Source: http://www.denverpost.com, May 7, 2016 By: Gwen Lachelt The American people are about to inherit another costly Superfund site, courtesy of inadequate and outdated federal mining regulations. Earlier this month, the EPA recommended that the Gold King Mine in southwest Colorado, which dumped a torrent of mine waste into the Animas River last year, should […]

Source: http://blogs.mprnews.org, May 5, 2016 By: Brian Bakst Minnesota lawmakers abandoned an effort Thursday to punish companies that designed and built the Science Museum of Minnesota, which has experienced severe and pricey water-intrusion problems dating back to the time it opened 17 years ago. The museum is seeking $13 million in state bonding help toward repairs […]

Source: http://www.duncanbanner.com, May 5, 2016 By: Christian Betancourt A Marlow couple filed a lawsuit against Butkin Oil Company L.L.C. in April claiming contamination of their land and other nuisances. Michael and Becky Graham, through their attorneys Johnston and Associates, filed the suit at the Stephens County Courthouse April 7. The suit alleges Butkin, who owns […]

Source: http://thetimes-tribune.com, May 6, 2016 By: Jeff Horvath A couple who run a Scranton business have filed a lawsuit claiming their property values decreased because of contamination caused by a nearby convenience store. George and Mary Weidow, who own a business at 1323 Providence Road, are bringing the suit against the Joe’s Kwik Marts company […]

Source: http://www.thelegalintelligencer.com, April 30, 2016 By: Grant E. Nichols For at least the past 30 years, parties involved in the purchase or sale of properties that contain environmental exposure have had to negotiate environmental indemnity agreements, either to protect assets, transfer liability, or to simply get a deal across the finish line. The essential characteristics […]

Source: http://www.treehugger.com, May 3, 2016 By: Sami Grover There’s no doubt that fracking has provided a boost to the North Dakota economy in recent years, but at what cost? New research from Duke University scientists has mapped 3,900 fracking spill sites in North Dakota, analyzing both water and soil around these locations and finding significant, […]

Source: http://khns.org, May 4, 2016 By: Emily Files This week, representatives from the Army will give another update on the effort to address contamination at the former Haines fuel terminal and tank farm on Lutak Road. The contamination stems from the time of the Haines-Fairbanks Pipeline, built by the Army in the 1950’s. The Army’s […]

Source: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com, May 5, 2016 By: Gordon Block The Army is expected to pay nearly $1.5 million to clean contamination at Fort Drum dating back more than 30 years. The remediation for the 3800 PCE Site at Oneida Avenue will include the injection of chemicals such as sodium permanganate to clean contaminants and add oxygen […]

Source: http://www.texaslawyer.com, May 2, 2016 By: David Walton and
Brandan Montminy Eight years later, in U.S. Metals Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Group Inc., the court addressed a policyholder’s effort to significantly expand CGL policies to cover construction and product defects. Focused less on the scope of the insuring agreement as in Lamar Homes and more on […]

Source: http://www.inforum.com, April 28, 2016 By: Forum News Service Wastewater spills from North Dakota oil production have caused widespread water and soil contamination, researchers from Duke University say in a new study. Researchers who took soil and water samples near the sites of some of North Dakota’s largest oil-related spills found high levels of ammonium, […]

Source: http://nreionline.com, April 29, 2016 By: Brian Dove From condominiums to office buildings to mixed-use properties, the dramatic increase in claims triggered by environmental incidents is affecting real estate properties of all types. Unexpected clean-up costs, regulatory fines and penalties, third party lawsuits, rental income loss, devalued properties and reputational damage are the direct causes […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, April 28, 2016 By: Hunton & Williams LLP In April 2015, we issued a Client Alert analyzing the Court of Appeals of Georgia’s opinion in Smith v. Ga. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 331 Ga. App. 780, 771 S.E. 2d 452 (2015), which held that lead-based paint is not a pollutant in the […]