Source: http://www.lehighvalleylive.com, January 20, 2012 By: Tom Shortell Northampton County has shut down parts of Gracedale nursing home’s basement after tests revealed too-high levels of asbestos, officials confirmed Thursday. Northampton County Executive John Stoffa and Director of Administration Tom Harp said a maintenance shop, carpenter shop, break room and a storage room where wheelchair and […]

Source: http://www.hometownannapolis.com, January 22, 2012 By: Bob & Donna McWilliams When anyone purchases or rents a place to live, above all, they want it to be safe. Our home is our refuge, and it’s important to be aware of anything that could challenge our security or sense of well-being. Those challenges can come in many […]

Source: http://finance-commerce.com, January 17, 2012 By: Dan Heilman Property owners can avoid being saddled with cleanup if they do their homework Two of the most discussed pieces of property in the Twin Cities in recent months have been the former Arden Hills munitions site as a potential spot for a new Vikings stadium and the […]

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 19, 2012 Posted on: http://www.hispanicbusiness.com Patriot Coal Corp. has agreed to pay $7.5 million civil penalty and install pollution treatment systems at some of its West Virginia mining complexes to settle a lawsuit filed by a coalition of environmental groups last year. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in […]

Source: http://www.out-law.com What is BIM? Building Information Modelling (BIM) uses software to create a model of a building that reacts to change in the way that the real building would. It is designed to make an integrated and collaborative approach to construction possible. Some users use BIM systems as advanced Computer Aided Design (CAD), others as […]

Source: http://www.star-telegram.com, January 13, 2012 By: Jack Z. Smith A Parker County couple who sued Range Resources last year over water well contamination say their well was infiltrated with methane as a result of improper casing and cementing of two of the company’s natural gas wells, according to documents filed in court. Fort Worth-based Range […]

Source: http://hamptonroads.com, January 16, 2012 By: Corinne Reilly Inspections of privately managed military housing have confirmed residents’ complaints about mold and moisture problems, although both the Navy and the management company contend the issue is a maintenance problem, not a public health concern. Nonetheless, last week, a Richmond-based attorney who has signed on to represent […]

Source: http://www.onlinesentinel.com, January 14, 2012 By: Doug Harlow Company looking for alternative disposal plan for contaminated soil The C.N. Brown Oil Co. has withdrawn its plans to spread petroleum-contaminated soil on dairy farmland on West Ridge Road. In an email to several people who have expressed interest in the project, Andrew Flint, an environmental specialist […]

Source: http://www.sfgate.com, January 14, 2012 By: Peter Fimrite A Menlo Park sanitary district has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle a long-running lawsuit accusing the utility of spilling tens of thousands of gallons of sewage into creeks and sloughs that drain into San Francisco Bay. The West Bay Sanitary District, which was found liable […]

Read here about low levels of asbestos that have been found in wood chips being sold by a Montana Superfund Site for use in landscaping.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com, January 10, 2012 By: Lena H. Sun An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Wisconsin has been linked to a decorative water wall in a hospital lobby, according to a study published Tuesday that suggested the popular architectural feature can pose dangers in a health-care setting, especially for people with weakened immune systems. In […]

Source: http://www.riskandinsurance.com, January 10, 2012 By: Jared Shelly State regulators have asked for a moratorium on injection wells from fracking. Opponents of hydraulic fracturing often vehemently declare that the natural gas drilling process leads to unsafe drinking water in homes around fracking sites — sometimes the water is so gaseous it can be lit on […]