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, […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, April 5, 2024 A construction worker was killed and three other people were injured when a crane section fell onto a bridge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, heavily damaging cars that were crossing the bridge Thursday. The Miami Herald and other news sites reported that the worker was on the crane when it collapsed […]

Source: https://www.texastribune.org/, April 1, 2024 By: Carlos Nogueras Ramos Leslie Borrego lives in a modest house south of the city limits, built 24 years ago by her late husband Raúl, who died unexpectedly from an aneurysm four years ago. The walls, decorated with framed portraits of Raúl, have provided shelter to Borrego and her growing […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/ William J. Tinsley, Jr., Phelps Dunbar LLP An owner’s traditional design (or prescriptive) specifications give the contractor specific, step-by-step details for construction. If the contractor builds a project according to design specifications, it has no liability for the design. In contrast, true performance specifications focus upon the owner’s requirements for the finished project. […]

Source: https://www.kxly.com/, April 3, 2024 By: Peter Choi, Vincent Saglimbeni The West Plains Community continues to deal with PFAS contamination. PFAS, also known as “Forever Chemicals” are found in everyday products. The Washington Department of Ecology issued an enforcement order wanting the Spokane International Airport to clean up the pollution and be named as the […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, April 3, 2024 By: Carolyn Gusoff Toxic chemicals were recently found buried underground on Long Island, leaving officials fuming. The 55-gallon drums were discovered in Bethpage Community Park and are believed to date back decades. Workers are testing the soil around where six drums were unearthed at a former ballfield. The soil was being […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, April 2, 2024 William J. Tinsley, Jr., Phelps Dunbar LLP Value engineering (VE) is intended to be a shared effort among the design professionals, the construction team and the project owner to enhance the performance and efficiency of a project during the design process. In true VE, the project’s lead design professionals carefully […]

Source: https://www.tspr.org/, March 28, 2024 By: Teresa Homsi Applying organic waste, like manure, to farmland has been going on for centuries, and biosolids follow the same logic. They are a nutrient-rich fertilizer made from treated sewage. But biosolids can also contain toxic forever chemicals known as PFAS, and there’s concern they could inadvertently be contaminating […]

Source: https://www.wral.com/, March 27, 2024 By: Liz McLaughlin A stretch of beach in Cape Hatteras is closed due to petroleum contamination suspected to be from Cold War-era Navy infrastructure. A recent storm exposed debris from a once-secret military site on Buxton Beach. As a result, about one-third of a mile of the beach was closed Sunday due to […]

Source: https://www.fox13news.com/, March 27, 2024 By: Aaron Mesmer A private landfill in Pasco County is at the center of a lawsuit, accusing the company of several serious violations, including contaminating the groundwater. The lawsuit against Coastal Landfill was filed earlier this month by DCH Timber, whose property is adjacent to the landfill. Read more.

Source: https://www.telesurenglish.net/, March 28, 2024 On Wednesday, Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), reported that the cargo ship Dali, which collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, was carrying 56 containers of hazardous chemical materials. Authorities estimate that there are 764 tons of corrosive and flammable materials, such […]

Source: https://abc13.com/, March 22, 2024 By: Nick Natario A hailstorm hammered thousands of solar panels at a Fort Bend County farm with emergency crews investigating, and neighbors worried whether any chemicals were leaking. Read more.