Source: https://www.newsday.com/, April 21, 2020] By: Vera Chinese East Hampton Town is suing one of its own villages and fire departments over the use of fire suppression foam containing perfluorinated compounds — chemicals linked to reproductive and other health impacts — at its Wainscott airport and the subsequent contamination of nearby drinking wells. The town filed a […]

Source: https://www.inquirer.com/, April 17, 2020 By: Andrew Maykuth Bankrupt Philadelphia Energy Solutions says it will reimburse the city $1.8 million for the costs of emergency response last year after the South Philadelphia refining complex suffered a massive fire and explosion that led to its permanent closure. Mark J. Smith, the refinery’s chief executive officer, said the company’s […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, April 16, 2020 Wisconsin state officials say additional private wells around Marinette and Peshtigo have elevated levels of harmful chemicals which may be linked to a firefighting foam manufacturer. Johnson Controls and its subsidiary, Tyco Fire Products in Marinette, have been directed to provide three more homeowners with bottled water after higher level […]

Hayley Seymour’s son was only six days old when he had open-heart surgery at Seattle Children’s hospital on Oct. 1. A month later, he was fighting for his life as mold infected his heart. The venerated hospital has been struggling to contain Aspergillus mold for nearly two decades. On Monday, the Seymours became the latest […]

A new analysis confirms drinking water or groundwater contamination at 328 installations across the country that have levels of “forever chemicals” that never break down and pose health risks. Three of those incidences of contamination were confirmed in Utah including at Hill Air Force Base, Camp Williams and the Salt Lake City International Airport. Read more.…

Two bodies of construction workers who died in the Hard Rock New Orleans’ hotel collapse on Oct. 12, 2019 remain in the rubble of the crumbling structure six months later. Workers were vocal about the project prior to the collapse of the 18-story hotel at 1031 Canal St. They questioned health and safety measures as […]

Iowa environmental officials are concerned about the aftermath of a semi-rollover Monday near Mt. Pleasant. On Monday, KTVO brought you exclusive video of the tanker rollover. Now the Iowa DNR is investigating a fertilizer spill at the accident site near the interchange of U.S. Highways 34 and 218. Read more.…

Citgo, the former owner of a Philadelphia-area asphalt refinery, is liable for millions of dollars in cleanup costs stemming from a Delaware River oil spill in 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week. The spill was caused when a tanker approaching the Citgo refinery dock in Paulsboro, New Jersey, struck a submerged anchor. The […]

A Delaware judge has granted the DuPont Co.’s request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that it massively downplayed the cost of environmental liabilities imposed on spinoff company Chemours. Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III ruled Monday that he has no jurisdiction to hear the case because the separation agreement between the companies clearly states that all […]

A Delaware judge has granted the DuPont Co.’s request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that it massively downplayed the cost of environmental liabilities imposed on spinoff company Chemours. Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III ruled Monday that he has no jurisdiction to hear the case because the separation agreement between the companies clearly states that all […]

As we grapple with the human and personal effects of COVID-19, the pandemic is forcing companies to closely examine their corporate insurance programs to determine where, if at all, coverage can provide some relief to the economic losses that COVID-19 will cause.   One of the best places to start is by reviewing your pollution legal liability (PLL) policies, which may have been placed recently, or as long as 10 years ago, but which may provide coverage for some elements […]

Health-care workers and emergency responders will benefit from rules eased in some states around workers’ compensation that will allow them to collect benefits if they can prove they caught Covid-19 on the job. Some say essential workers like grocery store employees and delivery workers also should qualify. But employers need to be aware of the […]