Single prime design delivery on the renovation of ductwork in a University building which houses both a geo-chemistry lab and student dormitory rooms. Exhaust hood fan speeds were insufficient to properly vent chemical fumes through auxiliary roof duct and instead, fumes entered general building ductwork and student dormitory area leading to health complaints from students. […]

Single prime design delivery system for the construction of a new school gymnasium facility and a classroom building at an existing elementary school. Due to an elevation error in the civil engineering plans, the new buildings were constructed 2 feet below the existing FEMA flood plain. Error was not discovered until after construction was completed. […]

Multiple prime delivery system plus construction manager at agency (no subcontracts) on a new elementary school construction project. School District alleged design and construction defects on project related to masonry walls and roof structure which led to water infiltration and mold. Alleged claim value exceeded available design professional insurance.  

Multiple prime delivery system on a University chemistry lab and science bldg renovation and addition. During the pre-design phase, University communicated chemical use and exhaust requirements for 2 cutting edge research professors. The HVAC ductwork designed by the MEP engineer does not contain stainless steel coating and smooth connection joints, which lead to premature corrosion […]

Source: The Daily Caller, August 30, 2013 By: Michael Bastasch The “war on coal” has five new casualties. A lawsuit brought by environmental groups has forced the shutdown of five Indiana coal-fired power plants by 2018, totalling 668 megawatts of power. Duke Energy announced that it would retire five coal plants as part of a […]

Source: Global Data Point, August 31, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com MarkWest Energy Partners LP agreed to invest $650,000 to reduce flaring events at its Javelina gas processing plant in Corpus Christi, Tex., as part of a settlement of charges it violated the federal Clean Air Act, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced. The consent decree […]

Source: Tulsa World (OK), September 1, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com An array of computer monitors blinks with charts and graphs in a dark room at the south Tulsa headquarters of Explorer Pipeline. Employees are looking for even the slightest changes in pressure, outflow, anything that would indicate even the smallest discrepancy. Above the monitors on […]

Source: Legal Monitor Worldwide, August 31, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said “no” and the decision has already prompted at least one new air emissions lawsuit against a power plant owner. In Kristie Bell, et al. v. Cheswick Generating Station, GenOn Power Midwest, L.P., No. […]

Source: Columbus Dispatch (OH), September 1, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A fracking waste disposal well linked to 11 earthquakes that rocked the Youngstown area was the likely source of at least 98 additional temblors that were too weak for people to notice, according to new research. They were discovered by Columbia University researchers who analyzed […]

Source: http://www.businessinsurance.com, August 29, 2013 By: Judy Greenwald Units of Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc. and Travelers Cos. Inc. initially breached their duty to Land O’Lakes Inc. for failing to provide defense coverage for an environmental cleanup, but Minnesota’s statute of limitation bars the agricultural cooperative from pursuing litigation on the issue, an appellate court […]

Source: Anniston Star (AL), August 28, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Oxford’s wastewater treatment plant could face thousands of dollars in penalties if it does not comply with state regulations after committing two years’ worth of pollution violations, according to a state environmental official today. Plant management, however, says such penalties will be avoided, citing significant […]

Source: UAE Government News, August 28, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com An international team of scientists, led by Dr. Tony Gutierrez of Heriot-Watt University, has revealed the first evidence that certain species of bacteria thrived on the oil that was released into the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon spill. The Deepwater Horizon Spill The […]