Source: http://www.dailyherald.com, August 12, 2014 By: Madhu Krishnamurthy A massive cleanup is underway to remove pollution and thousands of fish killed due to contamination of a lake at the Sun City retirement community in Huntley, officials said. The contamination was the result of a July 25 accident in which a semitrailer caught fire on westbound […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, August 7, 2014 By: Matthew T. Vocci, Ober Kaler On August 5, 2014, the Supreme Court of Connecticut, in Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Netherlands Ins. Co., 312 Conn. 714 (2014), affirmed a trial court’s decision that allegations of years-long, continuing and progressive water intrusion caused by alleged construction defects triggered a duty […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, August 9, 2014 By: Gregory M. Jacobs, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP May an insurance policy include an exclusion that essentially eviscerates the fundamental nature of the coverage it provides?  A federal court in Texas says, “No.” Disputes often arise between policyholders and insurers under liability insurance policies about whether a policyholder was […]

Source: Dow Jones News Service, August 5, 2014 Posted on: http://fpn.advisen.com A federal judge has approved an agreement by the nation’s largest public utility to pay $27.8 million to settle claims from Tennessee property owners who suffered damages from a huge, 2008 spill of toxin-laden coal-ash sludge. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Varlan approved the […]

Source: The Gazette (CO), August 9, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com El Paso, Texas-based Hunt Building has agreed to pay $310,000 to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at two construction sites at the Air Force Academy, the Environmental Protection Agency said Friday. In 2008 and 2009, the federal agency conducted four inspections of […]

When it comes to renewing professional liability insurance, contractors often feel like no time is the right time. With too much else in the pipeline—new proposals to submit, multi-million-dollar projects to finish and a multitude of other logistics to handle—most business owners just sign the paperwork and move on. Unfortunately, this mistake has cost numerous […]

Source: http://www.lasvegassun.com, June 28, 2000 The opening date of the new UNLV Lied Library is a full year behind schedule. University officials announced Tuesday the opening has been pushed back to Jan. 9. The $53 million building project has been plagued with construction troubles since it began in March 1998. Mold that could cause serious […]

Source: http://www.lasvegassun.com, March 22, 2001 More than $1 million might be needed to cure construction defects at the Lied Library at UNLV, and the state is preparing to do legal battle with the contractors and subcontractors who claim they are still owed $6.5 million for extra work. The state Board of Examiners received an update […]

Source: http://exa.gmnews.com, August 6, 2014 By: Taylor M. Lier Arsenic-impacted sediment is being removed from within several segments of an unnamed tributary to Crosswicks Creek. According to a land use notice Upper Freehold Township received from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the removal of material will be done at two locations at the […]

Source: http://www.oregonlive.com, August 4, 2014 By: Kelsey O’Halloran Cleanup of a leaky fuel tank at Banks High School is finally over, but it’s driven a $75,000 hole into Banks School District‘s finances and may affect other school programs. In the past two weeks, the school district has removed 596 tons of contaminated soil from around the […]

Read here about a $6.8 million settlement in a Missouri class action lawsuit over landfill odor.

Source: http://www.post-gazette.com, August 6, 2014 By: Don Hopey Leaks of fracking waste water from three impoundments in Washington County have contaminated soil and groundwater, prompting the state to issue a violation notice at one site and increase monitoring and testing at another. John Poister, a state Department of Environmental Protection spokesman, said the problems at […]