Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, June 18, 2026 By: Martha Pskowski An old oil well sprang back to life under the parking lot of the First Baptist Church of Grandfalls in April. Over the next eight days, more than 1.5 million gallons of toxic wastewater flowed out of the earth, according to state records. The state regulator, the […]

Source: https://berkleycp.com/, June 2, 2026 By: Courtney Preston If you’re an insurance broker working with construction clients, you’ve probably heard the buzz around Integrated Project Delivery, or IPD. But what exactly is it, and why does it matter for insurance? What is IPD? IPD is a project delivery method that flips the script on traditional […]

Source: https://www.goldbergsegalla.com/, June 11, 2026 By: Oliver E. Twaddell As we recently reported here and here, the Environmental Protection Agency has stated it is revisiting and rolling back some of its limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. The prior regulations set by the EPA included the following: A Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) of […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, June 8, 2026 Data center projects are moving faster than traditional construction methods were designed to support. As AI adoption accelerates demand for computing capacity, owners and developers are under pressure to bring facilities online faster. At the same time, projects are becoming larger and more complex, with greater power requirements, tighter coordination […]

Source: https://www.wcpo.com/, June 11, 2026 By: Paula Christian A large portion of the former Walter C. Beckjord coal plant is advertised for sale, just as Clermont County officials threaten to sue the owners to force the removal of billions of pounds of coal ash before the land can be redeveloped. The Clermont County Department of […]

Source: https://www.wvlt.tv/, June 12, 2026 By: Ansley Graves After a Norfolk Southern train derailed near Lansing Thursday in a secluded, rural area, individuals in Morgan County and other neighboring counties were placed on an evacuation order following fires and water contamination, due to ethanol spills coming from at least four cars. The evacuation has since […]

Source: https://www.bayjournal.com/, May 27, 2026 By: Timothy B. Wheeler The developer and builders of a housing project in Harford County, MD, have agreed to pay $4.1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing them of polluting the Gunpowder River and one of its tributaries by failing to control muddy runoff from their construction site. Texas-based homebuilder […]

Source: https://constructionexec.com/, June 5, 2026 By: Thomas Strong, Andrew Canning, Marc Gnesin The North American stadium construction boom is back and it’s bigger, more complex and riskier than ever. After a decade-plus lull, professional sports leagues, universities and municipalities are once again spending heavily on new stadiums and major renovations. In the NFL alone, multiple […]

Source: https://www.woodtv.com/, June 10, 2026 By: Matt Jaworowski The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team has confirmed an EPA Superfund site in downtown Kalamazoo has pervasive PFAS contamination. MPART announced Tuesday that the former Auto Ion Chemicals site on Mills Street has shown elevated levels of PFAS compounds well beyond the state’s safety levels. Read more.

Source: https://www.bracewell.com/, June 3, 2026 A framework is in place for understanding and allocating environmental risk. The redevelopment of brownfield sites into sites for data centers offers unique advantages as well as environmental challenges. Potential site benefits include grid adjacency, established rights of way, zoning, and access to water and other infrastructure. At the same […]

Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/, June 8, 2026 By: Mark Tyson Back in 1999, 87 acres of land in Taylor, Texas, was donated (nominal fee $10) to the city by a farmer, with a condition in the deed that it would be used for community parkland. In 2025, the land was sold for $10M to a data center developer, […]

Source: https://www.pcmag.com/, June 10, 2026 By: Chloe Albanesius Elon Musk’s xAI data centers have grown so loud that a group of Mississippi residents has sued, urging a judge to intervene and even order the company to pay damages. “It is a textbook example of putting profits over people, with corporate interests trampling residents’ fundamental right […]