Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/, April 21, 2020 By: Elvia Malagon and Gregory Pratt Cleanup efforts are expected to begin soon at the shuttered Crawford Generating Station that is at the center of controversy after a demolition on the property sent a cloud of what appeared to be dust into residential parts of Little Village. The city’s departments of buildings […]

Source: https://www.enr.com/, April 21, 2020 By: Mary B. Powers Workers involved in cleanup of a massive coal-ash spill more than a decade ago from a Tennessee Valley Authority fossil-fuel power  plant now must prove at trial that claimed exposure to toxic materials made them ill—after rejecting a settlement from project manager Jacobs Engineering made public […]

Source: https://www.newsday.com/, April 21, 2020] By: Vera Chinese East Hampton Town is suing one of its own villages and fire departments over the use of fire suppression foam containing perfluorinated compounds — chemicals linked to reproductive and other health impacts — at its Wainscott airport and the subsequent contamination of nearby drinking wells. The town filed a […]

Source: https://www.inquirer.com/, April 17, 2020 By: Andrew Maykuth Bankrupt Philadelphia Energy Solutions says it will reimburse the city $1.8 million for the costs of emergency response last year after the South Philadelphia refining complex suffered a massive fire and explosion that led to its permanent closure. Mark J. Smith, the refinery’s chief executive officer, said the company’s […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, April 16, 2020 Wisconsin state officials say additional private wells around Marinette and Peshtigo have elevated levels of harmful chemicals which may be linked to a firefighting foam manufacturer. Johnson Controls and its subsidiary, Tyco Fire Products in Marinette, have been directed to provide three more homeowners with bottled water after higher level […]

Hayley Seymour’s son was only six days old when he had open-heart surgery at Seattle Children’s hospital on Oct. 1. A month later, he was fighting for his life as mold infected his heart. The venerated hospital has been struggling to contain Aspergillus mold for nearly two decades. On Monday, the Seymours became the latest […]

A new analysis confirms drinking water or groundwater contamination at 328 installations across the country that have levels of “forever chemicals” that never break down and pose health risks. Three of those incidences of contamination were confirmed in Utah including at Hill Air Force Base, Camp Williams and the Salt Lake City International Airport. Read more.…

Iowa environmental officials are concerned about the aftermath of a semi-rollover Monday near Mt. Pleasant. On Monday, KTVO brought you exclusive video of the tanker rollover. Now the Iowa DNR is investigating a fertilizer spill at the accident site near the interchange of U.S. Highways 34 and 218. Read more.…

Design-build has become a growing phenomenon within the commercial building industry. According to the Design Build Industry of  America (DBIA), “over half of owners have already or will use design-build in the next five years.” This represents approximately 44% of the construction spending expected to take place in the nonresidential, highway/street and water/ wastewater marketplace […]

Citgo, the former owner of a Philadelphia-area asphalt refinery, is liable for millions of dollars in cleanup costs stemming from a Delaware River oil spill in 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week. The spill was caused when a tanker approaching the Citgo refinery dock in Paulsboro, New Jersey, struck a submerged anchor. The […]

A Delaware judge has granted the DuPont Co.’s request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that it massively downplayed the cost of environmental liabilities imposed on spinoff company Chemours. Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III ruled Monday that he has no jurisdiction to hear the case because the separation agreement between the companies clearly states that all […]

A Delaware judge has granted the DuPont Co.’s request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that it massively downplayed the cost of environmental liabilities imposed on spinoff company Chemours. Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III ruled Monday that he has no jurisdiction to hear the case because the separation agreement between the companies clearly states that all […]