Source: https://www.sfchronicle.com/, May 7, 2026 By: Aidin Vaziri Kaiser Permanente confirmed late Wednesday that 18 people were infected with Legionella at its Santa Clara medical center, where officials are still trying to determine the source of the contamination. The health system said it found the infections during routine monitoring. The hospital and its nearby medical office building remain open […]

Source: https://www.nwaonline.com/, May 5, 2026 By: Shane Monaco Cleanup work and environmental testing was still underway Tuesday at the site of Saturday’s spill in Fort Smith that released around 125,000 gallons of chemicals. A ruptured tank at C&S Chemicals damaged other tanks and plumbing on site, resulting in a leak spilling a combination of sulfuric […]

Source: https://foxbaltimore.com/, April 29, 2026 By: Gary Collins Maryland’s plan to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge hit a major setback Tuesday, as state officials abruptly canceled a key construction contract, undercutting Gov. Wes Moore’s repeated claim that the project was the nation’s “fastest-moving” large infrastructure effort. The decision to off-ramp contractor Kiewit Infrastructure Co. […]

Source: https://www.sierraclub.org/, May 5, 2026 By: Tom Cassauwers In suburban Virginia, a cluster of monumental gray buildings rise up around the unincorporated settlement of Ashburn in Loudoun County. Ringed by fencing and humming with AC, this is the new front of the digital economy—a place that has become known as Data Center Alley, the biggest […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, May 1, 2026 Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured an agreement with Northeast Gravel Company and Boulder Creek Development Corporation to address PFAS contamination at their Belmont property. The Administrative Order on Consent (PDF) requires the companies to investigate the extent of PFAS contamination at the property, conduct necessary response activities, and take […]

Source: https://people.com/, April 29, 2026 By: Christopher Edwards Two people who stayed at a luxury Las Vegas hotel and casino have contracted Legionnaires’ disease, a severe type of pneumonia. The cases are associated with stays at the 5-star Wynn Las Vegas. One individual stayed at the property in September 2025, while the other stayed in […]

Source: https://www.wral.com/, April 29, 2026 By: Liz McLaughlin A state study found “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge, soil and wastewater across North Carolina, raising fresh concerns about a widely used farming practice that remains largely unregulated. Researchers with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality detected PFAS — a class of man-made chemicals linked to […]

Source: https://www.realtor.com/, April 29, 2026 By: Julie Taylor Condo owners in the Aston Martin Residences in downtown Miami, where units are priced up to $59 million, are alleging the 2-year-old luxury building is plagued by defects indicating shoddy construction. The building’s condominium association has initiated a legal claim against the developer, general contractor, and the construction […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, April 30, 2026 The Department of Justice announced a proposed settlement with Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation (Cliffs) requiring it to address releases of hazardous waste at its Middletown Works facility. Under the proposed consent decree, Cliffs will perform long-term corrective measures to comply with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The required corrective […]

Source: https://wirelessestimator.com/, April 23, 2026 A $2.2 million civil settlement announced by the Maryland Attorney General on April 9, 2026, resolved one of the more consequential environmental enforcement actions in the tower industry in recent years — and it did so by naming not just the painting contractor responsible for the damage, but the owner of […]

Source: https://www.enr.com/, April 28, 2026 By: Bryan Gottlieb Annual investment in data centers could surpass $300 billion by 2027, according to S&P Global Ratings—and as hyperscale campuses push total insurable values to between $10 billion and $30 billion per location, the insurance market that traditionally underpins large construction projects is struggling to keep pace. “The […]

Source: https://www.constructionrisk.com/, April 27, 2026 By: Kent Holland A court determined that a condominium association’s claim against an architect was time-barred by the applicable statute of limitations. The association filed suit claiming that the double-paned glass of the exterior curtain walls of their building was defectively designed and constructed.  The project was completed in 2008, […]