Source: https://distinguished.com/, March 13, 2024 By: Samantha Linton Emerging contaminants are chemicals in the environment that have been recently identified as posing a potential risk to the environment and public health.  These contaminants may arise from everyday products or their use in various industries.  As these contaminants are detected in the environment with increased frequency […]

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, March 17, 2024 By: Jordan Blumetti Kristen Burke and her husband, Harold, moved into their home in Russell Landing, a rural suburb just outside of Jacksonville, Florida, nearly 15 years ago. The quiet and tight-knit neighborhood sits next to a shaggy pine forest and a blackwater canal. “This was our dream home,” said […]

Source: https://apnews.com/, March 18, 2024 By: Matthew Daly The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products. The final rule marks a major expansion of EPA regulation under a landmark 2016 law […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, March 14, 2024 By: Scott Thomas, Payne & Fears In a recent trial court decision, a Montana federal court reminds us how fragile insurance coverage can be for construction-related insurance claims. Specifically, this case illustrates how seemingly small factual nuances can make or break coverage. The case turned on the application of policy […]

Source: https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/, March 14, 2024 By: Monte Whaley The City of Westminster is hiring an outside counsel to potentially sue some of the country’s largest chemical companies for their use of deadly “forever chemicals” that are found nearly everywhere and can’t be erased from the environment Westminster councilors this week approved plans to hire the […]

Source: https://www.brproud.com/, March 13, 2024 By: Keymonte Avery The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added a polluted site in Baton Rouge to its National Priorities List. In December 2023, the EPA listed the Exide Baton Rouge site as a proposed location to add to the National Priorities List. Exide Baton Rouge was a battery […]

Source: https://theubj.com/, March 13, 2024 By: Ella Bennet A group of prominent tire manufacturers are currently facing legal action regarding their contribution to environmental damage, specifically for using a chemical in their tire production process that is toxic to fish populations. The defendants in the lawsuit — which include Michelin, Goodyear, Bridgestone, and 10 other […]

Source: https://www.asce.org/, March 12, 2024 Capital improvement projects can be prohibitively expensive. The government (or public sector) often looks for private investors to help pay for these projects that benefit the public. As of the most recent ASCE Report Card in 2021, the investment gap is nearly $2.59 trillion. This deficiency leads the government to […]

Source: https://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/, March 6, 2024 As with any industry, knowledge is power. The issues are also much deeper than the choppy financing waters we’re all swimming in – it’s down to awareness. As P3s have moved into the era of megaprojects and advanced delivery, many projects are “underinsured – some grossly underinsured – and are […]

Source: https://newschannel9.com/, March 13, 2024 A federal lawsuit alleges that the city of Calhoun, Georgia allowed a company to discharge forever chemicals known as PFAS into the Coosawattee River watershed. As a result, the lawsuit says this has contaminated Gordon County’s drinking water. Read more.

Source: https://truthout.org/, March 12, 2024 By: Zoya Teirstein The United States government said it is immune to 27 lawsuits filed by local and state governments, businesses, and property owners over the military’s role in contaminating the country with deadly PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.” The lawsuits are a small fraction of the thousands of cases […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, March 12, 2024 Federal investigators determining why a Florida condominium tower partially collapsed three years ago, killing 98 people, said Thursday there were many faulty support columns in the tenant garage that ran below it and the adjoining pool deck. Read more.