Source: https://www.aboutlawsuits.com/, November 4, 2022 By: Irvin Jackson 3M Company has reached an agreement with federal regulators, which will require the manufacturer to clean up per- and polyfluroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminating the drinking water around its Cordova, Illinois facility. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement agreement with 3M over sampling and plans […]

Source: https://www.wcpo.com/, November 3, 2022 By: Paula Christian A Goshen dairy farmer must clean up and control manure and animal feed waste on his property or face up to $1,000 a day in fines, as part of a consent order with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost over environmental violations. “This order forces (Charles) Carney to […]

Source: https://fox17.com/, November 4, 2022 By: Kaitlin Miller  There’s a heated debate over who’s to blame for a high level of contaminants in Murfreesboro. The city is blaming Middle Point Landfill for having a higher level of contaminants than their earlier findings, which comes after the city filed a federal lawsuit against the landfill last August. Murfreesboro […]

Source: https://www.edweek.org/, October 27, 2022 By: Mark Lieberman PCBs emerge in the world of construction as an attractive and efficient tool for ensuring that caulking and other processes are long-lasting. These chemicals were particularly appealing for builders of structures for public government facilities, which are designed to withstand many decades of wear and tear. Read […]

Source: https://www.indexjournal.com/, October 29, 2022 By: Tony Bartelme South Carolina college students faced at least 2,400 possible cases of mold in their dorms during the past two years, a crush of complaints and repairs that highlight a growing local and national problem: college living spaces that make students sick. In complaint after complaint, students said […]

Source: https://www.enr.com/, October 28, 2022 By: Derek Lacey Miami Beach officials ordered the evacuation of the 14-story Port Royale Condominium building on Oct. 27, after a structural engineer determined the 50-year-old building to be unsafe due to the deflection of a reinforced concrete beam, and other damage, in the third-floor garage. Shoring is expected to […]

Source: https://www.constructionbusinessowner.com/, October 27, 2022 By: Mitch Cohen The design-bid-build project delivery method has dominated the construction landscape for many years. Under this methodology, contractors commonly bid on fully completed designs drawn to code with cost estimates, specification guidelines, material recommendations and other pertinent details already included in the planning. The design documents are developed […]

Source: https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/, October 19, 2022 By: Amy Rock An independent report has confirmed earlier findings that there is significant radioactive contamination at a St. Louis-area elementary school. In August, Boston Chemical Data Corporation studied soil, dust, and plant samples at Jana Elementary School after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers detected radioactive contaminants near the […]

Source: https://www.thepress.net/, October 27, 2022 By: Melissa van Ruiten Hazardous materials cleanup has begun at the long-vacant Delta Cleaners property in Brentwood. The building at 219 Oak St. was demolished in June of 2020, leaving behind hazardous amounts of the dry-cleaning solvents tetrachloroethene, also known as perchlorethylene (PCE), and trichloroethene (TCE) in the soil, soil […]

Source: https://www.edweek.org/, October 27, 2022 By: Mark Lieberman In late August 2020, Beth Fialko-Casey pulled into the parking lot at Burlington High School in Vermont for her first day back to in-person teaching since the pandemic began. But as the English teacher and president of the local teachers’ union stepped out of her car, she […]

Source: https://www.propertycasualty360.com/, October 27, 2022 By: Drew Rothman and Mitch Cohen Wood framing is a $24 billion U.S. industry that covers the “new construction, alterations, maintenance, repairs and additions” of both residential and commercial structures like mixed-use facilities, according to research from IBISWorld. Although recently impacted by the pandemic, labor and material shortages, supply chain issues and […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, October 26, 2022>/span> Flexsteel Industries Inc. has agreed to a consent decree that requires it to pay $9.8 million for the cleanup of contamination at the Lane Street Ground Water Contamination Superfund Site (Lane Street Site) in Elkhart, Indiana, and to reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a portion of its past […]