Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/, February 1, 2022 By: Yeganeh Torbati, Jonathan O’Connell and Tony Romm Over the past decade, the small coastal city of Largo, Fla., has borrowed tens of millions of dollars from the state, partly to build piecemeal protections against rising sea waters that threaten flooding and major damage to the community, which sits squarely […]

Source: https://www.constructionexec.com/, January 4, 2022 By: Janice Greenberg Construction professionals undoubtedly engage in a call or email conversation at least once a year with their insurance broker to discuss the company’s insurance coverages. Typically, these conversations center around whether to renew the company’s existing policies with its current insurance carriers or purchase policies from new […]

Source: https://www.wqpmag.com/, January 31, 2022 By: Cristina Tuser According to New Jersey state officials, 34 drinking water systems that serve a combined 500,000 residents exceeded new standards last year for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The largest water provider that exceeded the standard was the Middlesex Water Company, which serves 233,000 people, reported The Bergen Record. […]

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/, January 31, 2022 By: Penelope Overton The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has begun hunting for so-called forever chemicals at hundreds of licensed sludge dispersal sites across the state, but it will take years to work through the ever-changing list of more than 700 properties. A team of chemists, geologists, engineers and techs […]

Source: https://www.ksdk.com/, January 24, 2022 By: Sam Clancy The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is investigating four cases of Legionnaires’ disease connected to Phelps Health, a hospital in Rolla. A press release from the health department said the first case was reported in May of 2021. The department said it is working with […]

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/, January 30, 2022 By: Ivan Pereira and Will McDuffie Fourteen guests at an Ohio hotel were hospitalized, including some who are in critical condition, due to a “life-threatening” carbon monoxide leak, police said. Police responded to several 911 calls Saturday evening of people found unconscious around the pool area of the Hampton Inn […]

Source: https://www.durangoherald.com/, January 21, 2022 By: Aedan Hannon A $90 million settlement between the federal government, Colorado and the owners of the Sunnyside Mine will pay for additional cleanup at the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site after years of litigation. The Environmental Protection Agency, Justice Department, Department of the Interior, Department Agriculture and state […]

Source: https://www.reviewjournal.com/, January 28, 2022 By: Gary Martin Cleanup of cancer-causing contaminants found at hundreds of military installations — including those in Nevada — has prompted frustrated senators to urge the Pentagon to improve communication with local communities to develop long-term plans to reduce health risks. High levels of contamination in Nevada were found at […]

Source: https://www.nola.com/, January 26, 2022 By: Tristan Baurick and Mike Smith A portion of a chemical plant west of Lake Charles exploded on Wednesday morning, injuring six workers and forcing nearby school children to temporarily shelter in place from toxic gases. A company spokesman said chemical fumes in a storage tank at Westlake Chemical on […]

Source: https://www.wfmz.com/, January 25, 2022 Cancer-causing contaminants found in New Jersey drinking water allegedly came from a Lehigh County Authority waste treatment plant. That’s according to a report by the news outlet, Politico. Read more.

Source: https://pix11.com/, January 25, 2022 By: Mark Sundstrom, Tom Kaminski After a massive fire broke out at a Newark recycling center early Tuesday, smoke could be smelled as far away as Manhattan and the Bronx, officials said. AIR11 was over the scene Tuesday just after 6 a.m. as two large piles of metal burned at […]

Source: https://www.pennlive.com/, January 21, 2022 By: Christine Vendel Weeks before a trial was to begin to determine fault and damages for a catastrophic wall collapse in Harrisburg, the lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed amount. Howard Henry filed the lawsuit and several other legal challenges after the 25-foot wall next to the Mulberry Street Bridge in […]