Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com, July 28, 2013 By: Kevin Begos The boom in oil and gas fracking has led to jobs, billions in royalties and profits, and even some environmental gains. But some experts say arrogance, a lack of transparency and poor communication on the part of the drilling industry have helped fuel public anger over the […]

Source: Business Insurance, July 29, 2013 By: Judy Greenwald A federal appellate court panel has upheld a $104.7 million judgment for New York City against Exxon Mobil Corp. for allegedly contaminating city-owned wells in Queens with a gasoline additive from the mid-1980s through the mid-2000s. Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil said it plans to appeal the […]

Source: Quad-City Times, July 26, 2013 Attorney General Tom Miller announced Thursday the filing of an amendment to the State’s environmental lawsuit against Grain Processing Corporation (GPC), pending in Muscatine County District Court. The original suit, which was filed in December 2011, alleged air and water pollution control violations by GPC. According to a press […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, July 19, 2013 By: John L. Watkins and Russ Rogers, Thompson Hine LLP Overview On July 18, 2013, in Taylor Morrison Services, Inc. v. HDI-Gerling Ins. Co., the Supreme Court of Georgia decided two important certified questions from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit that affirm and expand the […]

Source: http://www.wyomingnews.com, July 21, 2013 By: Trevor Brown Proposed new regulations move forward after an informal rule-making process. A plan to require energy companies to test groundwater quality before and after drilling in Wyoming is closer to becoming a reality. But environmentalists, landowner groups and industry members say how the state implements the policy could […]

Source: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com, July 19, 2013 By: David Wren A pollution trial that was sidetracked last year by a lack of jurors is scheduled to start Monday in Conway with would-be condominium developers JDS Development of Myrtle Beach Inc. blaming the failure of their project on groundwater contamination caused by electronics manufacturer AVX Corp. David and […]

Source: Oil & Gas Journal, July 19, 2013 By: Nick Snow ExxonMobil Corp. subsidiary XTO Energy Inc. agreed to pay a $100,000 fine and to spend $20 million to improve wastewater management practices in Pennsylvania and West Virginia natural gas operations. The agreement came in a settlement of federal water pollution charges, the US Department […]

Read here about a study that showed that chemicals from natural gas drilling did not contaminate drinking water aquifers in Pennsylvania.

Source: http://www.startribune.com, July 13, 2013 By: Tony Kennedy In Wisconsin, frac-sand mines in Trempealeau, Buffalo and Barron counties are creating unstable piles of sand waste and illicit wastewater runoff. In Minnesota, state health officials are studying two chemicals widely used in frac-sand processing as contaminants of “emerging concern.” Four years into a mining boom that […]

Read here about the owner of a Maryland cement plant owner who has been fined $700,000 for Clean Air Act violations.

Source: Wisconsin State Journal, July 17, 2013 By: Ed Treleven Madison-Kipp and two groups of neighbors who sued the East Side vehicle parts manufacturer have agreed to the settlement of the class action lawsuits in state and federal courts for cash payments totaling $7.2 million. The company also agreed to replace contaminated soil on some […]

Source: http://www.globest.com, July 16, 2013 By: S. Ira Grossman In a recent blog post I discussed how a comprehensive Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) and the Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser (BFPP) liability protection can help to protect you from acquisition environmental risk. Today I’ll look at Environmental Insurance, and how it can help cover […]