Source: https://www.altamontenterprise.com, September 7, 2016 By: Elizabeth Floyd Mair The owner of the old and vacant dry cleaners at 2312 Western Ave. has applied to be named a brownfield cleanup site. According to the application, the property lies about 1,000 feet from the Hunger Kill, a creek that feeds into the Watervliet Reservoir, the town’s […]

Source: http://www.kotatv.com, September 7, 2016 The Air Force found some contamination in groundwater at the boundary of Ellsworth Air Force Base, caused by fire-fighting foam used at a training site. The contamination was first discovered in 2011 and further testing this year continues to show perfluorinated compounds (called PFCs) are present, exceeding health advisory levels. […]

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 7, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com After 12 years, three trials, and 70 days of court testimony, a federal district judge in Philadelphia has ruled in favor of the Greek owners and operators of the oil tanker Athos I, which struck an anchor in the Delaware River in November 2004 as it […]

Source: http://abc7ny.com, September 2, 2016 By: Tim Fleischer New York City health officials are investigating new cases of Legionnaires’ disease at a public housing complex in Manhattan. Two people at the Rangel Houses in Harlem have been diagnosed with the disease. The bacteria associated with Legionnaires’ is typically found in water systems, and an ionization […]

Source: http://www.tampabay.com, September 1, 2016 By: Megan Reeves A handful of blunders by Tampa Bay area contractors nearly 10 years ago have caused a moldy mess in the attic of East Lake Fire Rescue, officials say, and repairs could cost as much as $350,000. The department, 3375 Tarpon Lake Blvd., is suing three companies they […]

Source: http://www.fdlreporter.com, September 1, 2016 By: Madeline Zukowski Three gas main leaks in the month of August were caused as construction crews or city personnel hit gas lines. On Aug. 5, city personnel were digging up a water main when they hit a four-inch gas line on Doty Street. Ten people were evacuated from their […]

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, September 6, 2016 By: Christopher J. Boggs Coverage Part A of the Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy is limited in scope, extending coverage to claims arising out of only bodily injury (BI) and/or property damage (PD). Couple Part A’s limited scope with the CGL form’s absolute pollution exclusion (“f.”) and expensive coverage gaps […]

Source: Dow Jones News Service, August 26, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com As construction accidents have surged, Manhattan prosecutors are pushing to bring criminal charges against builders they say have sacrificed worker safety for profits. That effort was on full display one afternoon at the Manhattan district attorney’s office where prosecutor Diana Florence gathered a group […]

Source: EHS Today, August 31, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The Department of Justice (DOJ), EPA and the state of New Mexico have reached a settlement with Chevron Mining Inc. (CMI) requiring $143 million in cleanup work at the Chevron Questa Mine Superfund site near Questa, N.M. As part of the settlement, the company will perform […]

Source: http://www.wgrz.com, August 25, 2016 By: Kelly Dudzik Neighbors who live near two former U.S. Army Nike sites in Aurora and Orchard Park have concerns about possible environmental contaminants. Thursday night, a representative from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers met with them. There is an old launch area and an old control area. Both […]

Source: http://www.montgomerynews.com, August 26, 2016 By: Dan Sokil A Warrington family has filed suit against the U.S. Navy, seeking health assessments and coverage of medical costs related to the ongoing water contamination from two local military bases. “We had sent a notice of intent to the Navy that we were going to sue them, to […]

Source: Los Angeles Times, August 23, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Amid an outcry from parents over lead contamination, Los Angeles school officials said Monday that they will remove soil with elevated levels of the brain-damaging metal from two elementary schools near the closed Exide Technologies battery recycling plant. Soil will be replaced in a front […]