Source: Forbes, February 4, 2013 By: James Conca So, you have a dwindling supply of fresh water for drinking and for wildlife, you have large amounts of contaminated water from old mining operations that we don’t know what to do with and are really expensive to clean-up, and you have the need for large amounts […]

Source: The Medina-Gazette (OH), February 2, 2013 By: Nick Glunt Lodi Library officials plan to file a lawsuit over the roof of the building, which has been closed more than a year because of structural problems. “We needed to have some inspections done to confirm the problem,” spokeswoman Heather Coontz said. “The problem is the […]

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, February 1, 2013 By: Geoff Haver, New Day Underwriting Managers LLC Contractors’ pollution liability insurance began as a way to indemnify contractors against Superfund cleanup exposures. Today’s CPL coverage is broad and affordable. Learn how to work with insurers on this essential coverage. Contractors’ pollution liability, or CPL insurance, has been offered by […]

Read here about Superfund site in Indiana that may become a public park.  

Source: Columbus Dispatch, February 2, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The growing amount of hydraulic fracturing, commonly called “fracking,” being performed in Ohio as part of a booming oil and gas industry is causing a split in opinion among the state’s farmers.Some see the movement as an economic opportunity, while others see the practice as a […]

Read here about studies that have shown fracking wastewater can be radioactive.

Source: Bangor Daily News, February 2, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Since 1941, oil tankers have been a common sight in Casco Bay. They arrive at Portland Head Light sitting low in the water, heavily laden with crude oil from the Middle East or Africa’s offshore oil rigs and destined for refineries in Quebec and Ontario. […]

Source: Property Casualty 360, January 2013 By: Dave Lenckus While Pollution Coverage Is Gaining Traction Among Discretionary Buyers, Many Businesses Remain Underinsured and at Risk AIDED BY LOW PRICES—AND LARGE UNCOVERED LOSSES CAUSED BY RECENT EVENTS—ENVIRONMENTAL CARRIERS AND PRODUCERS SEE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND PURCHASES BY NEW BUSINESS CLASSES, INCLUDING HEALTH CARE, HIGHER ED & HOSPITALITY […]

Read here about pollution claims settlement between a chemical manufacturer and residents in West Virginia.

Source: The Brunswick News (GA), January 28, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com While site of the new Glynn County Detention Center under construction is near a previously known environmental Superfund site, employees and inmates should have no health concerns once the facility is opened next year. That’s the assessment by county and environmental officials, including Daniel […]

Source: PR Web, January 28, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Lawsuits associated with high-volume, hydraulic fracturing (fracking) are increasing amid the escalation in fracking activity. In the wake of several multi-million dollar settlements, the insurance industry has a major stake in understanding the scope and extent of risks potentially posed by fracking, writes LeClairRyan partner Michael […]

Source: Knoxville News-Sentinel, January 30, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A Norfolk Southern Corp. contractor dumped hazardous waste at a Scott County landfill in December, and now the company is working to clean up the mess and move the soil to an appropriate location, according to state officials. Shannon Ashford, a communications officer with the Tennessee […]