Source: https://www.sierraclub.org/, May 5, 2026 By: Tom Cassauwers In suburban Virginia, a cluster of monumental gray buildings rise up around the unincorporated settlement of Ashburn in Loudoun County. Ringed by fencing and humming with AC, this is the new front of the digital economy—a place that has become known as Data Center Alley, the biggest […]

Source: https://people.com/, April 29, 2026 By: Christopher Edwards Two people who stayed at a luxury Las Vegas hotel and casino have contracted Legionnaires’ disease, a severe type of pneumonia. The cases are associated with stays at the 5-star Wynn Las Vegas. One individual stayed at the property in September 2025, while the other stayed in […]

Source: https://www.wral.com/, April 29, 2026 By: Liz McLaughlin A state study found “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge, soil and wastewater across North Carolina, raising fresh concerns about a widely used farming practice that remains largely unregulated. Researchers with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality detected PFAS — a class of man-made chemicals linked to […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, April 30, 2026 The Department of Justice announced a proposed settlement with Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation (Cliffs) requiring it to address releases of hazardous waste at its Middletown Works facility. Under the proposed consent decree, Cliffs will perform long-term corrective measures to comply with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The required corrective […]

Source: https://www.enr.com/, April 28, 2026 By: Bryan Gottlieb Annual investment in data centers could surpass $300 billion by 2027, according to S&P Global Ratings—and as hyperscale campuses push total insurable values to between $10 billion and $30 billion per location, the insurance market that traditionally underpins large construction projects is struggling to keep pace. “The […]

Source: https://www.businessinsurance.com/, April 24, 2026 By: Richard Sine A unit of American International Group must face renewed claims that it owes potentially unlimited coverage for environmental cleanup costs at a Southern California airport, after a federal appeals court ruled that its policies did not cap liability for property damage. In County of San Bernardino v. Insurance […]

Source: https://www.fingerlakes1.com/, April 28,. 2026 A major housing project in Newark is facing delays after environmental contamination was discovered on parts of the site, forcing a temporary halt to some construction earlier this year. Work at Coventry Commons, a $60 million redevelopment on Harrison Street, was impacted after testing revealed the presence of volatile organic […]

Source: https://www.cnn.com/, March 30, 2026 By: Laura Paddison The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence guzzle huge amounts of energy but they also have another alarming impact, according to new research. They are creating “heat islands,” warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees Fahrenheit, and making life hotter for more than […]

Source: https://www.enr.com/, April 20, 2026 By: Richard Korman A Pennsylvania state court judge has ordered Tutor Perini to pay $175 million in damages to a Philadelphia developer whose hotel was completed years late and far over budget. The planned 51-story tower, for the dual-branded W and Element Hotel by Chestlen Development, had floor slab deflections […]

Source: https://www.deseret.com/, April 22, 2026 By: Lois M. Collins Nearly half of America’s children — 46%, which is 33.5 million — live in areas with air pollution levels that can pose a health risk, according to the latest American Lung Association “State of the Air” report released Wednesday. And 7 million children live in areas […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, April 22, 2026 By: Lauren LInder Crews made a nearly 100-year-old discovery underground in the Alle-Kiski Valley while cleaning up a former hazardous site. Outside the Stop’ n Shop convenience store at Spring Hill and Freeport in Harrison Township, workers have been actively uncovering what could be considered historical artifacts below the surface […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, April 21, 2026 By: Carleen Bongat Delaware’s highest court has refused Travelers‘ appeal, keeping the insurer obligated to defend Syngenta in over 10,000 paraquat injury lawsuits. In an order decided on April 20, 2026, the state’s highest court refused Travelers Casualty and Surety Company’s bid to appeal a lower court ruling that found the insurer has […]