Source: http://stateimpact.npr.org, March 18, 2013 By: Susan Phillips Pipeline expansions serving the Marcellus Shale gas boom have helped boost production rates above seven billion cubic feet a day, according to an analysis by IHS. The report says the Marcellus now leads the Haynesville Shale as the most productive shale play in the country. The Haynesville […]

Source: The Wilson Daily Times (NC), March 16, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com State regulators are investigating a reported hog waste spill that environmental groups say could contaminate the Contentnea Creek and Neuse River. N.C. Division of Water Quality inspectors on Friday took water samples from an unnamed stream near a Murphy-Brown farm southeast of Stantonsburg. […]

Source: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com, March 18, 2013 By: Dan Stamm About 50 gallons of chemical Phenol spills into river About 50 gallons of a chemical spilled into the Delaware River overnight leaving two people hospitalized. Firefighters responded to the Kinder Morgan plant at 3300 N Delaware Avenue in the industrial area of the Port Richmond section of […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, March 12, 2013 By: Alba Alessandro, Hodgson Russ LLP Wind energy is a force to be reckoned with. U.S. wind power capacity represents more than 20 percent of the world’s installed wind power with a utility scale of 60,000MW. In 2012, of the 39 states with utility-scale wind installations, Texas, California, Iowa, Illinois, […]

Source: Palos Verdes Patch, March 16, 2013 Federal regulators have just sided with San Pedro area activists who claim that a tank farm storing up to 26 million gallons of liquid petroleum gas sits in an earthquake danger zone and is otherwise unsafe. The Environmental Protection Agency late last week told Plains LPG Services it […]

Source: http://riskandinsurance.com, August 22, 2012 By: Dan Reynolds A toddler death stemming from a MRSA outbreak wreaks havoc at a hospital. Risk Scenarios are created by Risk & Insurance editors along with leading industry partners. The hypothetical, yet realistic stories, showcase emerging risks that can result in significant losses if not properly addressed. Disclaimer: The […]

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Source: BBC Newsfile (UK), March 17, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has vowed to tackle with mounting problems of environment pollution and food safety with “greater resolution and actions.” “We are going to upgrade China’s economic development model, which means the people should be able to enjoy clean air, safe drinking water […]

Source: Tampa Tribune, March 17, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com An East Tampa scrap yard is in line to become the city’s latest industrial site targeted for environmental cleanup. Trademark Metals Recycling LLC has asked the city and state to designate property it owns in an industrial zone east of Ybor City as a brownfield. The […]

Read here about a settlement worth over $2 million that Timex Corp. to settle a contamination dispute at an Arkansas airport.  

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