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Source: https://af.reuters.com, February 7, 2018 By: Ed Stoddard A 9 billion rand ($755 million) class action suit brought against gold producers in South Africa by miners suffering from fatal lung disease is likely to be settled “within months”, the chair of an industry group said on Wednesday. The suit was launched almost six years ago […]

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, February 8, 2018 By: Brian Heun Consider this five-step program to help companies identify and remediate pollution hazards. In a perfect world, claims managers would be able to check the “yes” box each time an insured submits a claim. Of course, in order for them to do so, the insured must have coverage […]

Source: https://www.irmi.com, February 2018 By: Jeff Slivka Unfortunately, this growth accompanies a wide breadth of environmental concerns. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US construction industry accounts for 160 million tons, or 25 percent, of nonindustrial waste generation a year. In addition, the agency has also reported that the tools and resources regularly […]

Source: http://www.morningjournal.com, February 1, 2018 By: Keith Reynolds The Keystone School Board is suing multiple contractors, claiming breach of contract in connection with the construction of Keystone High School and Keystone Middle School. In a pair of lawsuits filed Jan. 29 in Lorain County Common Pleas Court, Northern Valley Contractors Inc. of North Canton and its bonding […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, January 24, 2018 By: Smith Currie & Hancock In 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published its final rule lowering the permissible silica exposure level (“PEL”) from 250 µg/m3 to 50 µg/m3. In response, OSHA received petitions from both a collection of industry petitioners (“Industry”) arguing that OSHA made the regulation […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com, February 1, 2018 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $236 million plan to clean up a suburban St. Louis landfill where Cold War-era nuclear waste was illegally dumped decades ago. The EPA said Thursday the plan calls for removing all of the radioactive contamination that poses a health risk by partially excavating the West Lake Landfill in […]

Source: http://www.dailyfreeman.com, February 1, 2018 By: William J. Kemble The state Department of Environmental Conservation will review what steps might be necessary to remove contamination at the site for a former dry cleaner on state Route 32. The department said in a written statement that the 1.94-acre property at 1090-1094 Route 32 is above a […]

Source: https://www.environmentalleader.com, January 31, 2018 Since the mid-1980’s, environmental insurance coverage claims have been the most complex of insurance coverage claims. Insurance companies usually will not voluntarily provide coverage for gradually-occurring environmental claims without a fight, which typically takes the form of insurance coverage litigation that can be costly and time-consuming. A policyholder must overcome […]

Source: https://www.lohud.com, February 1, 2018 By: David McKay Wilson Westchester has discovered groundwater contamination at the county airport, with officials suspecting it was caused by chemicals used in firefighting foam decades ago. Preliminary results from one monitoring well, located near a former Air National Guard septic field, found contaminants in concentrations that were 14 times the limit set by […]

Source: http://www.thedailystar.com, January 30, 2018 By: Whitney Bashaw The state Department of Environmental Conservation began preliminary cleanup to a 3-acre Superfund site a half-mile north of the center of Norwich on Monday. Nine different contaminants are present at the site. The soil, soil vapor and groundwater of the Lee Avenue Railroad Site, designated as a State Superfund […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com, January 16, 2018 The Missouri Court of Appeals (Eastern District) addressed in a December 19th opinion a coverage issue involving a Premises Pollution Liability Policy (“ PPL policy”). See Hazelwood Logistics Center, LLC v. Illinois Union Insurance Company, 2017 WL 6460094. The coverage question involved whether a PPL policy applied to methane gas discharging from […]