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 […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, February 18, 2026 By: Tom Mannion, Brent Horak and Karen Baum, BDO As the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution drives data center expansion, mounting environmental pressures threaten to slow, or even halt, development in key markets. To successfully navigate these risks, developers must consider how environmental factors can manifest into resource and operational constraints, […]

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, […]