Source: https://www.claimsjournal.com, October 16, 2017 By: Steven Pitt The question of whether carbon monoxide constitutes a pollutant for purposes of a standard policy pollution exclusion has been mixed among the courts. Whether carbon monoxide constitutes pollution is jurisdiction-specific and depends on whether the jurisdiction adopts a traditional or broadened view of environmental pollution. Exposure to […]

Source: http://enewsletters.constructionexec.com, October 5, 2017 By: Jeff Slivka Within two weeks, the United States suffered two of the most devastating storms ever to hit American shores. For four days, Hurricane Harvey pelted Houston, Texas and the surrounding area with upwards of 40 inches of rain and 130 mph winds to destroy an estimated 40,000 homes, […]

Source: http://www.phillyvoice.com, October 12, 2017 By: Andrew Parent An elementary school in the city’s Germantown section will remain closed Friday as work continues to remove mold found in several of its classrooms. About 80 percent of the remediation work at John B. Kelly Elementary School had been completed as of early Thursday afternoon, according to the […]

Source: http://www.philly.com, October 10, 2017 By: Kristen A. Graham Monroe Township in Gloucester County isn’t the only district coping with a mold problem in one of its schools. Cheltenham, where mold caused years of problems and ultimately forced the school district to shut and rebuild one of its middle schools, has had another mold outbreak. Cheltenham […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, October 10, 2017 By: Corey W. McDonald Honeywell International has begun an environmental remediation project at Richard A. Rutkowski Park as part of the New Jersey’s required cleanup of chromium residue that was used early in the 20th century. The project began earlier this month and officials this week will begin surveying and identifying […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, October 10, 2017 By: Chris Franklin The mold controversy that has become a concern for many residents who live in the Monroe Township School District found its way to the Williamstown High School auditorium Monday. The hall, which holds over 1,020 people was so packed that the township fire marshal had to tell […]

Source: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com, October10 , 2017 By: Larry Robinson Bedbugs will top the agenda at tonight’s City Council meeting, an issue that has sparked debate for several weeks now, following an outbreak of the critters at one of the community’s public housing complexes. Opening the council meeting at 7 p.m. will be a presentation by William […]

Source: http://www.post-gazette.com, October 7, 2017 By: Bill Schackner Michael Kanalis knew early on that the state university where he works was looking straight up at a problem — a big one. When a concrete chunk longer than a car inexplicably fell to the floor inside a five-story parking garage that had opened just six years […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, October 3, 2017 By: James P. Bobotek, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP In the world of construction, whether you’re a lender, owner, contractor or subcontractor, your success hinges largely on risk management. While there’s no substitute for sound business and construction practices (such as proper preconstruction planning, proven construction means and methods, use […]

Source: http://www.mercurynews.com, October 7, 2017 By: David Debolt The Oakland A’s are moving forward on a dream to build a new stadium at Peralta Community College headquarters, but they may first have to clear an environmental hurdle that has hovered over the land for years. A review of county records shows that since 2013, the community […]

Source: http://www.app.com, October 6, 2017 By: Amanda Oglesby A cleanup is underway to remove toxic chemicals that have leached into the soil and water around a commercial plaza that was once home to a dry cleaner. Cumberland Farms Inc., which owns Country Farms plaza at Drum Point and Adamston roads, said environmental remediation efforts have […]

Source: https://www.chemistryworld.com, October 7, 2017 By: Rebecca Trager French chemical giant accused of releasing toxic chemicals from US plant in the wake of hurricane Harvey Local residents near Arkema’s plant in Crosby, US, have joined together to file a combined contamination lawsuit against the French chemical company, after several containers of organic peroxides ruptured and […]