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Source: http://blog.al.com, March 21, 2013 By: Ben Raines Mobile Gas failed to report its 2008 mercaptan spill in Prichard’s Eight Mile community to the National Response Center as required by federal law. Anytime a company spills a “reportable quantity” of a listed hazardous substance into the environment, federal officials must be notified, according to the […]

Source: Anchorage Daily News, March 19, 2013 By: Lisa Demer Its prized Port of Anchorage project stalled and under fire, PND Engineers Inc. is fighting back, arguing that the problem was never its unusual design but rather flaws in construction. A lawsuit over the problematic new dock appears to be born out of politics, not […]

Source: The Washington Post, March 19, 2013 By: Bill Turque A series of design and construction failures — including inadequate concrete strength and a lack of reinforcing steel — have left the Silver Spring Transit Center unsafe and unusable without major repairs, Montgomery County officials said Tuesday. The problems go far beyond what was previously […]

Source: XL Environmental, eNews, March 20, 2013 Commercial real estate sales volume surged in 2012, according to the CoStar Commercial Repeat Sale Indices (CCRSI). Both the investment grade and general commercial segments were heavily traded as improving market fundamentals and attractive yields relative to other asset classes drove strong investor interest in commercial real estate. […]

Source: ConstructionEquipmentGuide.com The Miller Park stadium district and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of America reached a multimillion-dollar agreement on Jan. 7 to settle a three-year court battle over costly repairs to the ballpark’s retractable roof. With the settlement, the two parties avoided a lengthy jury trial that was scheduled to start Jan 10. The two sides […]

Source: Collegiate Times, July 5, 2006 By: Lindsey Pieper And the legal woes of the Lane Stadium expansion drag on. In what may turn out to be a recurring refrain of legality clashes and delays, Turner Construction, the general contractor of the expansion faces yet another lawsuit. In May, the Gate Precast Co. of Jacksonville, […]

Source: Collegiate Times, October 24, 2006 By: Ryan McConnell & Kevin Anderson Turner Construction Company has filed a lawsuit against Virginia Tech, maintaining that it is still owed over $30 million for its expansion and construction work on the West Stands of Lane Stadium. In their case, filed Sept. 13, 2006, Turner alleges that missing […]

Source: Journal of Commerce, February 13, 2013 By: Peter Caulfield Two recent high-profile lawsuits involving contracted work on football stadiums in Winnipeg and Vancouver highlight the legal mayhem that can result when teams comprising projects owners, contractors and subcontractors get their signals crossed. In Winnipeg, the $190 million Investors Group Field, the new home of […]

Source: http://stateimpact.npr.org, March 18, 2013 By: Susan Phillips Pipeline expansions serving the Marcellus Shale gas boom have helped boost production rates above seven billion cubic feet a day, according to an analysis by IHS. The report says the Marcellus now leads the Haynesville Shale as the most productive shale play in the country. The Haynesville […]

Source: The Wilson Daily Times (NC), March 16, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com State regulators are investigating a reported hog waste spill that environmental groups say could contaminate the Contentnea Creek and Neuse River. N.C. Division of Water Quality inspectors on Friday took water samples from an unnamed stream near a Murphy-Brown farm southeast of Stantonsburg. […]

Source: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com, March 18, 2013 By: Dan Stamm About 50 gallons of chemical Phenol spills into river About 50 gallons of a chemical spilled into the Delaware River overnight leaving two people hospitalized. Firefighters responded to the Kinder Morgan plant at 3300 N Delaware Avenue in the industrial area of the Port Richmond section of […]