Source: SiriusPoint Environmental A lending institution wanted to offer a loan to refinance a 45-story multi-family residential tower in New York. The boilers in the basement had historically been fueled by heating oil that was stored on-site in several large USTs buried beneath the basement floor. The USTs were no longer in use and had […]

Source: SiriusPoint Environmental A bank was looking to provide financing for the acquisition of a multi-tenant commercial shopping center in Chicago. The issue holding up the negotiations was their concern with potential environmental impacts from an on-site dry cleaner that had operated for decades prior to vacating the site in the late 1990’s. A limited […]

Source: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/, June 3, 2021 By: Joe Marusak and Andrew Dys Two York County women have filed a second class-action lawsuit against a pulp mill whose foul-smelling emissions they say are invading their homes and sickening them and other Carolinians. A “very foul stench occurs quite often, usually at night,” Rock Hill homeowner Ethel Piercey […]

Source: https://www.nwaonline.com/, May 27, 2021 By: Noel Oman A bad weld is suspected as the cause of the significant fracture found in a 900-foot steel beam on the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River at Memphis, according to a top Arkansas Department of Transportation official. The suspicion prompted the agency to accept the recommendation […]

Source: https://www.kpvi.com/, May 28, 2021 By: Phil Drake A federal court judge has ruled Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO) must pay Asarco $16.3 million for ongoing cleanup at the East Helena smelter facility that caused arsenic contamination to groundwater. Read more.

Source: https://bangordailynews.com/, June 1, 2021 By: Sam Schipani In 2016, testing at Fred Stone’s Maine dairy farm showed stratospherically high levels of certain chemicals used in manufacturing in his soil and water. The culprit was likely his use of biosolids as fertilizer, something that environmental protection officials had assured him for years was safe. The […]

Source: https://riskandinsurance.com/, May 25, 2021 By: Autumn Demberger When Sky Harbor Atlanta Northeast and Crestline Hotels & Resort were in the middle of a hotel remodel, mold was discovered growing on the premises. Sky Harbor, which owned the hotel itself, and Crestline, which managed the property, turned to their commercial property insurer Affiliated FM Insurance […]

Source: https://www.eenews.net/, March 5, 2021 By: E.A. Crunden and Ariel Wittenberg “Forever chemicals” are present in multiple common pesticides, according to new testing conducted by an environmental watchdog group and released exclusively to E&E News. The findings, described as “deeply concerning,” raise a host of public health concerns — including implications for food safety — […]

Source: https://www.njspotlight.com/, May 24, 2021 By: Jon Hurdle A local battle against toxic chemicals polluting water, soil and air in parts of South Jersey is going to federal court, as multiple lawsuits are being prepared alleging that chemicals emitted by two industrial plants caused birth defects, cancers and other illnesses in dozens of people. Four […]

Source: https://www.arkansasbusiness.com/, May 24, 2021 Mountaire Corp., the poultry producer that is headquartered in Little Rock but has most of its operations on the East Coast, last month settled an environmental lawsuit in Delaware for $65 million and agreed to other improvements in its process. “While Mountaire does not believe that it caused any damage […]

Source: https://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/, May 21, 2021 By: Greg Meckbach The cost of cleaning up after spills of petroleum, oil, or other contaminants may not be covered under your client’s liability or property policy, a managing general agent warns. Many clients are exposed to pollution risk but are not necessarily aware of it, said Christine Christine Nauth, […]

Source: https://bangordailynews.com/, May 21, 2021 By: Sam Schipani Toxic substances known as “forever chemicals” have been found in high levels in wells and farms across Maine. This class of chemicals, which has been linked to a number of chronic illnesses, has entered the Maine food system. An unusual property of these substances that poses a […]