Source: http://www.businessinsurance.com, January 20, 2017 By: Gloria Gonzalez Construction contractors and subcontractors must be aware of increasing environmental risks, particularly related to asbestos claims, and costly construction defect claims. William Noonan, Atlanta-based head of construction, large and complex accounts, and executive vice president of North America Construction for Willis Towers Watson P.L.C. in Atlanta, warned […]

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, January 20, 2017 By: Phil Gusman Start with an already competitive environmental marketplace. Next, mix in increased claim activity in certain areas and a significant carrier exit from the U.S./Canada site pollution/ pollution legal liability market; throw in some high-profile news events like the Flint, Mich., water crisis and a steady stream of […]

Source: http://www.thesnaponline.com, January 19, 2017 By: Ritchie Starnes The discovery of asbestos inside SCC’s signature building has led to its closure until May. A construction mishap during the summer led to the discovery of asbestos in a glue compound used beneath the tile floor in the Patterson building on the campus of Stanly Community College. […]

Source: http://www.post-gazette.com, January 20, 2017 By: Amy Philips-Haller The site of the former Star City Cinemas in South Fayette contains contamination and will be cleaned up before a potential buyer moves forward with plans for a hotel and offices on the property. The Star City parcel, at the Interstate 79 and Route 50 interchange near Washington […]

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 18 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Financial technology giant NCR said Tuesday it has entered a “consent decree” to settle longstanding litigation over environmental cleanup of a polluted Wisconsin River. Duluth-based NCR is one of a number of companies, including Georgia-Pacific, involved in the years-long settlement and cleanup efforts over pollutants from […]

Source: http://www.mcclatchydc.com, January 18m 2017 By: Sammy Fretwell A company owned by President-elect Donald Trump is seeking South Carolina’s approval to limit its liability for pollution at a North Charleston industrial site once affiliated with Trump’s son. DB Pace Acquisitions, which lists the president-elect as owner, has asked the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental […]

Source: http://news10.com, January 18, 2017 By: Noel McLaren Ricketts Dry Cleaning has been shut down for about three years, but the EPA says its chemicals are still here and may have seeped into the ground water. “I mean it affects your whole quality of life, your everything, your property value, your health,” said Beverly Thompson. […]

Source: http://abc7ny.com, January 18, 2017 By: Lucy Yang Englewood Hospital is facing a different kind of emergency: lead contamination in its water. According to the medical center: “Water samples tested on December 21, 2016, from some of our buildings were found to have levels of lead which exceed the federal action level of 15 parts […]

Source: http://www.mndaily.com, January 18, 2017 By: Katie Hutton It was originally thought that the trichloroethylene contamination was from a single source, but research has found multiple more sources north of Hennepin Ave. Officials don’t know where additional soil contamination from trichloroethylene and other chemicals that have been found in the Southeast Como area are coming […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, December 21, 2016 By: James M. McClammer, Manko Gold Katcher & Fox Last week, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey denied Alcoa Domestic LLC’s request that the court dismiss claims against it regarding a previously owned site, finding that Alcoa may be in breach of the Purchase and Sales […]

Source: http://wfae.org, January 18, 2016 By: David Boraks A plan to redevelop an old mill in downtown Davidson has led to the discovery – or re-discovery – of disease-causing asbestos on the site and around the neighborhood. As officials figure out how to clean it up, historical fears and concerns have surfaced as well. The […]

Read here about a nearly $7 million settlement that has been reached between the University of Oregon and the architect/engineer that built a dorm.