Read here plans that have been submitted to demolish the facility behind the West Virginia chemical spill.

Source: http://www.ibamag.com, March 11, 2014 By: Brian Anderson As the nature of environmental liability has become more clean and quantifiable, environmental risk insurance has evolved to provide valuable protection at a reasonable cost. As only a small percentage of environmental risks are properly insured today, many businesses need to consider making use of specialized environmental […]

Source: http://www.ibamag.com, March 20, 2014 By: Caitlin Bronson Recent weather incidents and highly publicized environmental events have combined to raise public awareness of environmental liabilities. With it, the profile of environmental insurance and commercial demand for coverage has risen dramatically. In fact, Bill Howard, vice president of Alexandria, Va.-based Clarke & Sampson, now believes so […]

Source: http://www.latimes.com, March 11, 2014 By: Jessica Garrison and Abby Sewell Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to create a “strike team” that will target facilities that emit toxic pollutants — the first being the Exide Technologies battery recycling plant in Vernon. The team of public health officials, prosecutors, fire department officials and others will […]

Source: http://trib.com, March 11, 2014 By: Lauren Donovan North Dakota officials are investigating the illegal dumping of radioactive filter socks in an abandoned gas station owned by a fugitive wanted on Wyoming felony larceny charges. The station in the tiny remote town of Noonan in Divide County. “This is a vacant building filled with toxic […]

Source: The Baltimore Sun, March 10, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com State environmental officials and the owners of the Sparrows Point peninsula are moving toward a settlement to correct alleged regulatory violations at the former steelmaking site. Regulators say an array of problems have occurred over the past year on the 2,300-acre peninsula, including illegal open […]

Read here about the former owner of an Iowa dairy who will pay thousands to settle water quality violations.

Source: Valley Independent (Monessen, PA), March 10, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The Tervita landfill in Rostraver Township has been ordered to pay a six-figure fine for repeatedly failing to control foul odors, according the state Department of Environmental Protection. A consent order and agreement — signed by both DEP and Tervita officials Wednesday — orders […]

Read here about a gas drilling company in Ohio that was ordered to stop operations after minor earthquakes were felt.

Source: Dow Jones News Service, March 7, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com By: Peg Brickley Questions about the safety of its California lead-recycling operation continue to haunt Exide Technologies Inc. (XIDEQ), a battery maker operating under bankruptcy protection. This week, the company agreed to allow a $40 million lawsuit filed by the South Coast Air Quality […]

Source: Dow Jones News Service, March 9, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com By: Alexandra Berzon The state will require stricter monitoring of storage tanks and water systems under a bill Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is expected to sign in response to a chemical spill that tainted the water supply for 300,000 people here. The legislation passed […]

Source: http://www.khou.com, March 11, 2014 By: Drew Karedes The health department is investigating what could’ve caused a chlorine leak that sent nine children to local hospitals. It happened after 6 p.m. at Fins swim school on Spring Cypress near Stuebner Airline. The victims, ages 2 to 16, began complaining of nausea, tearing and respiratory distress. […]