Source: http://www.willitsnews.com, August 8, 2017 By: Ariel Carmona Jr. A state funded grant program designed to allow agencies to tackle projects addressing potential harm to human health and safety caused by surface groundwater contamination will be partly used to help clean up the former Redwood Empire Cleaners property, according to a spokesperson for the North […]

Source: http://www.jdsupra.com, August 14,2 017 In Energy Ins. Mutual Ltd. v. Ace American Ins. Co. (No. A140656, filed 7/11/17, ord. Pub. 8/10/17), a California appeals court found that a professional services exclusion barred coverage for wrongful death and other claims blamed on pipeline inspectors’ failure to identify and properly mark a gas pipeline that was […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, August 8, 2017 By: Daniel McLennon, Smith Currie & Hancock A recent trend in design-build contracting, especially on large projects, is for the owner to incorporate a heightened standard of care for the design aspects of the building. Creeping into contracts is language requiring the project to perform according to unspecified expectations, such […]

Source: http://www.krcrtv.com, August 9, 2017 By: Jerry Olenyn Heavy rains expose design flaw in gutter system Six condominiums in the Doe Mill subdivision at East 20th and Hutchinson Streets are being cleaned, repaired and redesigned because of a design flaw in the gutters, after non-toxic black mold was discovered inside. Tom DiGiovanni, the president of […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, August 9, 2017 By: Patricia L. Boye-Williams, Murtha Cullina LLP Owners, lessors, lessees, and developers of retail and other commercial properties are often unaware of the scope of environmental laws that apply to their businesses and/or properties. Unfortunately, they often become aware that they have failed to register for a required permit or […]

Source: https://patch.com, August 10,2 017 By: Marc Torrence The site, between First and Third streets and Third and Fourth avenues, will be investigated by the state’s Brownfield Cleanup Program. The Con Edison service yard in Gowanus will undergo a cleanup of toxic chemicals overseen by state officials, according to the New York Department of Environmental […]

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Source: http://www.miamiherald.com, January 29, 2017 By: Alfonso Chardy The train is late out of the station. That’s because the station and the train have a size problem. Plans to open the new Amtrak station near Miami International Airport are behind schedule, Florida transportation officials say. Source of the problem: an engineering error in the construction […]

Source: http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com, August 8, 2017 By: Thomas Friestad Two weeks after a 75-gallon spill of home heating oil at the Pennwood Crossing mobile home community in Falls, contractors have not yet begun to clean up the contaminated soil. The community’s managers did, though, place and later remove kitty litter-esque chemical absorbent to soak up the oil […]

Source: http://www.mlive.com, August 9, 2017 By: Ben Solis Ford Motor Company and its Livonia Transmission Plant are facing a second lawsuit regarding a chemical plume that has allegedly polluted groundwater, soil and created chemical vapors near homes in the city’s Alden Village neighborhood. A group of 130 homeowners is planning to file suit in Wayne County […]

Source: http://wivb.com, August 7, 2017 By: Ali Ingersoll The Town of West Seneca is moving forward, filing a civil lawsuit against the Burchfield designers — Louis Design Group and Nussbaumer & Clarke, inc. The town taking legal action after a consultant came in, looking at the Burchfield Nature and Art Center, determining a man made […]

Source: http://www.roanoke.com, August 7, 2017 By: Laurence Hammack State regulators have cited a fuel distributor for an underground gas leak at a Grandin Road convenience store that caused the evacuation of about 15 homes in October. Conny Oil Inc. of Roanoke will pay a fine of $19,425 as part of an agreement with the Virginia […]