Source: https://billypenn.com/, June 12, 2023 By: Meir Rinde A Philadelphia developer accused of building defective homes is in court this week fighting demands that it pay out hundreds of thousands of dollars to aggrieved homebuyers. Streamline Solutions is being sued by four families who say shoddy construction of roofs, walls, gutters and other elements allowed […]

Source: Distinguished Programs By: Cathy Cleary This white paper discusses the coverage gaps in commercial general liability (CGL) policies for pollution-related losses. It highlights the need for environmental  insurance, such as environmental site pollution insurance, to fill these gaps and protect businesses and landowners from costly consequences. Read more.

Source: https://www.ajc.com/, June 7, 2023 By: Drew Kann A jury has already awarded $135 million to a Southwest Georgia couple whose lake was choked by muddy runoff from a massive solar installation next door. Now the federal judge who heard the case has ordered the companies behind the project to halt any further releases — […]

Source: https://www.oklahoman.com/, June 7, 2023 By: Jessie Christopher Smith Local officials and farmers are still dealing with the aftermath of a major oil spill north of Enid, where hundreds of barrels of oil mixture are estimated to have spread across Ninemile Creek in north-central Oklahoma. The oil spill was first reported Friday around 8:30 a.m. near […]

Source: https://crosscut.com/, June 8, 2023 By: Nicholas K. Geranios When the new city hall in the newish city of Spokane Valley was completed in 2017, Mayor Pam Haley quickly knew something was wrong. Big cracks were forming in some walls, around doors and in the concrete floor and brick exterior. And water was seeping into  […]

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, June 7, 2023 By: Tom Perkins href=”https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=ymch0045″>paper developed for cigarette maker RJ Reynolds detailed possible cancer-causing agents in tobacco, but the document would remain hidden from public view for decades. In the interim, the industry told the public: “We don’t accept the idea that there are harmful agents in tobacco.” The chemical industry, it […]

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/, June 5, 2023 By: Marlene Lenthang and Erik Ortiz A resident of the Iowa building that partially collapsed last week filed a lawsuit Monday against its owner, the city of Davenport, and engineers and contractors who worked on the building, alleging that they knew it was failing but intentionally kept tenants in the dark, even […]

Source: https://time.com/, June 1, 2023 By: Jeffrey Kluger The female employees at the DuPont chemical company’s Washington Works plant in Parkersburg, W. Va., were not given much of an explanation in 1981 when they were all abruptly moved away from any part of the factory that produced a category of chemicals then known as C8. […]

Source: https://www.cnn.com/, June 4, 2023 By: Ramishah Maruf The companies Chemours, DuPont and Corteva announced on Friday they have agreed to pay more than $1 billion to settle claims that “forever chemicals” contaminated public US water systems. The family of ubiquitous synthetic chemicals – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS – linger in the environment and the human […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, June 2, 2023 By: Irvina Ivanova Companies making so-called “forever chemicals” knew they were toxic decades before health officials, but kept that information hidden from the public, according to a peer-reviewed study of previously secret industry documents. The new study in the Annals of Global Health concluded that 3M and DuPont, the largest makers […]

Source: https://www.vnews.com/, June 1, 2023 The completion of an environmental assessment at the former Westboro Rail Yard moves the city closer to acquiring nearly 7 acres of state-owned land for creation a riverfront park. The study is a crucial step toward finalizing an agreement for the property between state and city officials. Under this agreement, […]

Source: https://www.advisen.com/, June 1, 2023 By: Alex Zank Shadow tanker fleets transporting Russian oil and an uptick in losses from highly flammable cargo are among the most significant risks facing the shipping industry today, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s (AGCS) Safety & Shipping Review 2023 report. The number of vessels deemed total losses dropped to […]