Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Woonsocket wastewater discharge investigation
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management investigated a reported discharge of incompletely treated wastewater from the Woonsocket Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility, operated by Jacobs. The facility had also received earlier noncompliance correspondence according to the supplied reference material.
2018
Kingston coal-ash cleanup worker-safety verdict
Workers involved in the cleanup of the 2008 Kingston Fossil Plant coal-ash spill alleged that Jacobs Engineering failed to provide adequate protection and misrepresented the hazards of coal ash. A federal jury ruled in favor of workers on liability-related issues in 2018 after earlier litigation developments had been reversed on appeal.