Source: https://www.fltimes.com/, February 20, 2026 By: David L. Shaw A Downtown Revitalization Initiative-funded project has been delayed because contamination has been found at the site. Work started last year on Coventry Commons, which calls for converting a former industrial space at 132 Harrison St., where Reed Manufacturing and later Sarah Coventry once operated, into 101 […]

Source: https://www.enr.com/, February 19, 2026 By: Corinne Grinapol A coalition of environmental and public health groups representing 17 organizations has filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule that repealed the primary basis for federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and eliminated emissions standards […]

Source: https://alliedworldinsurance.com/, February 2026 Microplastics—plastic fragments ranging in size from 5 millimeters to 1 nanometer—are now found in water, air, food,  and even human and animal tissue. Research shows these particles can accumulate within human biological media such  as the placenta, lungs, and blood, and may act as carriers for toxic chemicals such as PFAS, […]

Source: https://www.wyff4.com/, February 3, 2026 By: Zach Rainey Cleanup operations are underway after Kinder Morgan reported a fuel spill at its facility in Spartanburg. Around 10 p.m. Sunday, ​diesel began to release from one of the tanks at Products (SE) Pipe Line Corporation’s Spartanburg Station facility. After the release was discovered, the company shut down the […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, January 29, 2026 By: Gia Snape Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may no longer be “new and scary” for insurers, but they remain one of the most consequential long-tail risks in the environmental liability market. Sometimes called “forever chemicals” because they do not readily break down in the environment, PFAS is tied to […]

Source: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/, January 29, 2026 By: Olivia Alafriz An Illinois high court ruling that liability insurers can avoid paying for pollution litigation, even when a regulator authorized the emissions, will likely put an end to further coverage disputes in the state over mass tort cases alleging harm from ethylene oxide released by medical sterilization facilities. […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, January 27, 2026 By: Jeannine T. Bishop, Jerry Fujii, Christopher J. McAuliffe, Kelly G. Kuschel and Danièle Darmon, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP The global boom in data center demand is showing no signs of slowing down. Regardless of where data centers are built, these projects bring various environmental, real estate, and regulatory […]

Source: https://kstp.com/, January 23, 2026 A driver hauling around 3,000 gallons of milk in a tanker was trapped for over an hour after crashing in Monroe County, Wisconsin on Wednesday. As first reported by KSTP’s sister station, WXOW, the tanker was heading east on Highway 33 in Jefferson — about 30 miles east of La Crosse — […]

Source: https://thenationaldesk.com/, January 22, 2026 By: Lisa Fletcher, Andrea Nejman & Nathan Aaron America’s farmland may be facing a growing contamination crisis — one that farmers, environmental groups and some lawmakers now say can no longer be ignored. What was once considered a safe, low-cost fertilizer is now being linked to dead livestock, lost livelihoods […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, January 23, 2026 By: Tez Romero Scottsdale Insurance wants out of a construction defect claim, alleging its insured agreed to repairs without asking permission first. In a filing made on January 21, 2026, in the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, Scottsdale Insurance Company is seeking a judicial declaration that […]

Source: https://www.pv-tech.org/, January 22, 2026 By: Allison Chapin & Michael Downs Utility-scale solar developers face a number of complex challenges. Permitting a solar project may seem like a daunting task, but the process can be overcome with a strategic approach and smart scheduling. Due to recent federal policy directives in the US, electric generation projects […]

Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/, January 22, 2026 By: NFP, an Aon Company Few forces are as unpredictable and potentially destabilizing as tariffs in construction insurance coverage. With material costs fluctuating and trade policies shifting rapidly, contractors and owners are forced to make real-time adjustments to budgets, schedules and risk strategies. The tariff impact on construction is far-reaching. […]