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🇨🇦 Good news: The City of North Bay shared that "Remediation efforts for #PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are now underway at the Jack Garland Airport lands.” And added,“Over the coming weeks, the work will focus on excavating and removing contaminated soils.” Stefan Jacobs Consultancy developed the remediation plan. https://lnkd.in/gC6FaVrb #ERISInfo #environmentalremediation YYB North Bay Jack Garland Airport

🇺🇸 New Jersey proposes to require prospective purchasers of real property conducting pre-closing environmental due diligence to immediately notify the NJDEP and the record owner upon the discovery of a previously unidentified discharge of hazardous substances. If promulgated, the reporting requirement would extend to, among others, the prospective purchaser and the environmental professionals engaged by the purchaser to perform the diligence. https://lnkd.in/gf5u75jW ERISInfo #environmentalduediligence #environmentalprofessionals Lowenstein Sandler LLP

🇺🇸 According to the EPA, there are approximately 500,000 petroleum underground storage tanks (USTs) in the U.S., many of which are over 30 years old. ASTM’s Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action E50 Committee has proposed a new standard guide that would assist owners and stakeholders in evaluating these aging petroleum tanks for continued operation after the manufacturer’s warranty. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g7dzeP52 #ERISInfo #ERISInsider US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ASTM International

🇨🇦 Canadian insurers faced record-breaking natural catastrophe losses in 2024, with over $7 billion damages so far. Robert Paxton, global head of strategy and business development and Managing Director, Canada, at Taylor Clark "Environmental risk is front and centre and will continue to impact how we assess and price coverage." https://lnkd.in/gUpVKmgi #ERISInfo #climatechange #climaterisk Insurance Business Canada Magazine

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🎄 #TeamERIS brought holiday cheer to life, setting up our festive holiday trees in our Austin and Toronto offices. The lights were aglow and decorations aplenty to mark the start of a joyful season ahead. #ERISInfo #Holiday Melissa Tran Brian Eastcott Liam Shaw Zachary Shaw Rafal Wojtasik Simuoko Frayne, CMP, CCAP Eleanor Goolab Daniela Nigro Monica Dhanju

🇺🇸 Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has announced that he has approved a series of state grants totaling $20 million that will be used to support the remediation and redevelopment of 21 blighted properties consisting of 150 acres of contaminated land in 18 municipalities across the state. The funds will be used to support the costs of cleaning up these vacant properties so they can be redeveloped and put back into productive use to support economic growth and housing needs. https://lnkd.in/gDPyCCws #ERISInfo #remediation

🇨🇦 New Brunswick Regulation 2024-57, issued by the Department of Environment and Local Government (DELG), establishes a detailed regulatory roadmap for managing contaminated sites with files opened on or after August 1, 2024. The regulation adopts several Ministerial Protocols by reference to direct each stage of contaminated site management. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ghwbBYJi #ERISInfo #ERISInsider #contaminatedsites Government of New Brunswick / Gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick STP ComplianceEHS

🇺🇸 Great news from Texas! Austin city officials announced that testing of the city’s drinking water quality show little to no detectable traces of #PFAS. "This great news validates decades of work to protect and safeguard our water at its source," said Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gPbTt9wc #ERISInfo Austin Water US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

🇨🇦 The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, along with MP George Chahal, announced over $2.6 million in funding for seven projects in the Prairies under Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)’s Climate Change Adaptation Program (CCAP). These projects aim to help small, rural and Indigenous communities in the Prairies and across Canada adapt to a changing climate by developing training, tools and resources. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gH4Qu8Js #ERISInfo #climatechange