Source: https://www.cnn.com/, June 4, 2023 By: Ramishah Maruf The companies Chemours, DuPont and Corteva announced on Friday they have agreed to pay more than $1 billion to settle claims that “forever chemicals” contaminated public US water systems. The family of ubiquitous synthetic chemicals – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS – linger in the environment and the human […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, June 2, 2023 By: Irvina Ivanova Companies making so-called “forever chemicals” knew they were toxic decades before health officials, but kept that information hidden from the public, according to a peer-reviewed study of previously secret industry documents. The new study in the Annals of Global Health concluded that 3M and DuPont, the largest makers […]

Source: https://www.vnews.com/, June 1, 2023 The completion of an environmental assessment at the former Westboro Rail Yard moves the city closer to acquiring nearly 7 acres of state-owned land for creation a riverfront park. The study is a crucial step toward finalizing an agreement for the property between state and city officials. Under this agreement, […]

Source: https://www.advisen.com/, June 1, 2023 By: Alex Zank Shadow tanker fleets transporting Russian oil and an uptick in losses from highly flammable cargo are among the most significant risks facing the shipping industry today, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s (AGCS) Safety & Shipping Review 2023 report. The number of vessels deemed total losses dropped to […]

Source: https://www.seattletimes.com/, May 30, 2023 By: Isabella Breda and Manuel Villa The state attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit against nearly two dozen manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals,” asserting the companies knew about their risks to the environment and humans for decades but lied and kept that knowledge hidden from the government and public to protect […]

Source: https://axaxl.com/, April 21, 2023 By: Morgan Shrubb and Kristen Hoskinson Construction projects are susceptible to all sorts of loss exposures – pollution, weather events, worker accidents, theft and more. However, in a changing environment in which political activism and active shooter incidents are increasingly more frequent, the construction owners are now taking on risks […]

Source: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/, March 8, 2023 By: Daphne Zhang Insurance companies say they fear that PFAS is on the cusp of becoming a major issue for the industry, with the specter of health and environmental damage claims dragging them into court battles that, until now, they’ve managed to avoid. Historically, insurers have argued that they’re not […]

Source: https://www.denverpost.com/, May 25, 2023 By: Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton The owner of a downtown Denver high-rise apartment building is suing a slew of companies for construction defects after glass panes started crashing from balconies last year. Real estate investment trust Equity Residential, which purchased the 274-unit Eviva on Cherokee Apartments building in early 2019, filed […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, May 22, 2023 By: Kodi J. Verhalen and John F. Huldin, TaftStettinius & Hollister LLP On May 17, 2023, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced that they had reached a settlement with Douglas Corp., a chrome plater, regarding its historical use and disposal of plating solutions containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl […]

Source: https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/, May 19, 2023 By: Tori Whitacre Martonicz According to public health officials, 2 cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been traced back to an L.A. Fitness facility in Niles, Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) began investigating the gym on May 5. That same day, they announced that L.A. Fitness closed its […]

Source: https://www.military.com/, May 19, 2023 By: Thomas Novelly Eight months after detecting Legionella, a medical barracks at Joint Base San Antonio is still shuttered to residents and employees. The barracks detected the bacteria, which can cause a severe type of pneumonia called Legionnaires’ disease, in its water this past September, forcing 100 residents and 50 employees in […]

Source: https://www.wastedive.com/, May 19, 2023 By: Ethan Howland When the EPA issued its coal ash regulations in October 2015, it exempted ponds and landfills that were used at power plants that had retired before the rule took effect. The EPA expects about 280 coal ash ponds and landfills will be affected by the proposal, which […]