Source: http://www.lexology.com, February 5, 2016 By: Amanda M. Leffler and Meagan L. Moore, Brouse McDowell Ohio’s alternative energy industries are booming. Fracking and offshore wind turbine technologies are some of the most exciting new fields developing right here in Ohio. Businesses involved in these energy projects face traditional and new risks associated with an alternative […]
Source: http://www.ohio.com, March 1, 2016 By: Bob Downing Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office has filed a lawsuit against four companies and two individuals tied to hazardous waste problems along Brandywine Creek in northern Summit County that began five years ago. Named defendants are Bedford Anodizing Co. and Bedford Anodizing Realty Co., both based in […]
Source: http://longisland.news12.com, March 1, 2016 An old toxic dumping site in West Islip has been deemed a health hazard, according to a new finding by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The state says high levels of cancer-causing cadmium have been found in soil in the wetlands at the site of the former Dzus Fastener […]
Source: http://www.gjsentinel.com, February 27, 2016 By: Greg Ruland If the plumes of gasoline were at the surface, most people would notice the ground stained black and the unmistakable odor. The reality, though, is they are hidden under streets, sidewalks, homes and businesses at more than 80 locations around Grand Junction, making few aware of a […]
Source: http://www.jdsupra.com, February 23, 2016 By: Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in Nat’l Fire Ins. Co. v. James River Ins., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19076 (D. Ariz. Feb. 16, 2016), the United States District Court for the District of Arizona had occasion to consider the application of a manuscript pollution […]
Source: http://www.salemnews.com, February 23, 2016 By: Dustin Luca SALEM — City officials attempted to assuage residents’ fears about exposure to pollutants if F.W. Webb starts digging up the contaminated Universal Steel site on Bridge Street for a new warehouse, but negative comments nevertheless continued to rain down on the plans Tuesday night. The City Council […]
Source: http://wfpl.org, February 23, 2016 By: Erica Peterson Marvin Hayes fumbled with a chain on his gate. “This kind of neighborhood you got to keep everything locked,” he laughed. “No free access.’” Behind the gate is the backyard of his house in Louisville’s Park Hill neighborhood. And right over the barbed-wire fence is an abandoned […]
Source: Mondaq Business Briefing, February 22, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The New Jersey Supreme Court recently issued its decision in Templo Fuente Vida Corp., et al. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., (No: A-18-14)(074572), which may prove to deprive unwary insureds of valuable insurance coverage rights under their claims-made policies. The Templo Fuente court held […]
Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, February 23, 2016 By: Phil Gusman Once in the realm of niche coverages requiring a lot of education and persuasion to get buyers interested, Environmental policies are now in high demand by a wide audience. Part of that is attributable to progress in the economic recovery, as more construction and development leads to […]
Source: http://mtpr.org, February 22, 2016 By: Edward O’Brien Coal ash ponds have leaked contaminants into ground and surface water surrounding eastern Montana’s Colstrip plant for decades. Three environmental groups have sued the state of Montana for dragging its heels on the clean up effort. Coal ash is the hazardous material left over after coal is […]
Source: http://www.sanduskyregister.com, February 17, 2016 By: Andy Ouriel Area officials ordered a site analysis at a former sandwich shop, eating away at nearby property values and community morale for many years. Together people representing Erie County and Castalia recently applied for state money to remove underground storage tanks at 604 S. Washington St., where Ohio […]
Source: http://swtimes.com, February 22, 2016 By: Chad Hunter Whirlpool’s annual report to the state indicates that contamination cleanup efforts in and around the company’s shuttered Fort Smith plant reduced toxic concentration levels between 53 percent to 83 percent in targeted areas. A portion of Whirlpool Corp.’s sprawling property on Jenny Lind Road has been contaminated […]
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