Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, February 27, 2025 By: Michael Blumenthal, McGlinchey Stafford Environmental insurance plays a critical role in managing the financial risks associated with environmental liabilities. It provides coverage for pollution incidents, cleanup costs, and legal defense expenses, offering a safety net for businesses and promoting environmental responsibility. However, the landscape of environmental insurance is significantly […]

Source: https://wgme.com/, February 26, 205 There are several bills targeting toxic firefighting foam in Maine after a massive spill in Brunswick over the summer. The discharge happened in a hangar at Brunswick Executive Airport in August. More than 1,400 gallons of the foam, which contains PFAS chemicals, mixed with 50,000 gallons of water, all spilled. […]

Source: https://wisconsinwatch.org/, February 26, 2025 By: Bennet Goldstein Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican lawmakers continue to dig in their heels during a yearslong tug-of-war over how regulators should hold property owners liable for contamination caused by “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. They are pushing competing proposals to protect so-called innocent landowners — those who […]

Source: https://insideclimatenews.org/, February 23, 2025 By: Kiley Bense When government inspectors arrived at the hazardous waste landfill here in 2023, they found themselves in a barren and alien landscape carved from western Pennsylvania’s green countryside. As they documented operations at Max Environmental Technologies, they climbed fields of blackened waste and photographed pits, mud, debris, stained […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, February 24, 2025 By: Ed White An engineering company said Friday it has agreed to pay $53 million to settle all remaining lawsuits that alleged some blame for lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan, a decade ago. The deal by Veolia North America and Flint residents comes on top of $26.3 million in previous settlements […]

Source: https://www.wsav.com/, February 21, 2025 By: Nakya Harris The City of Savannah filed a lawsuit against nearly 50 companies, alleging that they have been dumping harmful chemicals known as PFAS or “forever chemicals” into the Savannah River. “…this is such a monumental lawsuit for us that we’re seeking damages to be made whole again by […]

Source: https://www.thecooldown.com/, February 18, 2025 By: Tina Deines A Maine community that recently suffered what is being dubbed one of the worst chemical discharges in state history is now fighting back against a potential sludge treatment plant. What’s happening? In 2024, 1,600 gallons of toxic foam containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or “forever chemicals,” spilled […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, February 12, 2025 By: Charles Parekh, PhD, HKA Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are an increasingly prevalent financing and project delivery model in the construction industry, addressing complex infrastructure challenges by merging the strengths of both the public and private sectors. This collaboration is often crucial to meeting the escalating demand for modern infrastructure driven […]

Source: https://www.aboutlawsuits.com/, February 12, 2025 By: Michael Adams Federal officials have determined that because of the Navy’s mismanagement of chemicals and leaks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, a drinking water reservoir near Honolulu, Hawaii was repeatedly contaminated with petroleum jet fuel and firefighting foam. Located near the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Honolulu, […]

Source: https://milwaukeenns.org/, February 12, 2025 By: Julius Shieh Milwaukee Health Department investigators have found at least two and as many as four cases of child lead poisoning originating at Milwaukee Public Schools facilities. Officials expressed “concerns for safety” at Golda Meir Lower School and Kagel Elementary School because of hazardous lead levels. Additional samples showing […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, February 11, 2025 By: Matthew Thibault Sherwin-Williams, which makes intumescent coatings used for fire protection of steel in some beam assemblies, said that a third-party certification provider changed its listing for one of these protective coating products in July 2024, according to Julie Young, vice president of global corporate communications for the company. […]

Source: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/, February 10, 2025 By: Tracy Loew For the third time, Oregon lawmakers are pushing a bill to study concentrations of the “forever chemical” PFAS in agricultural fields fertilized with sewage sludge. Public wastewater systems throughout the state, including those in Salem, Eugene, Corvallis, Albany and Wilsonville, offer treated sludge leftover from sewage processing, […]