Source: Chicago Tribune, August 4, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Like a doctor with a complicated patient, aquatic ecologist Timothy Hoellein is determined to assess the health of the Chicago River by focusing on one of its major problems: garbage. Hoellein is spearheading an effort to examine trash in the river more carefully than anyone has […]

Read here about a retirement community in Ohio that has been hit with an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease.  

Source: http://www.lexology.com, July 30, 2013 By: Wayne J. D’Angelo, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP The image of water flowing from a tap being ignited with a lighter has become heavily associated with hydraulic fracturing in the minds of the public. But a research paper produced by the National Ground Water Association suggests this widespread image […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com, July 31, 2013 By: Robert J. Samuelson You may have missed the obituary the other day of George P. Mitchell, who died at 94 and was someone of genuine consequence for the future of America and perhaps the world. He is not to be confused with George J. Mitchell, the former U.S. Senate […]

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 31, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The question of fracking the shale layers above and below the Marcellus has transitioned from an “if” to a “when” for many oil and gas operators in Pennsylvania. On that, they agree; how to do it is another story. In recent discussions with analysts, executives at […]

Read here about an old carburetor factory in St. Louis that has been approved for a $30 million clean up.  

Read here about an oil and gas company in North Dakota that has been fined a record $1.5 million for endangering a drinking water source.  

Source: The Buffalo News, August 1, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The owners of a new paper mill in Niagara Falls have taken former owners of their property to court, claiming the former owners are responsible for radioactive contamination found while clearing the site. Greenpac Mill is demanding $50 million in compensatory damages from National Grid, […]

Source: Bangor Daily News, July 26, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The Maine Department of Environmental Protection on Friday continued to oversee the cleanup of 200-225 gallons of home heating oil that spilled Wednesday on Higgins Road. West Bath firefighters were called Wednesday afternoon to 44 Higgins Road, where homeowners reported the oil spill. Ann Hemenway […]

Read here about lawsuit brought by environmental groups in New York over dairy farm regulations.  

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, July 26, 2013 By: Anya Khalamayzer The rate of global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) has seen a recent uptick, prompting a need for growing companies to review their global environmental liability strategies, says a report by ACE’s retail operations group. 2012 showed M&A growth, according to Mergermarket statistics, with the year’s first quarter […]

Source: http://www.northjersey.com, July 29, 2013 By: Scott Fallon After a month’s delay, preliminary work to remove dioxin-laden mud from the banks of the Passaic River next to a popular county park is scheduled to begin Tuesday, according to the companies funding the $20 million project. The delay came when workers were unable to open the […]