Source: https://tennesseelookout.com/, February 11, 2022 By: Anita Wadhawani More than 1,600 complaints about the Middle Point Landfill have poured into a Murfreesboro “odor reporting portal” since December, describing smells emanating from the 207-acre site as “like feces,” “a rotting, gaseous smell,” “like methane and musky shoes” and driving some residents indoors with runny eyes, scratchy […]

Source: https://austonia.com/, February 11, 2022 By: Andrea Guzman Just weeks after the city reported sulfuric acid waste spilling from Austin’s Samsung plant into a nearby creek, the tech giant that is in the process of a Central Texas expansion has reported millions more gallons of spillage. More than 2 million gallons of stormwater mixed with wastewater spilled […]

Source: https://6abc.com/, February 11, 2022 By: Chad Pradelli and Cheryl Mettendorf Nearly three dozen people are suing an Allentown company, accusing it of emitting a toxic gas that caused their cancer. The lawsuit alleges people living near B.Braun have an increased cancer risk of 200 times more than the average Pennsylvanian. Read more.

Source: https://www.irmi.com/, January 2022 By: Jeff Slivka, The introduction of new construction materials coupled with a renewed emphasis on modular building, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, and wearable and drone technologies is not only expected to ease existing cost burdens but also speed construction processes while completing projects on time and within budgets. Another boost is […]

Source: https://www.propertycasualty360.com/, February 10, 2022 By: Marianna Wharry</span. A structural engineering firm will have to face its insurers’ claims that they have no obligation to defend the firm from lawsuits filed due to the collapse of the Champlain Towers South Condominium in Surfside, a federal judge ruled Feb. 3. The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland denied […]

Source: https://www.wunc.org/, February 9, 2022 By: Jay Price The Department of Defense is testing hundreds of military sites around the country, including dozens in North Carolina, for contamination from chemicals known by the acronym PFAS. The chemicals are used in a host of products and often called “forever chemicals” because they don’t fully break down […]

Source: https://www.sdvlaw.com/, February 10, 2022 By: Eric M. Clarkson Nearly half of America’s construction projects are now design-build in a continuing shift. As a result, contractors are taking on more professional liability (“PL”) risk than ever before, and the risk management landscape is changing. There are unique challenges to managing PL risks and claims. Specifically, […]

Source: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/, February 9, 2022 By: Joshua Ceballos During the first week of February, two wastewater pipes ruptured in Miami Beach, spilling sewage into waterways that feed into Biscayne Bay. Certain parts of the city remain under a “No Contact With Water” advisory, which recommends “not swimming or engaging in recreational water activity.” But what […]

Source: https://www.cltampa.com/, February 2, 2022 By: Justin Garcia Last month, contractors for Frontier Communications were named in several reclaimed water spill incidents, totaling over 500,000 gallons. The spills occurred when three different contractors working for Frontier hit water mains and released the water in mostly small amounts, except for a huge half-a-million gallon spill on […]

Source: https://www.tallahassee.com/, February 8, 2022 By: Christopher Cann A preliminary test and a separate evaluation found mold and elevated levels of radon throughout Florida State University’s Sandels Building. This comes less than two weeks after the building was closed following the release of a faculty report that linked the building to eight cancer cases, three of which were fatal. Read more.

Source: https://fox17.com/, February 4, 2022 By: Scott Couch FOX 17 News has been bringing you stories about contamination at U.S. military bases caused by the use of a toxic firefighting foam for years. That foam contains so-called “forever chemicals” linked to cancer and other problems. Now, we learn those chemicals have been found in the […]

Source: https://cbs6albany.com/ Six years after a class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Hoosick Falls community, there’s word the $65 million PFOA settlement is now a done deal. The settlement comes overnight, after many claims the drinking water in the Rensselaer County village was contaminated with the toxic chemical PFOA. Three companies — St. Gobain, 3M, and […]