Source: Wyoming Public Media, May 8, 2013 By: Irina Zhorov An energy group says a recently released report overstated issues of water use by the oil and gas industry. The Western Organization of Resource Councils released the report last month and said regulators need to consider the quantity of water the energy industry uses, in […]

Read here about cities in Iowa and Nebraska that have received federal funds to clean up contaminated sites.  

Read here about a trucking company in Montana who will pay thousands to settle pollution violations.  

Source: Resource Investing News, May 7, 2013 By: Vivien Diniz Overall, the United States is on track toward greater energy independence, and that road is paved with shale oil. US oil reserves have skyrocketed to the highest levels seen in 30 years thanks to shale oil. And it will only get better from there. On […]

Source: El Paso Times, May 5, 2013 Posted on: http://fpn.advisen.com The insurance on the fertilizer plant that blew up in West, Texas, on April 17 was a “drop in the bucket” next to the damage it caused, the spokesman for an industry group said Friday. Meanwhile, the state agency that regulates insurers said there is […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, May 6, 2013 By: Candy McCampbell One month after a pipeline rupture sent 210,000 gal of heavy crude oil through an Arkansas neighborhood, officials announced initiation of a “reentry plan” so residents can start returning to their homes. That return will be “over the next few weeks,” according to a statement from the […]

Source: http://www.mondaq.com, May 2, 2013 By: John G. Nevius Previously published by The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Inc. Volume 21, No. 4, April 2013 Many jurisdictions have announced that they plan to more actively pursue natural resource damages (“NRDs”) from potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) deemed liable under CERCLA or Superfund. Recent developments in case law have […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, April 29, 2013 By: Jerome H. Sturhahn, Sherman & Howard LLC Two federal courts in Denver recently addressed a fundamental question that exists in almost every construction defect case – when did the property damage that gives rise to liability, and the insurer’s obligation, occur? The answer to the question of when the […]

Source: http://www.ibj.com, May 1, 2013 By: Andrea Muirragui Davis Mediation is scheduled for May 21 in a 2-year-old lawsuit the city of Carmel brought over defects discovered during construction of its signature Palladium concert hall. Barring a last-minute settlement between the Carmel Redevelopment Commission and Michigan-based contractor Steel Supply & Engineering Co. or a delay, […]

Source: http://www.greenvilleonline.com, April 29, 2013 By: Sammy Fretwell An environmental group made good Monday on its threat to sue Santee Cooper for years of arsenic contamination at the state-owned utility’s coal-fired power plant west of Myrtle Beach. In a federal lawsuit, the Waccamaw Riverkeeper says Santee Cooper and state environmental regulators knew for more than […]

Source: http://theenergycollective.com, April 30, 2013 By: Grant McDermott In planning my series on the environmental impacts of natural gas for The Energy Collective, I had always intended for my third post to cover the critical issue of water needs. While climate concerns may dominate for some (see my previous posts), it seems fair to say […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, April 26, 2013 By: Jonathan A. Cass and Daniel E. Fierstein, Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall & Furman PC For most people, there is only one thing more excruciating than a discussion about insurance coverage: a blog post about it. So brace yourselves dear readers. With all kidding aside, the importance for contractors and […]