Source: http://www.lexology.com, August 6, 2015 By: Joseph C. Gebara, Fields Howell Athans & McLaughlin LLP The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled in a split panel decision that the pollution exclusion in a liability policy does not apply to lead paint claims. Smith v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. (10 June 2015). In this […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, August 5, 2015 By: Anthony B. Cavender, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP In another recent Fifth Circuit case, Cox Operating , L.L.C. v. St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance Company, decided July 30, 2015, the Court of Appeals issued an important environmental/insurance ruling in an insurance recovery controversy.  The Court of Appeals affirmed the lower […]

Source: http://www.democratandchronicle.com, August 5, 2015 By: Meaghan M. McDermott The site of a dry cleaning shop on Dewey Avenue in Greece has been added to the state’s list of inactive hazardous waste sites that pose a significant threat to public health and/or the environment. The former Perfecto-Dry Cleaners property is a .25 acre parcel at […]

Source: http://www.northjersey.com, August 5, 2015 By: Leslie Scott Nearly 40 residents sat through a three-hour meeting on July 30 to hear updates on the cleanup of the contaminated section of the borough known as The Plume. This information session was held by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the municipal building. Some of the […]

Source: http://www.mytwintiers.com, August 5, 2015 Construction of the new Hilton Garden Inn in Corning is on hold because of soil contamination. Our newspaper partner, The Leader, spoke with Corning City Councilman Chris Karam, who said manufacturing waste such as ash, glass and brick has been found in the soil underneath the former days inn off […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com, August 5, 2015 By: Lyndsey Layton When the Ocean View school district in Orange County, Calif., began to modernize its facilities last year, school officials and taxpayers got an unwelcome surprise. Workers found asbestos in 11 buildings, triggering a costly and disruptive effort to remove the carcinogen. Three elementary schools had to be […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, August 4, 2015 By: Hunton & Williams LLP On July 27, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held in Kinsale Insurance Company v. Georgia-Pacific, LLC, No. 14-60770 (5th Cir. July 27, 2015), that a claim brought by one insured against another insured is not barred by an “insured […]

Source: http://washington.realestaterama.com, August 4, 2015 The owner of a former fuel terminal near the Edmonds waterfront would clean up the site’s last two contaminated areas next year, under a work plan proposed by the Washington Department of Ecology. Ecology seeks public comment and invites people to a community meeting Aug. 20 in Edmonds about the […]

Source: http://www.wfaa.com, July 17, 2015 Multiple water samples at a community living center in Bonham, TX tested positive for a bacteria commonly linked to a form of pneumonia, according to the VA Health Care System of North Texas. The Veterans Health Administration tested 24 samples in June, following a directive launched last year that requires […]

Source: http://www.timesunion.com, August 4, 2015 Towers linked to Legionnaires’ disease outbreak The number of people sickened in an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the Bronx climbed to 86 on Tuesday as city officials outlined legislation that would tighten the regulation of water-cooling towers, which are thought to be the source of the cluster of cases. It […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, August 4, 2015 By: Kevin M. Hogan, Phillips Lytle LLP Anyone who buys or sells potentially contaminated real estate should negotiate contract terms to allocate the risk of an environmental cleanup, which can be a significant post-closing cost. Contractual indemnity has long been one of the chief mechanisms to allocate environmental liabilities between […]

Source: http://vtdigger.org, August 3, 2015 By: Jess Wisloski A small group of artists and residents met with city leaders last week to learn more about the challenges of developing contaminated sites along the Pine Street corridor. Part of the city’s PlanBTV South End revitalization calls for rezoning and new construction in areas known as brownfields, […]