Source: https://www.theblaze.com, November 23, 2018 By: Teri Webster The University of Maryland in College Park is contending with fears about whether a student’s death from adenovirus was related to mold found in campus dorm rooms. Five more students also have illnesses tied to the virus, but it isn’t clear if mold is the culprit, according to published […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com, November 19, 2018 By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (“Court”) addressed in an October 5th opinion a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) liability issue. See Pa. Dep’t of Envtl, Prot. v. Trainer Custom Chem., LLC, 906 F.3d 85 (3rd Cir. […]

Source: https://www.newsday.com, November 20, 2018 By: Vera Chinese Town officials haven’t decided on a course of action for the area, where 45 private wells tested positive for pollutants the EPA links to some cancers and other health impacts. Southampton Town officials have not acted quickly to address water contamination in East Quogue, residents and an elected […]

Source: Great American Insurance Group, Environmental Insider, November 2018 No one wants or expects to have to submit a claim to their insurance company, but when it happens, Great American Environmental is there to work with your clients and provide the support necessary during that difficult time. Submitting a claim and participating in the investigation […]

Source: https://www.chieftain.com, October 17, 2018 The general contractor that managed San Francisco’s troubled $2 billion transit terminal is suing the agency in charge of the project alleging faulty design and mismanagement. The joint venture of Webcor Builders and Obayashi Corp. filed the lawsuit Tuesday in San Francisco. It alleges design and planning mistakes sent construction […]

“Source: https://www.bostonglobe.com, November 15, 2018 By: Milton J. Valencia Federal investigators Thursday singled out a Columbia Gas engineer with “limited knowledge” for errors in drafting work plans for a Lawrence construction site, setting in motion a chain of events that led to the Sept. 13 natural gas explosions that killed one man and left thousands without heat […]

Source: http://www.globalconstructionreview.com, November 16, 2018 A federal US body investigating the fatal collapse of a bridge in Miami has concluded that there were design errors which could have caused concrete cracking observed before the bridge fell. Engineers overestimated the load capacity of a critical section, its interim report said. The report released yesterday by the National Transportation […]

Source: https://westfaironline.com, November 15, 2018 By: Bill Heltzel A Breslin Realty Development Corp. affiliate is suing Chevron Corp. for $1.2 million, claiming that the oil company misrepresented the extent of soil and water contamination at an abandoned gas station in Yorktown where the developer is building a Lowe’s home improvement store. Yorktown JAZ LLC of […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, November 14, 2018 By: Christine G. Rolph and Laura Glickman, Latham & Watkins LLP Companies facing products or environmental liability claims should immediately consider insurance coverage from current and historical policies in light of applicable state law. In recent months, the highest courts of several US states have issued important pro-policyholder decisions on […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, November 13, 2018 By: Matlthew E. Cohn and William J. Anays, Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC The Illinois Attorney General and the DuPage County State’s Attorney have effectively implicated the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as a responsible participant in causing air pollution in a case brought by the State against Sterigenics U.S., LLC. […]

Source: https://wwmt.com, November 12, 2018 Work begins Monday to figure out what caused high levels of PFAS in Parchment. Georgia-Pacific, which has ties to the old Parchment Paper Mill, will start their investigation alongside the state to track down exactly what caused the water contamination in Parchment’s drinking water wells. The Michigan Department of Environmental […]

Source: https://durangoherald.com, November 8, 2018 By: Jonathan Romeo The current owners of a former smelting company are on the hook for nearly $1 million in the Superfund site cleanup of mines around Silverton, which seeks to improve water quality in the Animas River watershed from mining pollution. Recently, a “consent decree” – basically an agreement contract – […]