Source: http://www.columbian.com, March 18, 2016 By: Dameon Pesanti Cascade Bridge allowed muddy runoff into Burnt Bridge Creek The Department of Ecology fined Vancouver-based contractor Cascade Bridge $33,000 for allowing muddy runoff to pour into Burnt Bridge Creek along a construction site at Interstate 205. Heavy rains caused muddy runoff to flow into Burnt Bridge Creek […]

Source: http://www.constructiondive.com, March 15, 2016 By: Kim Slowey The following is the third installment of Construction Dive’s “The Dotted Line” series, which takes an in-depth look at different construction contract types each month with expert input. Read the first two installments here and here. Although the design-build process of construction has been used throughout the world for […]

Source: http://www.wkyt.com, March 17, 2016 By: Victor Puente SHARPSBURG, Ky. (WKYT) – An environmental cleanup crew spent hours at a wreck Thursday morning after a semi went into a Bath County creek. The director of Bath County’s Emergency Management Agency, Jason York, said it wasn’t the size of that truck that was the problem, it […]

Source: http://www.pe.com, March 15, 2016 By: Alicia Robinson A contaminated former sewer plant site in Riverside will be safe for homebuilding after another environmental cleanup, and the site poses no health risk, state officials say. But the state Department of Toxic Substances Control, which is overseeing the work, still faces distrust from residents and some […]

Source: https://www.rt.com, March 17, 2016 The city council in Portland, Oregon has unanimously voted to authorize a lawsuit against Monsanto for contaminating its waterways with cancer-causing chemicals. Six other West Coast cities are also suing the bio-agricultural corporation in federal court. City Attorney Tracy Reeve claims that Portland has already spent a significant amount of […]

Source: http://www.allgov.com, March 16, 2016 Buy: Vivian Yee, New York Times NORTH BENNINGTON, Vt. — Above the Walloomsac River, where ramshackle farmhouses sit just downhill from tidy homes with organic gardens out back, the old ChemFab plant was, for many, a respected local employer from the days when this village’s prosperity depended on industry. For […]

Source: http://www.bna.com, March 2, 2016 By: Peter Hayes On the heels of a record year for mergers and acquisitions, environmental attorneys tell Bloomberg BNA companies acquiring the assets of another should take steps to reduce the chances they will face big dollar Superfund liability as a successor for hazardous waste contamination. In 2015, buyers spent […]

<Source: http://www.lexology.com, March 15, 2016 By: Kara Cleary, Barnes & Thornburg LLP When a company learns that it has a site suffering from environmental property damage, “profit” is the last thing on that company’s mind. Rather, the terms that company is more likely thinking about in this situation are those like losses, risk, environmental agency […]

Source: http://www.afro.com, March 16,2 016 By: Deborah Bailey In Flint – it’s in the water. In Baltimore –it’s in the walls.  The lead paint legacy of Baltimore’s poor and predominately Black neighborhoods is a long and tragic story unfolding in plain sight before our eyes. “Every single poor child who lives in a rental property […]

Source: http://www.constructionexec.com, February 21, 2016 By: Timothy Farrell, New Day Underwriting Managers LLC Professional liability is profoundly different from most forms of traditional insurance coverages. Unlike general or auto liability, professional liability policies include claims reporting provisions that might be unfamiliar and confounding to many contractors and inexperienced claimants. While numerous providers offer professional liability coverage, most forms are unique […]

Source: http://www.pollutiononline.com, March 10, 2016 Amid heightened scrutiny and intensified regulations, pollution incidents pose a serious risk for vital agricultural businesses Chubb today released an in-depth report detailing new and unrecognized environmental risks facing the agriculture industry. The report discusses how these businesses can help reduce pollution risks related to their operations and address potential […]

Source: http://theadvocate.com, March 13, 2016 By: Amy Wold In a small, cramped office at Gerald Moore’s auto repair shop and U-Haul rental service on Evangeline Street, two of the pictures hanging over the barred windows are a physical representation of his dream. The pictures are artist renderings of the gas station, and then convenience store, […]