Source: http://norcal.news, April 25, 2018 By: Bethany Klein When most people think of environmental disasters in the San Francisco Bay Area, they almost certainly think of earthquakes, seeing that there are two major fault lines near San Francisco. However, even though earthquakes can wreak immeasurable, unpredictable havoc, they are certainly not always to blame for […]

Source: http://6abc.com, March 19, 2018 A contractor struck a six-inch gas main in Hamilton Township, Mercer County on Monday. Calls starting coming in around 1 p.m. for a strong smell of gas in the area of the township known as Five Points. The intersection was closed and traffic was being diverted through the neighborhoods. Chopper […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, January 24, 2018 By: Smith Currie & Hancock In 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published its final rule lowering the permissible silica exposure level (“PEL”) from 250 µg/m3 to 50 µg/m3. In response, OSHA received petitions from both a collection of industry petitioners (“Industry”) arguing that OSHA made the regulation […]

Source: https://stateimpact.npr.org, July 19, 2017 By: Susan Phillips Construction of Sunoco Pipeline’s $3 billion 350-mile long Mariner East 2 pipeline resulted in at least 61 drilling mud spills from April 25 through June 17, 2017, according to newly released documents. The spills have occurred in ten of the 12 counties along the route and range […]

Source: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com, July 18, 2017 By: Ian Bush A week after Sunoco agreed to address concerns that its pipeline construction was tainting well water in one Chester County community, two new problems have cropped up — this time, in part of Media, Delaware County. Its plastic barrier and hay bales, are no match for the deluge along […]

Source: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com, January 3, 2018 By: Jim Melwert The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has ordered all construction work to be halted on the $2.5 billion natural gas pipeline that runs from western Pennsylvania to Delaware County’s Marcus Hook. A 24-page report from DEP cites numerous permit violations by Sunoco on the Mariner East 2 pipeline and […]

Source: http://boston.cbslocal.com, September 18, 2017 By: Ken MacLeod There are health concerns in a Wilmington neighborhood after a construction crew started tearing down a house filled with asbestos, without following the proper safety procedures. The issue was so bad; the Department of Environmental Protection was summoned to oversee things. When neighbors complained, it did bring […]

Source: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com, June 25, 2017 By: Brooks Johnson A homeowners association is suing the developer, builder and manager of the Superior Vista condominiums, among others, claiming the Mesaba Avenue complex was not properly built and ought to be repaired under warranty. “Many areas of the building were not built to applicable building code, industry standard […]

Source: http://www.journalgazette.net, June 25, 2017 By: Catherine Traywick Energy Transfer Partners is making a mess of its biggest project since the Dakota Access pipeline. Construction of the $4.2 billion Rover natural gas line has caused seven industrial spills, polluted fragile Ohio wetlands and angered local farmers. The company owes $1.5 million in restitution after demolishing a […]

Source: http://www.heraldsun.com, June 21, 2017 By: Virginia Bridges City officials think the substance that turned part of Ellerbee Creek an oily orange last week may have been due to a city contractor’s mistake. A city investigation found a city contractor improperly rerouted water meant to go to the city’s sanitary sewer system to a stormwater […]

Source: http://norcalrecord.com, February 28, 2017 By: Charmaine Little Plaintiffs in a major construction lawsuit that ended with a San Diego law firm recovering nearly $5 million have decided to stay silent after the ruling was in their favor. The law firm, which represented Laurel Bay Community Association, won $4.7 million in the case that was […]

Source: http://www.natlawreview.com, February 1, 2017 By: Barbara J. Jordan, P.E., S.I. and Donald B. Leach, Jr. In 2008, Ohio Northern University (ONU) entered into a contract with Charles Construction Services, Inc. (CCS) for the construction of The Inn, a new luxury hotel and conference center on ONU’s Campus, consisting of 57,000 square feet of space, […]