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June 14, 2013

Highway Contract Makes Plea in Illegal Dumping Case

Read here about a state highway contractor in Virginia who has pleaded no contest to illegal dumping.  

June 14, 2013

Companies to pay NJ in River Pollution Case

Read here about the millions of dollars that New Jersey will receive from several companies to settle the Passaic River pollution case.

June 13, 2013

Witness Notes Communication Lapse in Ontario Mall Collapse Testimony

Source: http://enr.construction.com, June 12, 2013 By: Jonathan Barnes and Richard Korman A communication breakdown at an Ontario engineering firm contributed to flaws in an inspection that failed to detect weaknesses in a mall roof before it collapsed. The engineer who wrote a report based on a visual inspection, stating that the mall roof was sound […]

June 13, 2013

Constructing Professional Liability Insurance Requirements for Design-Build Projects

Source: http://www.irmi.com, Jume 2013 By: Jeff Slivka As a project owner, it is extremely imperative to require evidence of professional liability (PL) insurance from the construction firm you hire to design and build your project. However, when you do this, what are you trying to accomplish? Over the past year, I have seen an increasing […]

June 12, 2013

New Florida statute allows limitation of design professional liability

Source: http://www.lexology.com, June 6, 2013 By: Jennifer W. Fletcher, Michael G. Kerman, Kent W. Collier , Jennifer S. Lowndes and Laura J. Stipanowich, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Over the past fourteen years, third parties have been able to maintain a direct negligence cause of action against an individual design professional, such as an architect […]

June 12, 2013

Portland power plant owners settle pollution lawsuit

Source: http://www.mcall.com, May 15, 2013 By: Peter Hall Coal-fired generating units will cease operation six months earlier than scheduled The owner of a power plant in Upper Mount Bethel Township has agreed to stop burning coal as part of a settlement in a lawsuit by two downwind states over air pollution. NRG Energy, which acquired […]

June 12, 2013

DEQ, PPL settle air quality violations

Source: http://billingsgazette.com, June 10, 2013 By: Clair Johnson A settlement of air quality violations with PPL Montana will reduce sulfur dioxide pollution in the Billings area, Montana Department of Environmental Quality officials said Monday. The legal agreement reached between DEQ and PPL calls for the company to reduce sulfur dioxide pollution in Billings starting in […]

June 12, 2013

Report: Septic systems big contributor to Great Bay pollution

Source: http://www.seacoastonline.com, May 16, 2013 By: Aaron Sanborn Sources of nonpoint nitrogen pollution in the Great Bay estuary is spread out almost equally between septic systems, fertilizers and atmospheric pollution, according to a new report. The N.H. Department of Environmental Services unveiled its draft report, Great Bay Nitrogen Non-Point Source Study, during a two-hour presentation […]

June 11, 2013

Some treated sewage sludge likely spilled into Harford's Deer Creek, MDE says

Source: The Aegis (Bel Air, MD), June 10, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A small portion of the nearly 5,500 pounds of treated sewage sludge that spilled after a truck accident in northern Harford County late last week likely entered Deer Creek, according to state environmental officials. Jay Apperson, a spokesman with the Maryland Department of […]

June 11, 2013

Drillers Facing Nuisance Lawsuits

Read here about lawsuits that have been filed by families in Pennsylvania who say that gas wells nearby are a nuisance.  

June 10, 2013

Anticipation is the key to defending natural resource damages claims

Source: http://www.lexology.com, June 5, 2013 By: Joseph S. Kakesh, Wiley Rein LLP In recent years, federal and state environmental agencies have looked to natural resource damages (NRD) claims to restore waterways and land areas harmed by pollution. But NRD concepts are relatively new and not widely understood. Many companies with potential exposure are only beginning […]

June 10, 2013

Hog farm PR battle rages

Source: http://www.baxterbulletin.com, June 6, 2013 By: Frank Wallis Hog farm opponents to meet with ADEQ Arkansas’ chief enforcer of environmental law has its hands full in Baxter and Newton counties. A war of press releases, public commentary and rebuttals continues over a large new hog farm in the Buffalo National River watershed that some believe […]

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