Source: https://dnyuz.com/, December 18, 2024 Years of toxic waste dumping in a Jersey Shore community where childhood cancer rates rose caused at least $1 billion in damage to natural resources, according to an environmental group trying to overturn a settlement between New Jersey and the corporate successor to the firm that did the polluting. Save […]

Source: https://www.jsonline.com/, December 13, 2024 By: Drake Bentley An Enbridge Energy pipeline in Jefferson County spilled nearly 70,000 gallons of crude oil underground, according to federal officials. The spill is Enbridge’s worst in Wisconsin, surpassing a 2012 incident that spilled 50,000 gallons in Adams County. A petroleum pipeline spill was first detected Nov. 11 in the […]

Source: https://riskandinsurance.com/,. November 13, 2024 By: The Hartford The construction industry is booming. With more than 8 million employees and $2.1 trillion worth of structures built each year, construction needs are in high demand, and owners are working hard to meet expectations. Coupled with that, construction often faces some of the most complex claims in the industry today. […]

Source: https://www.aol.com/, December 12, 2024 By: Sarah Lipidus An Arizona city is suing the federal government, claiming toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” released from a nearby Air Force base are causing ongoing contamination of the city’s drinking water supply. In a lawsuit filed Monday, the city of Tucson said it wants compensation for the damages caused […]

Source: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/, December 13, 2024 By: Edward Booth Leaking sewer pipes may have spread hazardous chemicals from a former dry cleaning site in downtown Napa to nearby properties, including the location of a recently opened middle school, according to claims filed against the city of Napa and the Napa Sanitation District. Hagstrom Properties, which owns […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, December 16, 2024 Roughly 70,000 gallons (264,978 litres) of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin, officials said. The problem was discovered Nov. 11 in Jefferson County, 60 miles (96.5 kilometers) west of Milwaukee, by an Enbridge Energy technician, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported, citing a federal accident report. Read more.

Source: https://environmentallawmonitor.com/, December 12, 2024 By: Oliver E. Twaddell Our blog has written on EPA’s placement of Trichloroethylene (TCE on the chopping block and the phase down of Perchloroethylene (PCE). And early this week, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized those proposed rules with the latest risk management regulations for those two chemicals. Under the rule, “all uses of TCE […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, November 26, 2024 A commercial general liability policy with a pollution exclusion does not protect a Virginia homeowners association from lawsuits filed by swimmers alleging they were injured by chemicals discharged into the community pool. That is the argument made by Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. in a federal court action seeking declaratory judgment […]

Source: https://www.statecollege.com/, November 21, 2024 By: Adam Smeltz After a five-year investigation into groundwater contamination around State College Regional Airport, Penn State is about to take responsibility for an overall clean-up plan and ensuring nearly 40 homes with contaminated wells have drinkable water. The university also would pay about $565,000 to the Pennsylvania Department of […]

Source: https://www.constructionbusinessowner.com/, November 21, 2024 By: Darren Berg The landscape of environmental concerns confronting business owners has evolved significantly over the decades, beginning with the concept of corporate social responsibility in the 1950s, the triple bottom line framework which includes the three P’s of sustainability (people, planet and profit) in the 1990s, and most recently, […]

Source: https://www.tysonmendes.com/, November 13, 2024 By: Scott Ruksakiati and Sam Manning Background A contract dispute arose between the Chicago Shakespeare Theater (“theater”) and Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP (“architect”), the architectural firm retained to design the theater’s “The Yard” at Navy Pier. The architect sued the theater over unpaid fees. The theater counterclaimed, […]

Source: https://www.sdvlaw.com/, November 15, 2024 By: Jaseet K. Sahani This year, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued its first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure to harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), also known as “forever chemicals.”[1] In addition, the Food and Drug Administration announced that grease-proofing materials containing PFAS are no […]