Source: http://www.grahamco.com, December 7, 2015 By: Shane Riccio, The Graham Company Property owners often don’t consider pollution legal liability policies, but they should. As evidenced by the recent legionella bacteria that was found in at least several water towers at schools throughout Long Island, and the outbreak this past summer in the Bronx, you don’t […]

Source: http://www.bna.com, November 17, 2015 By: Logan L. Hollers Buyers and sellers may have conflicting interests in business transactions that involve potential environmental liabilities, but the parties can avail themselves of many flexible legal strategies and management tools for allocating risk prior to the closing process, an environmental attorney told Bloomberg BNA. Abbi Cohen, a […]

Source: http://www.dailynews.com, December 7, 2015 By: Sarah Favot A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has approved a $2.4 million settlement between the state water board and Los Angeles World Airports over allegations of improper monitoring of underground tanks that store hazardous materials at several area airports, the water board announced Monday. The state Water […]

Source: http://www.heraldbulletin.com, December 8, 2015 By: Ken de la Bastide Several positive tests for the bacteria that may cause Legionnaires’ disease have been found at ManorCare Health Services in Anderson. The positive tests were found in one of the two water systems that provide water to the health care facility at 1345 N. Madison Ave. […]

Source: http://www.grbj.com, December 4, 2015 By: Pat Evans The positive economic climate and low interest rates are causing properties to change hands and be developed at a fast rate, and local environmental consultants are riding the coattails of that activity. Joe Berlin, president of BLDI Environmental Engineering, has fielded several offers on the company’s downtown […]

Source: http://www.downtownpublications.com, December 4, 2015 By: Lisa Brody The Shell gas station at Maple and Lahser roads in Bloomfield Township, which received approvals to renovate as a mini-mart from the township board of trustees on November 23, was suddenly shut down this week when the current lessee of the station, Safeway, decided not to continue […]

Source: http://www.democratandchronicle.com, December 6, 2015 By: Steve Orr Environmental remediation at a Gates company has been successfully completed just as similar work is beginning at a commercial property in Brighton. The remediated property is Buell Automatics, a precision-machined parts maker at 381 Buell Road near Greater Rochester International Airport. There, the owners enrolled in the […]

Source: http://www.syracuse.com, December 6, 2015 By: James T. Mulder A small amount of bacteria that can cause Legionnaire’s disease has been found in water in cooling towers at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. The hospital received the test results Nov. 24, but did not announce them until late today. St. Joe’s said there is no […]

Source: http://hudsonreporter.com, December 6, 2015 By: Art Schwartz Will begin testing for possible ‘superfund’ status After pressure from a local environmentalist, federal authorities have agreed to conduct an assessment of the Hackensack River to determine the extent of pollution and contamination caused by industry over the years. The findings could result in a massive cleanup […]

Source: http://www.denverpost.com, December 2, 2015 By: Bruce Finley Old mines tainting water on federal land pose $21 billion cleanup bill Tens of thousands of defunct mines poisoning waterways around Colorado and the West present, beyond environmental harm, a multibillion-dollar financial burden. An analysis unveiled Wednesday counting abandoned mines located just on federal public lands pegged […]

Source: http://www.dispatch.com, November 26, 2015 By: Earl Rinehart DuPont has settled a 2009 lawsuit with a southeastern Ohio water district whose well fields were contaminated with the chemical used to make Teflon. The Little Hocking Water Association signed an agreement with the chemical giant in U.S. District Court in Columbus on Monday. The details were […]

Source: http://krwg.org, November 26, 2015 Two families in rural North Texas have sued oil and gas drilling companies for contamination of their water wells. The state’s oil and gas regulator, the Texas Railroad Commission, said in a report that one of the family’s well water contained chemicals that may pose “adverse health effects” and an […]