Source: http://www.miamiherald.com, May 11, 2015 By: Carli Teproff Miami Dade College has reached a $33.5 million settlement with the contractor and subcontractors hired to build a parking garage at the Doral campus that collapsed during construction more than two years ago, killing four people and injuring seven others. The settlement, both parties say, will allow […]

Source: http://siouxcityjournal.com, May 9m 2015 By: Bret Hayworth State and local officials are looking for a new solution to the old problem of groundwater and soil contamination at the Woodbury County Law Enforcement Center. The building, at 407 Seventh St., is on the site of a former gas station. The contamination was believed to have […]

Source: http://www.thecrimson.com, May 11, 2015 By: Mariel A. Klein and Theodore R. Delwiche After almost 10 years of delays and disputes, the town of Weston and Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum have settled a lawsuit and agreed on a nearly $14 million land deal, which will include Harvard paying for partial cleanup of portions of land that contain high […]

Source: https://news.vice.com, May 11, 2015 By: Aaron Cantu What seems like a clear case of an energy company polluting people’s drinking wells in North Carolina is actually much more complicated, thanks to the state’s rock formations. Last week, North Carolina’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sent another round of letters to residents living near the 32 […]

Source: Los Angeles Times, May 9, 2015 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Texas energy companies ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 will pay a total of $11.5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that hundreds of their gas stations violated California anti-pollution laws since 2006. The civil complaint, filed in January 2013, alleged that the Houston-based companies violated state […]

Source: http://www.observer-reporter.com, May 10, 2015 West Greene School Board learned last month just how expensive it is going to be to build a retaining wall behind the district’s new elementary school, following the collapse of the original wall Nov. 6. The board last month approved a contractor’s proposal to build a new wall at a […]

Source: The Houston Chronicle, May 8, 2015 Posted on: http://fpn.advisen.com Blue Bell’s listeria crisis worsened Thursday as federal regulators released documents showing Texas’ iconic ice cream maker knew about bacteria problems in its plants as early as 2013 but failed to correct them. The reports were released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after […]

Source: The New York Times, May 10, 2015 Posted on: http://fpn.advisen.com A transformer fire at the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, N.Y. sent plumes of black smoke into the air on Saturday and raised concerns that the foam used to extinguish the flames could pose an environmental hazard. The fire at the plant, […]

Source: http://insurancenewsnet.com, May 6, 2015 By: Lucas Rojas Mendoza Early on Jan. 9, 2014, approximately 37,800 L (10,000 gal) of crude 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol (MCHM) leaked from a storage tank sitting on the bank of the Elk River near Charleston, WV (WVDEP, 2014; CSB, 2014). MCHM is a chemical commonly used in preparation of fine coal and […]

Source: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com, May 7, 2015 By: Elaine M. Avallone Cleanup at the former Crown Cleaners property is in full swing. Last fall, Kemron Environmental Services of Atlanta, Ga., began clearing brush and trees in a 20-foot perimeter around the buildings on the Route 3 Superfund site, removing debris from within. After a winter break, the […]

Source: http://ithacavoice.com, May 6, 2015 By: Jeff Stein Update: The architecture firm in this story wrote us on Thursday to say that I.M. Pei has retired and that Pei himself had no role in the project itself. The story has been updated accordingly. Ithaca, N.Y. — Cornell University has filed a lawsuit against the architecture firm founded […]

Source: http://www.environmental-law.net, May 6, 2015 We have previously reported on instances where banks have incurred cleanup costs in connection with properties they have sold.  For some examples, click here, here, here, here and here The latest installment of this saga involves Bank of America (BOA) which agreed to pay $1.4MM as part of a settlement involving a […]