Source: https://ksltv.com/, October 28, 2023 By:Mike Anderson The contractor behind a controversial apartment complex in Ogden has closed its doors. The developer, Summa Terra Ventures, now has a new contractor after getting word of the closing. They want to move forward and are working on plans to fix the safety concerns here. There hasn’t been any […]

Source: https://news.yahoo.com/, October 27, 2023 By: Tina Deines In Maryland, muddy runoff from a construction site seems to be suffocating a once-lush underwater prairie-like ecosystem, endangering fish and other aquatic animals. What’s happening?  Maryland’s Gunpowder River — part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed — was once home to lush submerged grasses that hosted a plethora of […]

Source: https://www.wmdt.com/, October 26, 2023 By: Sarah Ash Attorney General Kathy Jennings has announced that the Delaware Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against numerous chemical companies for allegedly causing contamination of Delaware’s natural resources. In the lawsuit, the State is alleging that 3M Company and other AFFF manufacturers caused damage to Delaware’s environment […]

Source: https://fox2now.com/, October 26, 2023 By: Joe Millitzer The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has been called to investigate a mercury spill at the United States Postal Service distribution center in Hazelwood. The facility has been evacuated. The Environmental Emergency Response Team is on the scene. The Missouri DNR says that there is a report […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, October 26, 2023 By: Julie Strupp In an Oct. 19 press conference, Eng said the contractor should cover the expense of the repairs, but the agency has not yet determined the cost. An MBTA representative told Trains.com the agency will hold discussions with the builders as part of closing out their contract. “The problem is […]

Source: https://www.irmi.com/ By: American Global Design liability will remain an important topic in the construction industry for the foreseeable future, particularly with respect to design-build projects. Our first article in this design liability series, “Design Liability: The Procurement Phase,” discussed the relationship between the contractor and the designer on design-build projects and the importance of […]

Source: https://www.cnn.com/, October 23, 2023 By: Jen Christensen The US Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a proposed plan to ban all uses of trichloroethylene (TCE), a cancer-causing chemical that is common in manufacturing and can be found in thousands of water sources and properties around the world. Since the 1920s, the ubiquitous environmental contaminant has been one […]

Source: https://www.wiltonbulletin.com/, October 19, 2023 By: Daniel Tepfer Two class action lawsuits claim the state’s two largest water suppliers, Aquarion and Connecticut Water Co., knowingly supplied water contaminated with chemicals used in the manufacturing of plastics to hundreds of thousands of state residents. The lawsuits, filed in Hartford and Bridgeport Superior Courts on Wednesday, state […]

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/, October 19, 2023 By: Jim Masters The town of Dyer is contending with a hazardous materials incident that halted a local road construction project. Wednesday’s Dyer Town Council meeting was an opportunity for residents to question town officials about the potential dangers of the contaminated soil excavated from an area on Magnolia Avenue […]

Source: https://krcgtv.com, October 18, 2023 By: Ryan Smith The city of Columbia is looking into possible contamination of black mold at two of the city’s fire departments on Wednesday, this coming as an anonymous tip sent pictures of areas within fire station six that looked to have mold growing on them earlier in the week. […]

Source: https://ksltv.com/, October 17, 2023 More safety concerns for an apartment building under construction in downtown Ogden as inspectors say the proper fire retardant-treated wood is not being used and now the city has noted several structural problems inside. It’s a big enough problem that the city has staff keeping an eye on the building […]

Source: https://mauinow.com/, October 16, 2023 Preliminary, unvalidated data from ash sampling received late Friday night shows very high levels of arsenic, and elevated levels of lead and cobalt, in wildfire ash collected in Kula, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health announced on Sunday. The ash samples were collected on Sept. 21 in Kula from eight […]