Source: https://beyondpesticides.org/, October 3, 2023 On September 19, 2023, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Corporation Counsel Mary B. Richardson-Lowry took legal action against agrochemical giant, Monsanto, filing a lawsuit that alleges the corporation’s role in polluting Chicago with Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) decades ago, despite knowing the chemicals’ detrimental effects.   PCBs are identified as “forever chemicals” due to […]

Source: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/, September 27, 2023 By: Elena Goukassia San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum is suing Why Architects and Swinerton Builders over a $38m museum addition designed by the firm and built by the construction company. The museum announced the lawsuit in a press release on 25 September, saying that the legal action follows a claim filed against the […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, September 21, 2023 By: Troutman Pepper Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel has filed suit against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority to enforce demands by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) related to alleged per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination of the regional drinking water supply caused by the […]

Source: https://business.libertymutual.com/ironshore/ Looking to the future, many enthusiastically embrace a clean energy shift, including a continued move away from coal-derived energy. Meanwhile, electric utility  companies are pressed to remove and legally dispose of hundreds of millions of tons of coal ash generated over the last 100 years as a by-product of coal-derived  energy. As planners […]

Source: https://www.roi-nj.com/, September 19, 2023 By: Brett Johnson In the aftermath of the pandemic’s many construction sector interruptions, there’s a battle over who should take the blame for long-delayed projects. Those eager to recoup costs associated with those delays are sometimes pointing the finger at their contractors, as well as design professionals. That’s being seen […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, August 25, 2023 By: James Yand, Miller Nash LLP Important elements of a strong construction contract include implied warranties and design delegation. It is necessary to pay close attention to these concepts to protect against future disputes. When a contractor is confronted by an owner’s claims that the contractor did not adequately construct […]

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 […]