Source: https://www.wsav.com/, February 21, 2025 By: Nakya Harris The City of Savannah filed a lawsuit against nearly 50 companies, alleging that they have been dumping harmful chemicals known as PFAS or “forever chemicals” into the Savannah River. “…this is such a monumental lawsuit for us that we’re seeking damages to be made whole again by […]

Source: https://www.thecooldown.com/, February 18, 2025 By: Tina Deines A Maine community that recently suffered what is being dubbed one of the worst chemical discharges in state history is now fighting back against a potential sludge treatment plant. What’s happening? In 2024, 1,600 gallons of toxic foam containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or “forever chemicals,” spilled […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, February 12, 2025 By: Charles Parekh, PhD, HKA Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are an increasingly prevalent financing and project delivery model in the construction industry, addressing complex infrastructure challenges by merging the strengths of both the public and private sectors. This collaboration is often crucial to meeting the escalating demand for modern infrastructure driven […]

Source: https://www.aboutlawsuits.com/, February 12, 2025 By: Michael Adams Federal officials have determined that because of the Navy’s mismanagement of chemicals and leaks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, a drinking water reservoir near Honolulu, Hawaii was repeatedly contaminated with petroleum jet fuel and firefighting foam. Located near the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Honolulu, […]

Source: https://milwaukeenns.org/, February 12, 2025 By: Julius Shieh Milwaukee Health Department investigators have found at least two and as many as four cases of child lead poisoning originating at Milwaukee Public Schools facilities. Officials expressed “concerns for safety” at Golda Meir Lower School and Kagel Elementary School because of hazardous lead levels. Additional samples showing […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, February 11, 2025 By: Matthew Thibault Sherwin-Williams, which makes intumescent coatings used for fire protection of steel in some beam assemblies, said that a third-party certification provider changed its listing for one of these protective coating products in July 2024, according to Julie Young, vice president of global corporate communications for the company. […]

Source: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/, February 10, 2025 By: Tracy Loew For the third time, Oregon lawmakers are pushing a bill to study concentrations of the “forever chemical” PFAS in agricultural fields fertilized with sewage sludge. Public wastewater systems throughout the state, including those in Salem, Eugene, Corvallis, Albany and Wilsonville, offer treated sludge leftover from sewage processing, […]

Source: https://www.constructionrisk.com/, January 31, 2025 By: Kent Holland Trial court granted summary judgment for architect because project owner’s expert witness failed to define the standard of care and state how the architect failed to meet the standard.  The Owner’s complaint alleged that the architect failed to provide services with “professional care” in connection with installation […]

Source: https://www.manufacturingdive.com/, February 10, 2025 By: Sara Samora Catoosa County’s filing stated that Georgia-based Mohawk and its subsidiaries used chemical-laced brands such as Stainmaster, 3M’s Scotchgard and Teflon to coat their carpets in the manufacturing processes. EIDP used to produce Teflon as E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co. before it broke into three companies in 2015. […]

Source: https://www.vox.com/, September 30, 2024 By: Jess Craig and Sam Delgado Amid the devastation and mass flooding wrought by Hurricane Helene, the Atlanta metropolitan area had yet another disaster: A chemical fire released a massive plume of potentially toxic gasses into the air. And it’s spreading. Early Sunday morning, a fire erupted at BioLab, a chemical […]

Source: https://www.constructionrisk.com/, January 31, 2025 By: Kent Holland Project owner entered into a general construction contract with a GC for construction services.  The GC then entered into a subcontract requiring the subcontractor to indemnify and hold harmless the GC and the Owner, and also required the subcontractor to maintain a CGL policy naming the GC, […]

Source: https://www.constructionrisk.com/, January 31, 2025 By: Kent Holland A clause I reviewed in a recent contract protects the design-builder against having to incur cost overruns due to changes in (1) laws, (2) new tariffs that increase prices for materials, and (3) labor shortages due to deportation of undocumented workers). Read more.