Source: Rockhill Environmental/NECC Newsletter A drywall contractor was hanging new drywall at a construction project when an employee accidentally drilled through a small water pipe which was located behind the wall. The drywall contractor did not realize the water leak occurred and a substantial amount of toxic mold grew between the walls before anyone noticed. The […]

Source: Rockhill Environmental/NECC Newsletter A subsurface drilling contractor caused a release of raw sewage into both soil and groundwater after failing to identify a sewer line before drilling into the sewer pipe. The clean-up entailed the excavation of several tons of impacted soil and filtration of the groundwater, as well as causing a number of nearby […]

Source: The Medina-Gazette, March 15, 2012 By: Jennifer Pignolet Two Granger Township couples filed federal lawsuits against Landmark 4 LLC seeking damages for contamination of their properties they allege is from hydraulic gas and oil drilling in the area. On Tuesday, Mark and Sandra Mangan and William and Stephanie Boggs filed separate suits in U.S. […]

Source: Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA), February 3, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A lawsuit claiming a boy was sickened by longstanding moldy conditions at his elementary school will move forward against the School Board and two of its employees, albeit with fewer claims, a judge decided this week. Circuit Judge Rodham T. Delk Jr. dismissed claims of simple negligence […]

Source: http://www.star-telegram.com, January 13, 2012 By: Jack Z. Smith A Parker County couple who sued Range Resources last year over water well contamination say their well was infiltrated with methane as a result of improper casing and cementing of two of the company’s natural gas wells, according to documents filed in court. Fort Worth-based Range […]

Source: http://hamptonroads.com, January 16, 2012 By: Corinne Reilly Inspections of privately managed military housing have confirmed residents’ complaints about mold and moisture problems, although both the Navy and the management company contend the issue is a maintenance problem, not a public health concern. Nonetheless, last week, a Richmond-based attorney who has signed on to represent […]

Source: http://www.foxnews.com, October 27, 2011 Hundreds of students in Maryland will get a crash course in water-borne living when they are moved onto a cruise ship this weekend to escape the mold that has overtaken their college dorm rooms. The students from St. Mary’s College are being forced off-campus by wet weather that has dogged […]

Read here about a Nebraska contractor being sued by nuns after a mold outbreak at their monastery.

Source: The State, Columbia, SC, October 8, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com One of the nation’s largest homebuilders has agreed to pay a $625,000 fine for a series of storm water violations at construction sites across the country, including sites in South Carolina, the federal government said Friday. Ryland Homes failed to obtain environmental permits in […]

Source: http://www.daytondailynews.com, September 4, 2011 By: Mark Gokavi Developer failed to obtain proper permits, caused sediment runoff. One of the Miami Valley’s affluent subdivisions — with some homes selling for more than $800,000 — could face millions of dollars in fines for building the development without proper construction permits. The Ohio Attorney General’s office Monday […]

Source: Connecticut Post, August 5, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The Board of Estimate and Taxation voted Thursday night to release $1.3 million from the Greenwich High School auditorium project to address contaminated soil found last month during a parking lot expansion. An additional $152,000 for environmental testing will have to come from the school district, […]

Read here about a construction accident in Rhode Island that caused sewage to spill into a nearby river.