Source: https://www.ctvnews.ca/, March 30, 2026 The vast data centres 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 340 million people. […]

Source: https://riskandinsurance.com/, March 27, 2026 By: Sompo The scale of construction projects across North America has reached unprecedented levels. Data centers that once felt massive at $1.5 to $2 billion are now eclipsed by $30 billion mega projects, while industry professionals casually label $12 to $15 billion builds as “mini-megas”. Alongside this data center boom, […]

Source: https://www.businessinsurance.com/, March 24, 2026 By: Matthew Lerner The acceleration in data center construction has drawn a robust response from the insurance sector, which is deploying billions in new insurance capacity, consolidating coverage for ease of administration to support ever-larger projects and establishing products and services directly targeting the sector. With the rapidly expanding use […]

Source: https://ehsleaders.org/, March 25, 2026 By: Lisa Whitley Coleman $668 million. That’s the price tag attached to a recent environmental enforcement settlement involving contamination in Seattle’s Lower Duwamish Waterway, and it offers a costly reminder of one of the most misunderstood environmental laws affecting U.S. businesses. In March 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) […]

Source: https://www.irmi.com/, February 13, 2026 By: Bret Bush While the data center concept first took shape in the 1950s and 1960s, the growing number of large-scale data center construction projects currently underway across the US today are helping fuel the national economy. As more general contractors undertake these massive builds amid intense competition and pressure […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, March 17, 2026 By: Camille Joyce Lisay A US federal appeals court has ruled that regulatory permits allowing emissions do not override pollution exclusions in insurance policies, concluding that an insurer had no duty to defend claims tied to long-term hazardous emissions. In a decision issued by the United States Court of Appeals […]

Source: https://www.enr.com/, March 13, 2026 By: Richard Korman, Elaine Silver Eight of 15 designer liability insurers reported in a recent survey that they started charging higher rates in 2025, but five insurers kept them the same and two were actually lowered. Of those that raised rates, most sought increases of 5% or lower. In other […]

Source: https://environmentenergyleader.com/, March 5, 2026 By: Marybeth Collins Environmental liability has always been a factor in mergers and acquisitions. It is now a deal variable of a different order. What was once assessed as a manageable compliance cost — something to be indemnified, escrowed, or insured — is increasingly showing up post-close as a balance […]

Source: https://www.wctv.tv/, February 26, 2026 By: Matt Hoffman The Southside Transit Center was delayed because a steel beam frame was installed incorrectly, according to the City of Tallahassee’s Construction Manager John Powell. Powell said the error would be at no cost to taxpayers. “And one issue that we identified was that the steel frame needed […]

Source: https://www.wyso.org/, March 3, 2026 By: Adriana Martinez-Smiley The city of Dayton anticipates spending hundreds of millions of dollars to remove PFAS from its drinking water. The city recently filed a new lawsuit claiming Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is liable for the costs. Cities across America have been grappling with what to do about PFAS pollution. […]

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/, March 3, 2026 By: Lamaur Stancil At the site of a controversial solar cell manufacturing plant, York County officials said 300 gallons of water diluted with a potent compound spilled on March 3. Officials at Silfab Solar and the county said the accidental release happened about 9:45 a.m. at the plant, located at […]

Source: https://www.dailylocal.com/, March 3, 2026 By: Bill Rettew On Saturday, at 12:20 p.m., the West Chester Borough was notified of a “milky white substance” in Goose Creek, near Nields Street, that allegedly caused a fish kill. Both West Goshen Township and the Borough of West Chester are advising residents and their pets to stay out […]