Source: http://archive.azcentral.com, April 2, 2013 by: Ryan Randazzo Contractors have filed more than $16 million in disputed claims against the Spanish company that is using a $1.45 billion federal loan to build a massive solar power plant near Gila Bend. At least eight contractors have been involved in disputes with Abengoa Solar over the Solana […]

Source: http://ethanolproducer.com, July 20, 2011 By: Holly Jessen In 2006, a mistake by Chicago Title Insurance Co. caused Abengoa Bioenergy to put on hold plans to build a second ethanol plant in Colwich, Kan., and build instead in Madison, Ill. Abengoa says it cost the company $48.4 million because the Colwich plant would have been […]

Source: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com, September 20, 2013 By: Jeanne Schwartz, Assurant, Inc. Solar power generation is rapidly increasing and helping thousands of Americans embrace clean energy technology. According to Solar Energy Industries Association, “more than 4,400 megawatts of PV solar will come online throughout 2013.” The jump in solar development is driven by a dramatic drop in […]

Source http://www.soyatech.com, April 26, 2011 By: Dan Voorhis Abengoa Bioenergy, which owns an ethanol plant in Colwich, is suing a contractor over a 2009 industrial accident. In a suit filed last week, Abengoa said that it seeks more than $3.5 million from Faber Burner Co. of Lock Haven, Pa. Abengoa bought a burner and control […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, February 26, 2015 By: Candy McCampbell The Mount Polley Mine earthen dam in western Canada failed because of a faulty design that didn’t consider the geology of the perimeter foundation, an independent review panel says. The Aug. 4 incident dumped 4.5 billion gallons of water and 10.3 million cu yd of mine tailings […]

Source: http://midwest.construction.com, February 19, 2015 By: John Gregerson An “engineering mistake” may have contributed to the January collapse of an overhead exit ramp in Cincinnati that killed a construction worker, according the CEO of Kokosing Construction Co. Inc., the Westerville, Ohio-based contractor charged with demolishing the ramp. In a statement issued Feb. 14, Kokosing CEO […]

Source: http://www.marylandaccidentlawblog.com, December 3, 2007 By: Lebowitz & Mzhen Anne Arundel resident Gayle K. Queen filed a class action lawsuit against power company Constellation Energy last week. Constellation Energy is the largest power company in Maryland. Queen says her husband David died of kidney failure in 2006 because he drank water with traces of arsenic, […]

Source: Daily Press (Newport News, VA), February 24, 2015 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Virginia’s environmental regulators want to fine CSX Transportation $361,000 for the April 2014 derailment in Lynchburg that spilled more than 29,000 gallons of oil into the James River. The fine is part of a proposed agreement between the railroad and the state calling […]

Source: http://lancasteronline.com, February 24, 2015 By: K. Scott Kreider The site of a former manufactured gas plant in Mount Joy is slated for cleanup this spring, after soil and groundwater tests revealed residual coal tar and other materials left from the plant. PPL Electric Utilities and UGI Utilities will partner to excavate and remove contaminated […]

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, February 23, 2015 By: Michael Biesecker and Mitch Weiss Federal prosecutors filed multiple criminal charges against Duke Energy on Friday over years of illegal pollution leaking from coal ash dumps at five North Carolina power plants. The three U.S. Attorney’s Offices covering the state charged Duke with nine misdemeanor counts involving violations of […]

Source: http://www.oregonlive.com, February 23, 2015 By: Tony Hernandez The jury trial continues Monday in the Multnomah County lawsuit against the companies that installed faulty decking on the Morrison Bridge. Millions of dollars are at stake as county officials and their consultants research the cost of replacing the polymer decking installed in March 2012. The decking […]

Source: http://www.chron.com, February 20, 2015 By: Matthew Tresaugue Attorneys for Harris County have asked for a new trial in the legal fight over industrial pollution in the San Jacinto River, saying the judge made numerous errors that prevented them from getting a fair hearing on their claims. The motion for a new trial, filed this […]