Source: http://www.jdsupra.com, July 3, 2014 By: Robert S. Sanoff, Foley Hoagg LLP Pollution exclusions first became routine in liability policies in the early 1970s.  After a decade of often unsuccessful litigation trying to enforce those exclusions, insurers introduced a so called “absolute” pollution exclusion into their commerical liability policies. Given that the language of absolute pollution exclusions […]

Source: http://www.petaluma360.com, July 3, 2014 By: Kevin McCallum Neighbors of Sonoma County’s Central Landfill are threatening to file a federal Clean Water Act lawsuit over the pollution they say has been running off compost piles and fouling surrounding waterways for years. Residents of nearby Happy Acres subdivision say they’ll sue by mid-August unless they can […]

Source: http://www.thefiscaltimes.com, July 6, 2014 By: Naveena Sadasivam For the last eight years, Pennsylvania has been riding the natural gas boom, with companies drilling and fracking thousands of wells across the state. And in a little corner of Washington County, some 20 miles outside of Pittsburgh, EQT Corporation has been busy – drilling close to […]

Source: Ironshore Environmental, Environmental Energy Newsletter, July 2014 “Lessons Learned” Parr vs. Aruba Petroleum A Dallas jury recently awarded $2.9 million dollars to a family that claimed serious health injuries related to Aruba Petroleum’s nearby oil and gas operations. Although the wells had been hydraulically fractured, the case concerned exposure to air pollutants associated with […]

Source: http://www.wacotrib.com, July 1, 2014 By: J.B. Smith The final bill for cleaning up a former pesticide plant site near McLane Stadium is coming due at today’s Waco City Council meeting, and the total cost is more than three times what the council expected. The council Tuesday will sign off on a change order of […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, June 30, 2014 By: Kristina Pritchett Crews are continuing to work to remove an oil-like substance from Spring Lake off of Pitman-Downer Road and determine where it came from. Nearly 1,000 gallons of the substance, which seems to be a type of home heating oil according to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection spokesman […]

Source: Norwalk Reflector (OH), July 1, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that the former land owners, business owner, and construction company involved in the operation and the demolition of the now-defunct DLH Plating on Cleveland’s east side will pay $100,000 total for past air pollution and hazardous waste violations. “Although […]

Source: The Press Democrat, July 3, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Neighbors of Sonoma County’s Central Landfill are threatening to file a federal Clean Water Act lawsuit over the pollution they say has been running off compost piles and fouling surrounding waterways for years. Residents of nearby Happy Acres subdivision say they’ll sue by mid-August unless […]

Source: http://www.goupstate.com, Jun3 26, 2014 By: Lynne P. Shackleford U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials reviewed a $2 million project to neutralize metals found in soil on the northeast corner of the former IMC fertilizer plant site in Spartanburg. A handful of residents attended the public meeting Thursday evening at the C.C. Woodson Community Center. This […]

Source: http://www.laramieboomerang.com, June 29, 2014 By: Chilton Tippin The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality is investigating potential contaminants in soils, groundwater and soil vapors beneath downtown Laramie. The investigation encompasses roughly 61 acres, including portions of Grand Avenue, Third, Fifth and Garfield streets, as well as other areas. The DEQ intends to determine “the extent […]

Source: http://newsfixnow.com, June 27, 2014 On the Gulf Coast of Texas, the question isn’t if, but when, the next hurricane will come. And a new report from Texas A&M University-Galveston says before the next one hits, a lot of toxic waste needs to be cleaned up. If not, they say, the sludge at the San […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, June 23, 2014 By: Mary (“Molly”) Woodson Poag and Jeremy B. Glen, Steptoe & Johnson LLP In Regional Steel Corporation v. Liberty Surplus Insurance Corporation, — Cal.Rptr.3d –, 2014 WL 2643242 (Cal. App. 2d Jun 16, 2014) (Regional Steel), the Court of Appeals for the Second District of California affirmed the lower court’s […]