Source: http://stlrecord.com/, May 17, 2017 By: Sam Knef A dispute between a homebuilder and engineering firm over who was to blame for a newly constructed home being condemned shortly after the owners moved in has been decided by the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District. In a decision handed down May 9, the appeals panel […]

Source: https://chicagocrusader.com, May 18, 2017 The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority has filed a lawsuit against New Jersey-based Honeywell International Inc., seeking $2.5 million for an environmental cleanup near airport property. The lawsuit accuses Honeywell and its subsidiaries, including Universal Oil Products, of sending significant amounts of hazardous wastes that wound up near the airport property. […]

Source: Dallas Morning News, May 16, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Nearly five years after shuttering its plant here that emitted too much lead, Exide Technologies has sued the city, claiming that its actions are thwarting the company’s cleanup efforts. The suit contradicts Frisco’s claims over the years that Exide has continually tried to cut corners […]

Source: Decatur Daily (AL), May 12, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com With a $5 million settlement from one local company approved in federal court, attorneys for rural water customers impacted by chemical contamination on the Tennessee River are preparing for a legal battle with industrial giant 3M Co. “We can now, on behalf of everyone harmed […]

Source: http://fuelfix.com, May 15, 2017 By: Ryan Handy The Texas Supreme Court ruled late last month that the Railroad Commission of Texas, the state’s oil and gas regulator, does not have exclusive jurisdiction over environmental contamination cases, which can be settled in court. The decision came from a years’ long dispute between a rancher, Jimmy […]

Source: http://www.penbaypilot.com, May 15, 2017 By: Lynda Clancy Almost three years ago, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection issued a violation notice to Camden for severely disturbing soil on Ragged Mountain, and the resulting sedimentary contamination of Hosmer Brook and Pond. Contractor crews remediated the erosion during Summer 2014, but the town faced an enforcement […]

Source: http://www.sunherald.com, May 13, 2017 By: James Bruggers Metal roofing has collapsed. Trees are growing tall inside buildings. Walls are heavily tagged with graffiti. And trespassers have set up makeshift camping or lounge areas among the arsenic and long-banned pesticides, having hauled in several couches in recent months – one of them with two small […]

Source: https://www.thechiefnews.com, May 15, 2017 By: Cody Mann Owners evicted, nearly 3,000 gallons of oily water removed from barge The Coast Guard oversaw the removal of nearly 3,000 gallons of oily water from the bilges of a 1940s-era crane barge this past weekend near Goble. Two men leasing the site from the Oregon Department of […]

Read here about a NV company fine over $500,000 for Clean Air Act violations.

Source: Richmond TImes-Dispatch, May 15, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com A pair of Dumfries homeowners have filed suits seeking millions in damages from Dominion Energy, claiming heavy metals seeping from coal ash ponds at the Possum Point Power Station contaminated their drinking water wells. The power station’s coal ash ponds, where the remnants of burnt coal […]

Source: http://www.sfgate.com, May 12, 2017 By: David R. Baker A San Francisco couple whose home in the Marina district sits atop the remains of an old Pacific Gas and Electric Co. gas plant have sued the utility, saying contamination from the facility threatens the health of their young children. In the suit, filed Tuesday, Dalene […]

Source: http://www.richmond.com, May 14, 2017 By: Robert Zullo A pair of Dumfries homeowners have filed suits seeking millions in damages from Dominion Energy, claiming heavy metals seeping from coal ash ponds at the Possum Point Power Station contaminated their drinking water wells. The power station’s coal ash ponds, where the remnants of burnt coal were […]