July 6, 2026 By: Kristen Johanson The families of three long-time Philadelphia police officers who died from brain cancer are suing the owner of the building where they worked. They claim the officers got sick from highly toxic chemicals at the Frankford Arsenal. Just last month, former narcotics officer Joe Cooney died of […]

July 6, 2026

Data Center Construction Linked to Wastewater Contamination in Cheyenne

Source: https://news.ssbcrack.com/, July 5, 2026 The Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities (BOPU) has traced a discharge that introduced the bacterium Cupriavidus gilardii into the city’s wastewater treatment system back to Goat Systems LLC, a contractor for Meta’s data center campus under construction in the High Plains Business Park. Frank Strong, the engineering and water resource […]

July 6, 2026

New York City Investigating Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak on Upper East Side

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/. July 6, 2026 By: Andrew G. Simpson The New York City Health Department is investigating a cluster of 18 cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the Upper East Side neighborhoods of Carnegie Hill and Yorkville. The city reports there have been no deaths associated with this cluster. Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia. […]

July 6, 2026

Farmer faces $250K fine after pesticide drift near Morton school

Source: https://www.wglt.org/, July 2, 2026 By: Ben Howell A Morton farmer faces a potential $250,000 fine by the Illinois Department of Agriculture [IDOA] for allegedly applying pesticides on a farm near the Bethel Lutheran School while the school hosted an outdoor event. In the notice of the possible fine, Mark Eigsti also received notice of the revocation […]

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