Source: http://www.dritoday.org, January 16, 2013 By: Marc Zimet On December 13, 2012, the Court of Appeals for the First District filed its opinion in Beacon Residential Community Association v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP et al. (No. A134542.) The decision is bad news for architects and other design professionals since it holds they can be […]

Read here about an oil cleanup that is ongoing after a barge hit a bridge in Mississippi.  

Source: http://www.globest.com, January 28, 2013 By: Antoinette Martin In the wake of several multi-million dollar settlements over pollution caused by hydraulic fracturing, including two in this state, a New York legal specialist has published an article called “Fracking Know-How” for property owners and insurers. LeClairRyan partner Michael J. Case writes in this month’s issue of […]

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com, January 25, 2013 By: Aaron Sankin An environmental group has filed suit against the state of California for doing what it deemed an insufficient job of regulating the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” In a complaint filed in Alameda County Superior Court earlier this week, the Arizona-based Center For Biological Diversity […]

Source: http://www.equities.com, January 24, 2013 The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: The Center for Biological Diversity went to court today to compel California regulators to enforce an existing state law that should protect people and the environment from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a rapidly spreading new method of oil and gas […]

Read here about a settlement that was reached for subsidiaries of a chemical company in a pesticide case.

Read here about a study that Pennsylvania plans to conduct to determine radiation levels in wastewater and byproducts.

Source: Mondaq Business Briefing, January 22, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com We have previously looked at the question of whether rock debris flying through the air could be considered a “contaminant” having an “adverse effect” on the environment. The Ontario Court of Appeal has said “yes” and the Supreme Court of Canada will hear that appeal […]

Source: The Landmark, January 24, 2013 By: Phyllis Booth Princeton has joined other Massachusetts school districts in a class action lawsuit involving PCBs in school buildings. Princeton’s involvement in the suit concerns the PCBs at Thomas Prince School. At their Jan. 14 meeting, selectmen voted to authorize Town Administrator John Lebeaux to engage the New […]

Source: NJ Spotlight, January 23, 2013 By: Tom Johnson A controversial measure to redefine hazardous waste is being opposed by environmentalists and business groups Getting dragged into one of the most contentious pollution cleanup cases in New Jersey history is costing dozens of municipalities millions in legal fees, with no end in sight. The Legislature […]

Source: http://www.equities.com, January 22, 2013 Specialized policy – unique in the industry – supports the US brownfield redevelopment community Beazley plc (BEZ.L) has expanded its environmental products offering with the launch of an Environmental Cleanup Costs insurance policy that provides coverage for cost overruns for remediation of known conditions at covered locations. The product, written […]

Source: http://www.njbiz.com, January 21, 2013 By: Jared Kaltwasser Don’t exempt public entities, opponents say A years-old legal fight over pollution in the lower Passaic River could lead to significant changes in the way the state enforces its 30-year-old Spill Compensation and Control Act. At issue is whether publicly owned sewer systems, wastewater treatment plants and […]