Source: https://patch.com/, November 18, 2020 By: Russ Crespolini A pair of lawsuits have been filed to compel the clean-up of contamination and recover Natural Resource Damages (NRDs) against two companies operating in New Jersey, according to Attorney General Gurbir Grewal. The first suit is against Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC and Arkema Inc., two companies […]

Source: http://www.rmmagazine.com/, November 16, 2020 By: Tom Williams Environmental pollution incidents can have damaging consequences for a business, but companies do not fully consider all aspects when they assess whether it is adequately covered. In the midst of an ongoing pandemic, most people are focusing on different ways to stay healthy. At the same time, corporations […]

Source: https://www.traverseticker.com/, November 16, 2020 By: Meth Milligan State officials who tested 15 private wells in East Bay Township for PFAS chemicals linked to cancer and other health risks found some level of contaminants in all 15 wells, with seven wells testing about safe drinking water maximums. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and […]

Source: https://www.salemnews.com/, November 16, 2020 By: Paul Leighton An industrial site on Sohier Road continues to show high levels of contamination despite a cleanup that has been going on for nearly three decades, raising concerns about the impact on nearby residents, according to two experts on environmental cleanups. Recent tests at the site of the former […]

Source: https://www.mvtimes.com/, November 13, 2020 By: Lucas Thors The Martha’s Vineyard Airport is looking at hiring the New Jersey-based consulting firm, R&B Consulting, to investigate possible opportunities for reaching a settlement on decades-old liability insurance related to per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). According to John Malanchuck, partner at Eisenstein Malanchuck LLP, his law firm has […]

Source: State (Columbia, SC), November 14, 2020 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ Residents of a small town that injected an unapproved chemical into their drinking water for 10 years want the chemical manufacturer and South Carolina health regulators to pay for exposing them to the unauthorized water additive. Berry Systems Inc. and the S.C. Department of Health […]

Source: Associated Press, November 10, 2020 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ New Jersey is upping its efforts to force chemical companies to pay for decades of contamination of waterways by substances including so-called forever chemicals used to stain-proof clothing and produce non-stick cookware that have become ubiquitous in everyday life. The state Attorney General’s Office and the […]

Source: https://news.yahoo.com/, November 10, 2020 By: Ryan Felton The manufacturer Solvay Specialty Polymers USA has been emitting unregulated PFAS chemicals at a New Jersey facility for more than two decades and contaminating water supplies, state regulators allege in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. But the state remains unable to release detailed information about the compounds because […]

Source: https://www.northjersey.com/, November 10, 2020 By: Scott Fallon Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration sued one of the nation’s largest companies on Tuesday seeking financial damages for a cornucopia of pollution that has seeped from an Edgewater Superfund site into the Hudson River and the surrounding area for decades. The lawsuit filed against Honeywell International seeks money […]

Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/, March 2, 2020 By: Ashish Mansharamani and Abhimanyu Shrivastava The media has consistently reported on cancer deaths in the Malwa region of Punjab. While a definite scientific finding on the same is awaited, there have been varying conclusions which may, at best, be speculative in nature.  But first, it is important to bring […]

Source: Sirius Group “In-Box”, November 2020 A civil general contractor was hired to clear, grade and perform infrastructure construction (including utilities and streets) for a plot of land which was going to be developed into residential housing. The contractor hired a land surveyor to stake out the development prior to construction. The subcontracted land surveyor made […]

Source: Sirius Group “In-Box”, November 2020 A fire sprinkler company was hired to design and install a fire sprinkler system for a boutique hotel in Texas.  During the inspection for the certificate of occupancy, it was determined that the sprinkler system was improperly designed for the hotel.  The opening of the hotel was delayed and the sprinkler system had […]