Source: https://www.sfchronicle.com/, February 10, 2023 By: Sarah Atkinson, Evan Reis The devastating earthquakes that shook Turkey and Syria last Monday have taken the lives of over 23,000 people — a number that is likely to grow as rescue teams are still finding victims amidst the rubble of over 3,500 collapsed buildings. Such a staggering death toll […]

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/, February 6, 2023 By: Dennis Romero and Marlene Lenthang Officials on Monday completed the release of toxic chemicals that had been carried on a train that derailed over the weekend in eastern Ohio. Officials had warned that the chemical could be deadly if inhaled. The release of vinyl chloride, a toxic, flammable gas used […]

Source: https://www.agc.org/, February 2, 2023 On Jan. 31, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made a controversial decision to block or “veto” a Clean Water Act section 404 permit for the Pebble Mine in Alaska. Last year, AGC raised concerns that EPA’s preemptive veto of the permit would set a harmful precedent for future projects working […]

Source: https://www.agc.org/, February 2, 2023 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  has reconsidered the 2020 determination that retained the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM) and has proposed to tighten the primary annual PM2.5 standard outside of the normal five-year framework for these changes. AGC closely monitors and weighs in on these […]

Source: https://www.agc.org/, January 13, 2023 New guidance instructs federal agencies to develop implementation rules that would quantify greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and incorporate the social cost of carbon in cost/benefit analysis that could impact permits for construction projects. On January 6, the White House Council on Environmental Quality issued new interim guidance to instruct federal agencies […]

Source: https://www.agc.org/, January 19, 2023 On Jan. 18, the Associated General Contractors of America joined a coalition representing a broad cross-section of the economy in filing a lawsuit to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers’ new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. The legal action seeks to have […]

Source: https://www.agc.org/, January 5, 2023 On Dec. 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a final rule to newly define “waters of the United States” (WOTUS).  AGC has been working to bring clarity to the question of when a costly and time-consuming federal water permit is required on projects […]

Source: https://www.13abc.com/, February 3, 2023 By: Jake Pietrasz HAZMAT responded to the scene of a large chemical spill near Matzinger Road Friday morning. According to Toledo Fire and Rescue, about 500 gallons of sulfuric acid was spilled on the ground at Perstorp near Matzinger Road. A private company was pumping the chemical into a tank […]

Source: https://www.kswo.com/, February 1, 2023 By: Alex Rosa-Figueroa Court documents are detailing allegations of neglect during a construction project that the Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport claims led to structural issues in one of its new facilities. The airport’s governing board has filed the suit against the seven construction companies involved in the construction of […]

Source: https://www.greatlakesnow.org/, January 31, 2023 By; Bridge Michigan Michigan has reached a settlement with a multinational plastics manufacturer over PFAS contamination at a Brighton factory, marking the first of Attorney General Dana Nessel’s PFAS lawsuits to reach a conclusion. Nessel announced the settlement Monday with plastics manufacturer Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc. over contamination […]

Source: https://www.phillyvoice.com/, January 10, 2023 By: Kristin Hunt A study on PFAS exposure in Bucks and Montgomery counties is underway — and early tests have already flagged high levels of “forever chemicals” in some residents’ bloodstreams. The research is part of a larger, national investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention into the […]

Source: https://highlandscurrent.org/, January 27, 2023 By: Leonard Sparks Illegal dumping cost more than $1.4 million The Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department spent at least $1.4 million of taxpayer funds removing contaminated demolition waste at the site for its new firehouse, allegedly dumped there by a contractor at the invitation of a firefighter. Read more.