Read here about a lawsuit against the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission who is being sued by for violations of the Clean Water Act.

Source: Philadelphia Daily News, February 12, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com In 2012, a train derailment spewed a toxic cloud over the small South Jersey town of Paulsboro, prompting safety concerns and major lawsuits over the chemical industry there. Now more lawsuits are being filed over an invisible, unrelated threat some say is lurking in Paulsboro’s […]

Source: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), February 12, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Target Corp. has paid a $27,500 fine and taken corrective action at two facilities in Brooklyn Park and Elk River after being alerted that diesel generators were producing excessive air emissions, state pollution control officials said Tuesday. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) determined […]

Source: Charleston Daily Mail (WV), February 12, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied a request from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to reimburse costs associated with responding to the chemical leak that continues to affect central West Virginia. In an announcement, Tomblin provided a copy of the rejection letter and pledged to […]

Read here about the cleanup of a North Dakota oil spill that will take at lease 2 more years.

Read here about a Spanish architect that has been ordered to pay for shortcomings in their work.

Read here about a North Carolina agency that wrongly declared arsenic levels in the Dan River as safe.

Source: http://www.lexology.com, February 7, 2014 By: Lynn T. Manolopoulos and Keith Baldwin, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP We all know that environmental laws impose heavy liability on businesses that release environmental contaminants into the air, soil or water. The family business is not immune to such liability. In fact, many multi-generational family businesses have owned or […]

Source: http://www.mondaq.com, February 7, 2014 By: Stan Martin Diesel fuel is spilled during renovation of a library, damaging both the work in progress and the surrounding building or land.  Damages may exceed $500,000, but the owner’s pollution coverage is apparently limited to $5,000.  Is the owner barred from pursuing the contractor and others based on […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, February 17, 2014 By: Jeffrey D. Stevens For years, some state courts and insurance companies have been telling contractors that the construction defect claims they face aren’t covered by their insurance because faulty work is not an “accident” that insurance is intended to guard against. This situation is rapidly changing, however, as more […]

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, February 1, 2014 By: Amanda Duncan Empty Buildings and Pollution-Related Liability As America’s real estate crisis slowly recovers along with our economy, more than 14 million properties remain vacant or abandoned across the country. Real estate is considered a vacant property when it is not currently occupied or in use. This includes empty […]

Source: http://www.ibamag.com, February 11, 2014 By: Caitlin Bronson When extreme weather events threaten the country, most producers scramble to update traditional policies like homeowners, auto or business interruption. However, many clients also stand in danger of liabilities that perhaps aren’t so obvious. In many cases, extreme weather can cause serious environmental liabilities and high monetary […]