Source: https://blog.cvn.com/, May 10, 2022 By: David Siegel A Washington State court jury heard opening statements Monday in a lawsuit alleging that toxic chemicals manufactured by Bayer-owned agrochemical giant Monsanto caused a range of neurological injuries in a local school, and the proceedings are being webcast gavel-to-gavel by Courtroom View Network. Monday’s opening statements kicked off […]

Source: https://www.kpbs.org/, May 11, 2022 The San Diego City Attorney’s Office filed suit Wednesday against more than 20 chemical companies for allegedly manufacturing toxic chemicals that have been detected in San Diego area water sources. The suit alleges the companies produced firefighting foams that contained per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as PFAS, which the City Attorney’s […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, May 12, 2022 Families of the 98 victims of the 2021 condominium collapse near Miami Beach, along with injured survivors, could split hundreds of millions of dollars in payouts under a preliminary settlement agreement announced Wednesday. The settlement will top $997 million, the plaintiffs’ lawyer said in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, according to reports […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, May 12, 2022 By: Julie Strupp Biden administration officials said in a press call Tuesday they will tweak the federal review process for environmental permits in an effort to speed up infrastructure construction. As part of the initiative, the White House released a permitting action plan Wednesday that lays out priorities and directives but does […]

Source: https://www.rutlandherald.com/, May 9, 2022 A Middlebury fuel company has been fined for not reporting a spill at the Benson Village School. The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Monday that Champlain Valley Plumbing and Heating Inc., doing business as Champlain Valley Fuels, agreed to pay a $9,000 fine for releasing between 10 and 30 […]

Source: https://www.dtnpf.com/, May 9, 2022 By: Chris Clayton  Jason Grostic looks over his mama cows and wonders how he became the guy that the state of Michigan has shut down from selling either his meat or his cattle because of contamination from “forever chemicals.” After working with state officials to test biosolids for more than […]

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, May 8, 2022 By: Tom Perkins About 20m acres of cropland in the United States may be contaminated from PFAS-tainted sewage sludge that has been used as fertilizer, a new report estimates. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a class of about 9,000 compounds used to make products heat-, water- or stain-resistant. […]

Source: https://www.malheurenterprise.com/, May 8, 2022 By: Alex Baumhardt, Cole Sinanian and Jael Calloway Guadalupe Martinez points to a 24-pack of bottled water by her kitchen sink with just a few bottles left, one of thousands she’s brought home over the last 18 years. “Ever since we’ve been living here, we’ve been buying water,” she said. […]

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/, May 7, 2022 By: Alex Hammer A 65 year-old Florida man killed by a suspected air conditioning leak at a luxury Sandals resort was there to celebrate his wedding anniversary with his wife. Vincent Chiarella, from Panama in Florida, died Friday morning at Sandals Emerald Bay in Exuma while on vacation with his […]

Source: AXA XL Data centers Data centers have become “mission critical” components within the world economy. With more individuals working  remotely, and their subsequent reliance on the “cloud”, along with the seemingly infinite demand for storage space  and processing power, the rate of new data center construction projects has grown steadily. It is estimated that […]

Source: AXA XL Curtain walls A curtain wall is an exterior façade wall system that is attached to a building structure, often serving as a weather  barrier, but is not a structurally load-bearing building component. Demand for increasingly ornate, intricately  designed and energy efficient curtain wall systems in today’s construction market has grown dramatically and […]

Source: AXA XL Gypsum Cement Gypsum cement is an effective pourable underlayment available to contractors worldwide, commonly used in an  array of residential and commercial vertical building applications. Gypsum cement is often used as an alternative to  standard concrete, given its faster curing times, lighter weight, on-site mixing, and self-leveling properties. Potential Concerns Lack of […]