Source: https://www.michiganradio.org/, August 23, 2023 By: Mike Wilkinson The U.S. military has agreed to install groundwater treatment systems to stop the flow of PFAS contamination around the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda — a move hailed by politicians and local advocates. The decision, first announced in Oscoda Wednesday, is seen as a first-in-the-nation […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, August 23, 2023 By: Mark Stockman, Frantz Ward LLP The Benefits of Collaboration In today’s construction industry, it is no secret that there is always increasing pressure to speed up schedules and to keep costs down. One key factor that can help achieve these goals is to increase the coordination between the various […]

Source: https://www.wqow.com/, August 21, 2023 By: Felicity Bosk The City of Eau Claire has filed a lawsuit against companies that manufacture PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.” In a press release, city officials said that PFAS has been detected in Eau Claire groundwater and wells. Because of this the city has had to shut down nearly half […]

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, August 18, 2023 By: Tom Perkins The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office responsible for protecting the public from toxic substances has changed how it defines PFAS for a second time since 2021, a move critics say they fear will exclude thousands of “forever chemicals” from regulation and largely benefit industry. Instead of using a […]

Source: https://42freeway.com/, August 21, 2023 The Paint Works remediation effort continues in Gibbsboro, with two more buildings coming down and a large wooded area cleared, all to remove contaminated soil and then replace it with clean fill… and then restore the properties to their natural state. This is all part of a much larger clean […]

Source: The Berkshire Eagle, August 19, 2023 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ The count of lawsuits against General Electric Co. and Monsanto over instances of cancer stemming from alleged exposure of PCBs in Pittsfield is now up to three. A second city mother who claims her young son’s cancer was caused by PCBs is now also suing […]

Source: https://www.fox32chicago.com/, August 17, 2023 By: Kasey Chronis A dangerous chemical spill in the western suburbs prompted a HAZMAT response Thursday evening, when a toxic and deadly gas was accidentally concocted during routine pool maintenance. Just before 5:30 p.m., the Warrenville Fire Department responded to The Westlyn apartment complex in the 28000 block of Diehl […]

Source: https://www.jsonline.com/. August 16, 2023 By: Yash Ry and Sophia Vento For Tonya Hill, an early morning door knock from a Milwaukee health official was the first time she had heard of the toxic carcinogen trichloroethylene, or TCE. Now, Hill is one of more than 250 residents evacuated from two Milwaukee-area apartment complexes due to […]

Source: https://abc13.com/, August 14, 2023 By: Alejandra Martinez Texas has filed a civil lawsuit against the oil giant Shell, claiming the chemical fire that burned for close to three days at its facility near Houston in May caused environmental damage from airborne contaminants and waste that flowed into nearby waterways. Read more.

Source: https://ctmirror.org/, August 15, 2023 By: Ginny Monk Katy Slininger could see the crumbling plaster above her son’s Lego set. She could see what appeared to be moss creeping up the wall of her apartment’s basement as moisture leaked in. She could see the gaps where the wood floor hadn’t quite been finished. But she […]

Source: https://www.digitaljournal.com/, August 15, 2023 Commercial construction defects are defined by Texas law as poor workmanship in a projects design. It can cause structural failure, damage to property or person, and financial harm to several parties. Standard of Care All parties in a given project, including architects, electricians, carpenters, and laborers, are expected to adhere to […]

Source: https://www.cnn.com/, August 13, 2023 By: Brianna Keilar and Margaret Given Last year, Eddie Peterson lost consciousness at his home in Memphis and stopped breathing. His wife, Lori, saved his life, performing CPR on him until paramedics arrived. Peterson has Parkinson’s. His 76-year-old body is failing him, and has been for decades, but his mind […]