Source: https://www.agc.org/, January 13, 2023 New guidance instructs federal agencies to develop implementation rules that would quantify greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and incorporate the social cost of carbon in cost/benefit analysis that could impact permits for construction projects. On January 6, the White House Council on Environmental Quality issued new interim guidance to instruct federal agencies […]

Source: https://www.agc.org/, January 19, 2023 On Jan. 18, the Associated General Contractors of America joined a coalition representing a broad cross-section of the economy in filing a lawsuit to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers’ new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. The legal action seeks to have […]

Source: https://www.agc.org/, January 5, 2023 On Dec. 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a final rule to newly define “waters of the United States” (WOTUS).  AGC has been working to bring clarity to the question of when a costly and time-consuming federal water permit is required on projects […]

Source: https://www.13abc.com/, February 3, 2023 By: Jake Pietrasz HAZMAT responded to the scene of a large chemical spill near Matzinger Road Friday morning. According to Toledo Fire and Rescue, about 500 gallons of sulfuric acid was spilled on the ground at Perstorp near Matzinger Road. A private company was pumping the chemical into a tank […]

Source: https://www.kswo.com/, February 1, 2023 By: Alex Rosa-Figueroa Court documents are detailing allegations of neglect during a construction project that the Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport claims led to structural issues in one of its new facilities. The airport’s governing board has filed the suit against the seven construction companies involved in the construction of […]

Source: https://www.greatlakesnow.org/, January 31, 2023 By; Bridge Michigan Michigan has reached a settlement with a multinational plastics manufacturer over PFAS contamination at a Brighton factory, marking the first of Attorney General Dana Nessel’s PFAS lawsuits to reach a conclusion. Nessel announced the settlement Monday with plastics manufacturer Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc. over contamination […]

Source: https://www.phillyvoice.com/, January 10, 2023 By: Kristin Hunt A study on PFAS exposure in Bucks and Montgomery counties is underway — and early tests have already flagged high levels of “forever chemicals” in some residents’ bloodstreams. The research is part of a larger, national investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention into the […]

Source: https://highlandscurrent.org/, January 27, 2023 By: Leonard Sparks Illegal dumping cost more than $1.4 million The Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department spent at least $1.4 million of taxpayer funds removing contaminated demolition waste at the site for its new firehouse, allegedly dumped there by a contractor at the invitation of a firefighter. Read more.

Source: https://abc3340.com/, January 26, 2023 By: Cynthia Gould Another environmental mess, just a mile from the Moody landfill fire, has been discovered. Now, there are concerns about a potentially dangerous situation. Alabama Oil and Gas Recovery, Inc. has not been in business for sometime. Its owner died in 2013 but the condition of the property, […]

Source: https://www.chathamnewsrecord.com/, January 26, 2023 The town of Pittsboro filed a lawsuit against the chemical companies responsible for the PFAS contamination of the town’s property and water supply, town officials announced early Thursday evening. The lawsuit is a civil action and was filed in the Chatham County Superior Court’s General Court of Justice, and follows a […]

Source: https://www.ctpost.com/, January 26, 2023 By: Brian Lockhart It could cost millions of dollars to clean up tainted dirt at Sikorsky Memorial Airport, and responsibility for that hefty bill has to be determined before the city can move ahead with the pending sale of the facility. “There’s no doubt we continue to have an interest […]

Source: https://www.law.com/, January 26, 2023 A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an insurer is obligated to defend and indemnify a Boston contractor accused in an underlying $1.14 million lawsuit for negligently causing the collapse of a four-story brick building during renovations. Capitol Specialty Insurance Co. sought a declaratory judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District […]