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New Jersey AG says firm Solvay would fund remediation at and around its 243-acre plant, where industrial plastics, coatings and other products were made for more than 30 years

US Occupational Safety and Health Administration continues to investigate building that partially collapsed on June 2 at construction site, injuring eight workers who fell two stories

Officials from areas experiencing poor air quality have advised against strenuous outdoor activity and suggested wearing masks.

Need to address construction crew safety gains more state attention following a March 22 crash in Baltimore that killed six workers

June 5 trial of manufacturer 3M also halts as firm and municipal attorneys seek time to craft what one media report termed a possible $10B settlement to include toxic impact compensation for other US water systems, towns and cities.

Workers were rescued from a partially collapsed building in New Haven, Conn., on June 2, including two critically injured workers. 

Construction has resumed after a crane accident in Atlanta crushed a part of a garage and injured four workers.

Group cites need for better crew safeguards, citing its member firm study that work zones are either as dangerous, or more dangerous, than they were a year ago.

After years of battle, firm that managed remediation of 2008 TVA power plant coal ash site breach in Tennessee sending waste over 300 acres and costing about $1 billion, agrees to undisclosed monetary deal with up to 200 workers who had sought many millions.

Artificial intelligence-enhanced analytics are turning up in almost every aspect of construction, with major inroads in project planning and safety. But what if the recommendations from an AI came from your existing jobsite cameras?