Source: https://www.newsweek.com/, October 11, 2024 By: Lottie McGrath Shelter-in-place orders were established in two east Texas cities Thursday after a toxic leak at an industrial plant killed two people and injured about 35 others. A hydrogen sulfide release occurred at an operating unit at the PEMEX Procurement International facility in Deer Park, Houston, at about 4:40 p.m. A PEMEX press […]

Source: https://www.msn.com/, 9/6/2024 By: Christine Condon The Maryland Department of the Environment has filed suit against a home builder and construction companies, citing repeated environmental violations on its construction site in Harford County. The violations on the Ridgely’s Reserve development in Joppa, which is still under construction, caused excess sediment to run off into a […]

Source: https://northpennnow.com/, October 9, 2024 By: Dan Sokil An area resident has raised concerns about potential hazards on or around the “Movie lots,” a roughly 56-acre patch of farmland North Penn School District is in the process of selling to a developer. “I’m concerned for my community, my family and myself. I’m bringing evidence that […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, October 8, 2024 By: Julie Strupp The new rule follows an uptick in federal funding to address the problem: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act contains $50 billion over five years to support upgrades to drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. This includes $15 billion to replace lead service lines and $11.7 billion of […]

Source: https://www.mondaq.com/, October 3, 2024 By: Peter Trimarchi, Reed Smith In your daily reading you’ve probably come across an article or two about “PFAS,” the newest environmental contaminants under public scrutiny. But what are they, should you be worried about them, and will they affect your next real estate deal? This note gives you the […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, October 2, 2024 By: Patrick Whittle Maine environmental officials said all water samples analyzed so far in the wake of the state’s largest recorded accidental spill of firefighting foam are below its guidelines for potentially dangerous chemicals. A fire suppression system at a hangar at Brunswick Executive Airport discharged more than 1,400 gallons […]

Source: https://www.oswaldcompanies.com/, May 9, 2023 Owners are asking architects and engineers to have higher insurance limits just in case something goes wrong, as noted in Oswald’s Spring State of the Market report. Instead of the usual $1 million limit, owners are demanding $5 million and $10 million limits. The problem is those higher limits might not be […]

Source: https://www.ketv.com/, September 25, 2024 By: Matthew Dietz Evacuation and shelter-in-place orders are in place Wednesday in a western Cincinnati suburb after a dangerous chemical leak from a railcar. Students in school buildings and residents in hundreds of neighboring homes were told to evacuate after officials discovered styrene, a toxic and flammable chemical used to […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, September 19, 2024 By: Mahsa Saeidi & Walter Smith Randolph Imagine being forced out of your home, with only minutes to pack up your belongings. It happened to a Brooklyn family after city inspectors say they found safety violations at a nearby construction site. That family, which includes three generations, has been displaced […]

Source: https://www.newsweek.com/, September 24, 2024 By: Hatty Willmoth Scientists are calling for stronger regulations on the way that food is processed, packaged and cooked, after a study found that materials used in the food industry may expose the general population to 189 cancer-causing chemicals. “This study is important because it shows that there is a […]

Source: https://www.oswaldcompanies.com/, June 16, 2023 By: Tim Walsh The architecture and engineering landscape is constantly evolving. Whether you’re charged with keeping up with legislative changes on the local, state and national levels or staying abreast of the latest trends in the market, we understand you have a lot on your plate. Oswald Companies is here for you. Our team […]

Source: https://investigatemidwest.org/, September 18, 2024 By: Dave Dickey Texas state courts have become ground zero in a complaint to determine whether farmers can be held liable for PFAS contamination discovered on their crop land. The Environmental Working Group reports the number of known “forever chemical” sites across the United States are increasing at an alarming rate. Read more.