Source: Providence Journal (RI), December 23, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Friday that a settlement agreement worth an estimated $40.3 million has been filed in federal court that will continue the cleanup of the Peterson/Puritan Superfund site, a polluted property that covers 980 acres in Cumberland and Lincoln along […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, December 21, 2016 By: James M. McClammer, Manko Gold Katcher & Fox Last week, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey denied Alcoa Domestic LLC’s request that the court dismiss claims against it regarding a previously owned site, finding that Alcoa may be in breach of the Purchase and Sales […]

Source: http://www.ac-lawyers.com, December 8, 2016 By: John P. Ahlers Implied warranties are warranties created by law, legislation, or courts.  In the construction industry, one of the most prominent implied warranties is that owners who provide plans and specifications to their contractors impliedly warrant the adequacy of their plans and specifications.[i]  That implied warranty had its […]

Source: http://theind.com, December 20, 2016 By: Wynce Nolley Local attorney continues his fight to protect Lafayette’s main source of drinking water Lafayette environmental attorney William Goodell held a press conference in front of the Rosa Parks Transportation Center Tuesday afternoon ahead of the I-49 Executive Committee’s regular monthly meeting to discuss how the proposed I-49 […]

Source: http://iowawatch.org, December 20, 2016 By: Lauren Shotwell Arsenic, a naturally occurring element found in bedrock, soil and groundwater across Iowa and, if ingested over a long period of time, is associated with increased risks of certain types of cancer and with diabetes and cardiovascular and neurological issues. In 2001, the Environmental Protection Agency adopted […]

Source: http://courthousenews.com, December 20, 2016 By: Nick Rummell A small town in New Jersey has sued DuPont for $1.1 billion, claiming it dumped more than 100 million lbs. of toxic waste into soil and water near the Delaware River, “a disaster worse than Exxon Valdez” that will take 1,000 years to clean up. Carneys Point […]

Source: http://www.leaderherald.com, December 20, 2016 By: Mike Anich City to take over old leather building The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday finished cleaning up the closed, former Carville National Leather Corp. building, which the city will eventually take over. The Common Council first heard in July that the EPA was going to clean up […]

Source: http://www.bizjournals.com, December 19, 2016 By: Daniel J. Sernovitz The team behind the $124 million Ballou Senior High School modernization is seeking at least $2 million in damages from the project’s architects over claims they delivered incomplete design plans for the Southeast D.C. building. Chiaramonte-Hess, a joint venture between Chiaramonte Construction Co. and Hess Construction […]

Source: http://www.virginiabusiness.com, December 15, 2016 The commonwealth will benefit from a $50 million settlement with DuPont stemming from the release of mercury from the company’s former Waynesboro plant, federal and state officials announced Thursday. They say the settlement with the chemical company would be the largest natural resources settlement in Virginia history. Mercury released into […]

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com, December 17, 2016 By: Erik Ortiz Some residents of Corpus Christi, Texas, resumed turning on the tap after an industrial chemical leak at an asphalt plant sparked fears of widespread water contamination. Officials said Saturday that there has been no evidence of tainted water, although testing of water samples was still being done […]

Source: http://www.godanriver.com, December 15, 2016 By: Graham Moomaw Virginia and federal officials have reached a $50 million environmental damages settlement with DuPont chemical company, the largest agreement of its kind in state history, over the decades-old mercury contamination of the Shenandoah River system. The settlement, announced Thursday at a news conference in Richmond, includes a […]

Source: http://www.masslive.com, December 14, 2016 By: Conor Berry Water contamination issues are improving at the former Games and Lanes property, according to Site Redevelopment Technologies, the Foxborough company that owns the Agawam parcel at 346-350 Walnut St. Extension. Members of the Agawam City Council, speaking during meetings last week and last month, expressed frustration over […]