Source: https://www.wtae.com/, November 7, 2022 By: Paul Van Osdol A Washington County family is accusing gas drillers of causing so-called “forever chemicals” to get into his drinking water. The chemicals, known as PFAS, have been used in clothing, carpet and food packaging. Bryan Latkanich agreed to allow gas drilling on his property a decade ago, […]

Source: https://www.tampabay.com/, November 8, 2022 By: Barbara Behrendt Private gated neighborhoods. Exclusive club lifestyle. That’s the website pitch for the Champions’ Club in Trinity, a community of estate homes offering residents privacy, the prestigious Fox Hollow Golf Club, its course designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and an elegant clubhouse. But that’s a glossy image, residents […]

Source: https://www.thereflector.com/, November 7, 2022 By: Rick Bannan The city of Ridgefield is looking to clean up a small section of a downtown parking lot that used to be a dry cleaning business, which led to the contamination of 22 acres of land. During its Nov. 3 meeting, the Ridgefield City Council voted unanimously to […]

Source: https://whyy.org/, November 4, 2022 By: Zoe Read The City of Philadelphia has sued DuPont, 3M, and other chemical companies for contaminating drinking water with the toxic class of chemicals PFAS. The civil suit was filed by the City’s Law Department in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County on Friday. Numerous other states and cities have taken similar […]

Source: https://www.aboutlawsuits.com/, November 4, 2022 By: Irvin Jackson 3M Company has reached an agreement with federal regulators, which will require the manufacturer to clean up per- and polyfluroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminating the drinking water around its Cordova, Illinois facility. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement agreement with 3M over sampling and plans […]

Source: https://www.wcpo.com/, November 3, 2022 By: Paula Christian A Goshen dairy farmer must clean up and control manure and animal feed waste on his property or face up to $1,000 a day in fines, as part of a consent order with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost over environmental violations. “This order forces (Charles) Carney to […]

Source: https://fox17.com/, November 4, 2022 By: Kaitlin Miller  There’s a heated debate over who’s to blame for a high level of contaminants in Murfreesboro. The city is blaming Middle Point Landfill for having a higher level of contaminants than their earlier findings, which comes after the city filed a federal lawsuit against the landfill last August. Murfreesboro […]

Source: https://www.edweek.org/, October 27, 2022 By: Mark Lieberman PCBs emerge in the world of construction as an attractive and efficient tool for ensuring that caulking and other processes are long-lasting. These chemicals were particularly appealing for builders of structures for public government facilities, which are designed to withstand many decades of wear and tear. Read […]

Source: https://www.indexjournal.com/, October 29, 2022 By: Tony Bartelme South Carolina college students faced at least 2,400 possible cases of mold in their dorms during the past two years, a crush of complaints and repairs that highlight a growing local and national problem: college living spaces that make students sick. In complaint after complaint, students said […]

Source: https://www.enr.com/, October 28, 2022 By: Derek Lacey Miami Beach officials ordered the evacuation of the 14-story Port Royale Condominium building on Oct. 27, after a structural engineer determined the 50-year-old building to be unsafe due to the deflection of a reinforced concrete beam, and other damage, in the third-floor garage. Shoring is expected to […]

Source: https://www.constructionbusinessowner.com/, October 27, 2022 By: Mitch Cohen The design-bid-build project delivery method has dominated the construction landscape for many years. Under this methodology, contractors commonly bid on fully completed designs drawn to code with cost estimates, specification guidelines, material recommendations and other pertinent details already included in the planning. The design documents are developed […]

Source: https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/, October 19, 2022 By: Amy Rock An independent report has confirmed earlier findings that there is significant radioactive contamination at a St. Louis-area elementary school. In August, Boston Chemical Data Corporation studied soil, dust, and plant samples at Jana Elementary School after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers detected radioactive contaminants near the […]