Source: https://www.wunc.org/, September 17, 2025 By: Adam Wagner A developer will enhance its sediment control measures and pay to conserve more than 60 acres of land in southeast Durham as part of a settlement with an environmental watchdog organization. In September 2023, Sound Rivers sued Mungo Homes alleging that its construction of the 216-acre Sweetbrier […]

Source: https://www.thenewlede.org/, September 18, 2025 By: Carey Gillam While all eyes have been on Iowa this summer, where levels of harmful nitrate contamination of water supplies spiked well above federal safety standards, nitrate pollution has also been persistently plaguing water sources in other farm states as well. On Thursday, Wisconsin environmental advocates issued a lengthy report detailing what […]

Source: https://www.kcur.org/. September 15, 2025 By: Jim Meadows Quick-growing blooms of bacteria and algae have long been a hazard in lakes and rivers, because of the toxins they produce. Fueled in part by agricultural runoff, these blooms are also threatening public water systems, making water temporarily unusable, and forcing some cities and towns to take […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, September 12, 2025 By: Chris Davis Insurers have long bundled pollution liability into one-size-fits-all environmental policies. But as regulation tightens and ESG expectations grow, that model is losing relevance fast. “ESG regulations change and have a very big impact and a widening impact on our clients’ regulatory and compliance requirements,” said Christine Collins, […]

Source: https://www.constructionexec.com/, September 10, 2025 By: David Chmiel A priority for every construction firm, regardless of size, is the effective management of risk. The industry is rife with dangers, more than any other. Too often, risks—of various types—are underestimated or overlooked, making it critical to closely follow and manage policies and practices to guard against […]

Source: https://www.idahocountyfreepress.com/, September 3, 2025 By: Lyn Krzeminski Idaho County Commissioners expressed frustration at the Aug. 26 meeting over mounting costs and architectural oversights in the construction of the new county jail, saying repeated omissions in the design have forced them to dip into contingency funds and approve expensive change orders. What was planned as […]

Source: https://okcfox.com/, September 2025 By: Robert Hagan The Oklahoma County Jail’s new behavioral health care center is facing additional costs and potential delays due to the discovery of contaminated soil at the construction site. The project, which includes a $700 million jail and a $44 million care center, now requires an additional $481,000 for soil removal. […]

Source: https://www.kazu.org/, September 3, 2025 By: Erin Malsbury On a sunny day next to a Salinas Valley produce field, Drew McCown fills up two small bottles of water from a well. “I’ve sampled about 400 wells this season,” he says. He’s a project manager at Monterey Bay Analytical Services. The samples will be tested for nitrates, […]

Source: https://www.mondaq.com/, August 28, 2025 By: Kenneth Ryan & Thomas Benjamin Boley The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, applying New York law, has determined that an insurer had a duty to defend an insured because a carve-out to the relevant pollution exclusion applied. Town of Harrietstown v. Westchester Fire Ins. […]

Source: https://distinguished.com/, August 25, 2025 It may come as a shock to both brokers and clients, but many pollution events are not covered by general liability (GL) or property insurance (PI) policies. Most policies include pollution exclusions, leaving clients exposed to significant liability when environmental incidents occur. That means if an underground storage tank leaks or […]

Source: https://denverite.com/, August 27, 2025 By: Andrew Kenney The Upton Residences is one of the tallest buildings under construction in Denver, bringing 461 condo units and two conjoined towers to a downtown corner. But just as it nears completion at Welton and 18th streets, it’s grabbing attention for another reason: claims that a subcontractor’s behavior […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, August 28, 2025 By: Sebastian Obando Real work starts long before contractors hit shovels to the ground, especially on billion-dollar megaprojects. Lisa Stalteri, partner at Kansas City, Missouri-based law firm Lathrop GPM, knows this firsthand. She focuses on some of the country’s largest infrastructure and private development deals, typically ranging from $300 million […]