Charles Taylor Creates Environmental Services Group in California June 10, 2021 Charles Taylor announced it has created a new division aimed at providing pre-risk and post-loss environmental services. The new business...
Contractor Fined $74K Over Asbestos-Tainted Debris at Oregon Site March 26, 2021 A company has been fined over $74,000 for improperly sending asbestos-tainted debris to a landfill in Southern Oregon. The Oregon...
Alaska Companies Fined for Asbestos Violations March 2, 2021 A man and two companies in Alaska have been sentenced to three years probation and a $35,000 fine for violating...
University of Pennsylvania Vows $100M to Fix School Building Hazards November 25, 2020 The University of Pennsylvania has announced that it will contribute $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia over the...
Oregon Easing Some Asbestos Rules to Speed Wildfire Cleanup October 12, 2020 Oregon officials are relaxing some requirements for handling ash and debris containing asbestos to speed work in removing debris from...
Care for Montana Towns Polluted with Asbestos Transferred to State July 6, 2020 By Matthew Brown State regulators are taking over maintenance of a decades-long environmental cleanup in two northwestern Montana towns where lung-damaging asbestos contamination...
Agency Says Asbestos Cleanup Complete in Montana Superfund Site May 29, 2020 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the completion of all required cleanup activities within a unit of a Montana Superfund...
Court Nixes $64M Award Against Fireman’s Fund in Reinsurance Spat with Utica Mutual April 30, 2020 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court on Tuesday overturned a jury’s award of $64 million against Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. for allegedly...
Wyoming School Board Approves $230K Asbestos Settlement March 2, 2020 A pending lawsuit was settled with a Wyoming school board after they agreed to pay $230,000 over asbestos exposure at...
Lawsuit Alleges Pennsylvania School District Knew About Lead, Asbestos Contamination February 14, 2020 Current and former employees of a Pennsylvania school district claimed in a lawsuit filed Monday that officials knew for years...