Source: https://www.wbur.org/, April 19, 2024 By: Barbara Moran The Environmental Protection Agency is designating two PFAS chemicals as “hazardous substances” under the government’s Superfund law, allowing federal regulators to force polluters to pay for cleanup of the toxic so-called “forever chemicals.” EPA singled out the two chemicals, PFOS and PFOA, as particularly harmful, stating in recent press […]

Source: https://www.latimes.com/, April 18, 2024 By: Ian James After years of analysis and debate, California regulators have adopted a nation-leading drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen found in water supplies across the state. The dangers of the toxic heavy metal, also known as chromium-6, became widely known in the 1990s after a court […]

Source: https://riskandinsurance.com/, April 17, 2024 By: Autumn Demberger Construction projects are booming. That’s because demand is returning to its pre-pandemic levels, no longer impeded by mass closures, supply chain stalls or a lack of labor. Businesses and homeowners are looking to build, and the industry is more than happy to oblige. “The pre-COVID building boom, […]

Source: https://thehill.com/, April 16, 2024 By: Zack Budryk The Labor Department on Tuesday issued long-awaited rules governing acceptable levels of exposure to silica dust, a compound linked to terminal breathing issues in miners. Under the final rule, the exposure limit will be lowered to 50 micrograms per cubic foot of air over the course of […]

Source: https://www.irmi.com/, April 2, 2024 By: Jeff Slivka Professional protective indemnity coverage is an effective financing mechanism for contractors and owners who are hiring design professionals or engineering firms. Both owners protective indemnity and contractors protective indemnity coverage insure against the risk of catastrophic damages caused by hired design professionals or engineering firms. 1 This added […]

Source: https://electrek.co/, April 11, 2024 By: Michelle Lewis The US Department of the Interior has now permitted more than 25 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy projects – surpassing its original 25 GW by 2025 goal. 25 GW of clean energy permits by 2024 Once the federally permitted 25 GW comes online, it will be enough […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, April 12, 2024 By: Clark Mindock The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized the first federal regulations on toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water, setting tight limits that essentially require public water systems to all but eliminate their presence in American tap water. The highly anticipated rules target six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, […]

Source:https://www.953wiki.com/, April 11, 2024 Attorney General Todd Rokita today announced a lawsuit against 22 companies that, contrary to law, continued manufacturing substances known as “forever chemicals” despite these same companies possessing overwhelming evidence the substances posed serious health risks. “We’re taking action today to hold these companies accountable for their clear violation of laws designed […]

Source: https://grist.org/, April 10, 2024 By: Joseph Winters & Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Some 70 years after they entered widespread chemical use, the federal government is finally regulating the so-called “forever chemicals” found in everything from nonstick cookware to menstrual products. The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced the nation’s first drinking water standards for six […]

Source: https://www.wsws.org/, April 4, 2024 By: Kevin Reed On March 15, a federal judge dismissed the class action lawsuit filed on behalf of residents of a neighborhood in Kalamazoo, Michigan, against Graphic Packaging International (GPI) and 21 local, state and federal government agencies and individuals. The $600 million lawsuit was filed last June and charged […]

Source: https://www.powderbulksolids.com/, April 5, 2024 By: Kristen Kazarian The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has launched investigations into toxic chemical releases at two facilities in Louisiana during 2023: the release of hydrogen fluoride (HF) and chlorine at the Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies facility in Geismar in January 2023, and the release of […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, April 5, 2024 By: Mark Schoeff Jr. Demand for environmental insurance seems to be growing at a slower pace than rising political concerns about climate and increasing liability costs related to damaging land, air and water. Part of the reason may be that insurance brokers don’t know much about the coverage. “The demand, […]