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The city of Chino, California has recognized us as the 2014 business of the year.

There’s a lot to love about historic bungalows, but they may contain lead and asbestos.

If you love historic homes, no doubt you have already been introduced to the California Bungalow. These charming little cottages dot the residential streets of many communities in California and across the country.

The name “bungalow” comes from Bengali, India, where people built small homes with curved roofs that touched the ground. The result was a structure that looked like an overturned ship, or “banggolo.” As they colonized India, the British adopted the basic structure of the banggolo, changing it a bit to suit their needs and preferences. A hipped roof, wooden doors, glass windows, and a…

Supreme Court rules company not liable for old contamination in Superfund case.

In 2000, the movie Erin Brockovich brought the issue of decades-old environmental contamination affecting the present public health into the national spotlight. Thanks to this film, many Americans got their first introduction to the idea that corporations can be held liable for injuries and deaths caused by improper waste disposal, spills, and other types of pollution.

Now, the real-life Erin Brockovich is concerned that a recent Supreme Court decision may prompt more states to adopt laws that could protect corporations from pollution created decades ago.

The case before the court involved a group of landowners in Asheville, North Carolina,…