Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, February 3, 2022 By: Wilfred Chan For Hurricane Katrina survivors in the Lower Ninth Ward, it had seemed like a prayer answered: in 2006, Brad Pitt announced an initiative to rebuild New Orleans’ storm-ravaged Lower Ninth Ward with sustainable, flood-proof, affordable homes, designed by a list of A-list architects. The 109 homes on […]

Source: https://www.justice.gov/, August 5, 2021 The Department of Justice today filed criminal charges under the Clean Water Act against Summit Midstream Partners LLC, a North Dakota pipeline company that discharged 29 million gallons of produced water from its pipeline near Williston, North Dakota, over the course of nearly five months in 2014-2015. The discharge of […]

Source: https://www.post-gazette.com/, February 2, 2022 By: Anya Litvak Energy Transfer, which built the Revolution Pipeline that exploded in Beaver County in 2018, is being charged with nine counts of environmental crimes over the incident. Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Wednesday that a grand jury had found the Texas-based pipeline company “repeatedly ignored environmental protocols,” […]

Source:https://www.wctv.tv/, January 28, 2022 By: Savannah Kelley An FSU building has been closed while the university investigates claims of high levels of radon and black mold. Four faculty members raised safety concerns in a 129-page report last week, identifying a so-called “cancer cluster.” WCTV obtained a copy of that report Friday. It says at least […]

Source: https://www.post-gazette.com/, February 1, 2022 By: Ed Blazina The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will conduct field evaluations of five bridges,  including one in nearby Squirrel Hill, with structures similar to the Fern Hollow Bridge that collapsed in Point Breeze Friday. “We are evaluating the condition of each of the bridges which have a similar structure,” […]

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/, February 1, 2022 By: Yeganeh Torbati, Jonathan O’Connell and Tony Romm Over the past decade, the small coastal city of Largo, Fla., has borrowed tens of millions of dollars from the state, partly to build piecemeal protections against rising sea waters that threaten flooding and major damage to the community, which sits squarely […]

Source: https://www.constructionexec.com/, January 4, 2022 By: Janice Greenberg Construction professionals undoubtedly engage in a call or email conversation at least once a year with their insurance broker to discuss the company’s insurance coverages. Typically, these conversations center around whether to renew the company’s existing policies with its current insurance carriers or purchase policies from new […]

Source: https://www.wqpmag.com/, January 31, 2022 By: Cristina Tuser According to New Jersey state officials, 34 drinking water systems that serve a combined 500,000 residents exceeded new standards last year for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The largest water provider that exceeded the standard was the Middlesex Water Company, which serves 233,000 people, reported The Bergen Record. […]

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/, January 31, 2022 By: Penelope Overton The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has begun hunting for so-called forever chemicals at hundreds of licensed sludge dispersal sites across the state, but it will take years to work through the ever-changing list of more than 700 properties. A team of chemists, geologists, engineers and techs […]

Source: https://www.ksdk.com/, January 24, 2022 By: Sam Clancy The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is investigating four cases of Legionnaires’ disease connected to Phelps Health, a hospital in Rolla. A press release from the health department said the first case was reported in May of 2021. The department said it is working with […]

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/, January 30, 2022 By: Ivan Pereira and Will McDuffie Fourteen guests at an Ohio hotel were hospitalized, including some who are in critical condition, due to a “life-threatening” carbon monoxide leak, police said. Police responded to several 911 calls Saturday evening of people found unconscious around the pool area of the Hampton Inn […]

Source: https://www.durangoherald.com/, January 21, 2022 By: Aedan Hannon A $90 million settlement between the federal government, Colorado and the owners of the Sunnyside Mine will pay for additional cleanup at the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site after years of litigation. The Environmental Protection Agency, Justice Department, Department of the Interior, Department Agriculture and state […]