Source: https://apnews.com/, February 18, 2022 By: Michael Rubinkam Meeting with a man whose well water has been polluted for years, officials in the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office asked him whether he’d consider accepting a treatment system from the gas driller charged with fouling his aquifer. Not a chance, Ray Kemble told them. Read more.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, February 18, 2022 By: Richard Luscombe Dozens of schools in Philadelphia are suffering from lead contamination in their water lines, an environmental report has found, potentially exposing tens of thousands of students to toxins proven to cause learning and behavioral issues as well as health problems including damage to internal organs. Read more.

Source: https://blog.cvn.com/, February 17, 2022 By: David Siegel A Washington State court jury heard opening statements Tuesday in the third trial involving allegations that toxic chemicals manufactured by Bayer-owned agrochemical giant Monsanto caused serious injuries to students and staff at a local school, and the proceedings are being webcast gavel-to-gavel by Courtroom View Network. Read more.

Source: https://www.wcvb.com/, February 17, 2022 Fifteen retired and active-duty firefighters from Massachusetts say in a federal lawsuit filed against two dozen companies that so-called forever chemicals in their gear and in firefighting foam manufactured by the businesses contributed to their cancer diagnoses. The firefighters from the Worcester, Norwood, Brockton, Fall River and Boston departments allege […]

Source: https://bangordailynews.com/, February 16, 2022 By: Caitlin Andrews Gov. Janet Mills is proposing to add another $9 million in state dollars to the fight against “forever chemicals” in Maine, with over third of that funding going to improved testing as the scope of the contamination becomes more worrisome. The focus on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances […]

Source: https://tennesseelookout.com/, February 11, 2022 By: Anita Wadhawani More than 1,600 complaints about the Middle Point Landfill have poured into a Murfreesboro “odor reporting portal” since December, describing smells emanating from the 207-acre site as “like feces,” “a rotting, gaseous smell,” “like methane and musky shoes” and driving some residents indoors with runny eyes, scratchy […]

Source: https://austonia.com/, February 11, 2022 By: Andrea Guzman Just weeks after the city reported sulfuric acid waste spilling from Austin’s Samsung plant into a nearby creek, the tech giant that is in the process of a Central Texas expansion has reported millions more gallons of spillage. More than 2 million gallons of stormwater mixed with wastewater spilled […]

Source: https://6abc.com/, February 11, 2022 By: Chad Pradelli and Cheryl Mettendorf Nearly three dozen people are suing an Allentown company, accusing it of emitting a toxic gas that caused their cancer. The lawsuit alleges people living near B.Braun have an increased cancer risk of 200 times more than the average Pennsylvanian. Read more.

Source: https://www.irmi.com/, January 2022 By: Jeff Slivka, The introduction of new construction materials coupled with a renewed emphasis on modular building, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, and wearable and drone technologies is not only expected to ease existing cost burdens but also speed construction processes while completing projects on time and within budgets. Another boost is […]

Source: https://www.propertycasualty360.com/, February 10, 2022 By: Marianna Wharry</span. A structural engineering firm will have to face its insurers’ claims that they have no obligation to defend the firm from lawsuits filed due to the collapse of the Champlain Towers South Condominium in Surfside, a federal judge ruled Feb. 3. The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland denied […]

Source: https://www.wunc.org/, February 9, 2022 By: Jay Price The Department of Defense is testing hundreds of military sites around the country, including dozens in North Carolina, for contamination from chemicals known by the acronym PFAS. The chemicals are used in a host of products and often called “forever chemicals” because they don’t fully break down […]

Source: https://www.sdvlaw.com/, February 10, 2022 By: Eric M. Clarkson Nearly half of America’s construction projects are now design-build in a continuing shift. As a result, contractors are taking on more professional liability (“PL”) risk than ever before, and the risk management landscape is changing. There are unique challenges to managing PL risks and claims. Specifically, […]