Source: https://www.capenews.net/, August 11, 2021 By: Ryan Spencer The US Air Force is refusing to reimburse Mashpee Water District taxpayers for treatment of two wells with levels of contamination from Joint Base Cape Cod that exceed Massachusetts drinking water standards. The water district sent a demand letter to the Air Force in May after voters […]

Source: Santa Maria Times (CA), August 7, 2021 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ A Central Coast water board will charge more than $23,000 to investigate contaminants linked to health problems from a site located at the Santa Maria Public Airport. The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board estimated it will require 120 hours and cost $23,400 […]

Source: https://www.providencejournal.com/, September 16, 2020 By: Alex Kuffner State authorities have ordered the construction company that is rebuilding the 6-10 connector to remove contaminated soil from the project site. Barletta Heavy Division, the Canton, Massachusetts, company hired by the state as the lead contractor on the $410-million road project, trucked the soil to the site […]

Source: https://www.michigandaily.com/, August 1, 2021 By: Sarah Stolar The city of Ann Arbor has a long and complicated history of water contamination, leading to the ongoing concern from Ann Arbor residents about the health and environmental threats water pollution poses to cities. Recent cases of sewage spills have led to discussions over what actions the city, state and federal […]

Source: https://www.woodtv.com/, July 29, 2021 By: Whitney Burney The city of Grand Haven says PFAS has been discovered at the site of the old J.B. Sims Generating Station on Harbor Island. The Grand Haven Board of Light and Power made the discovery through routine testing in June. GHBLP has been working to prepare the site […]

Source: https://canada.constructconnect.com/, July 29, 2021 By: John Bleasby Understanding and managing the potential liability risks associated with construction contracts are factors all contractors must face when bidding on a project. Corbin Devlin of Edmonton law firm McLennan Ross LLP describes the four major contract models currently used for non-residential construction. Read more.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/, July 24, 2021 By: RAchel Schnalzer On a jog in her El Segundo neighborhood, Corrie Zupo’s head hurt and her eyes watered. She blamed the symptoms on noxious fumes from the nearby Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, which is undergoing at least a month of repairs after discharging 17 million gallons of raw sewage […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, July 26, 2021 Despite the impact of COVID-19 on other areas of commercial real estate, the industrial sector continues to thrive as the e-commerce industry seeks properties for warehousing and logistics centers, especially in close proximity to New Jersey’s advantageously-placed ports and arterial highways that provide “last mile” delivery capabilities. The fact that […]

Source: https://www.startribune.com/, July 28, 2021 Three schoolteachers in Washington state who sued chemical company Monsanto over exposure to materials in fluorescent lights have been awarded $185 million. The law firm that represented the teachers, Friedman Rubin, said a jury returned the verdict Tuesday in King County Superior Court. The teachers, who worked at the Sky […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, July 28, 2021 By: Patricia Weiss German chemicals maker Bayer said on Wednesday it may appeal an order in a U.S. legal case to pay $185 million to four staff members of a school in the state of Washington over exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, made by the former Monsanto Co. Bayer, […]

Source: http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/, July 27, 2021 By: Lisa Sorg Tests show high PFAS levels at site that received contaminated soil from massive Colonial Pipeline spill, as well as nearby stream Julia Hughes was walking her dog near Shelby, in rural Cleveland County, last winter when she spotted mysterious foam in a culvert by the side of […]

Source: https://mesothelioma.net/, July 22, 2021 Like the asbestos companies that ignored safety in the past, construction companies that are careless in their handling of the carcinogenic material create a present-day risk of malignant mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases for their employees and others.  In Massachusetts, Attorney General Maura Healey has taken an aggressive position against those who […]