Source: http://www.dailyfinance.com, November 2, 2012 The ACE Group today announced the release of an environmental advisory entitled, “Legionella and Mold: Construction and Renovation Risks at Healthcare Facilities,” which explores the potential risks of pollutants, such as mold and legionella, that hospitals and healthcare facilities can experience during renovation or construction projects. The advisory examines ways […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, November 2, 2012 By: Scott W. Davis, Bricker & Eckler LLP “The Heiles argue that the policy exclusions relied on by State Auto do not apply here. Indeed, the policy is riddled with definitions, exclusions, exceptions, exceptions to the exclusions and exclusions to the exceptions.” Heile v. State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co. (1999), […]

Source:  http://www.lexology.com, October 26, 2012 By: Stephen R. Berlin, Julie R. Domike and Richard L. Sieg of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) recently settled an enforcement action with The University of Massachusetts System (UMASS) for alleged violations of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). This action concerns […]

Read here about a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that homeowner’s insurance does not cover damages from Chinese drywall.  

Read here about a diesel fuel spill that resulted from Hurricane Sandy.

Source: http://triblive.com, October 23, 2012 By: Tory N. Parrish The value of claims filed as a result of an asphalt spill on the Pennsylvania Turnpike last year has more than doubled to $1.7 million since June. Attorney Thomas Frampton, the court-appointed special master for the case in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh, has received 616 […]

Source: http://www.stltoday.com, October 26, 2012 By: Leah Thorsen Hundreds of miles of railroad lines in three Missouri counties will continue to spread lead contamination, making a $70 million cleanup a waste of time and money, say lawyers for the mining company that footed the bill through a bankruptcy settlement. Arizona-based American Smelting and Refining Co. […]

Source: http://news.yahoo.com, October 11, 2012 High level of mold spores were detected in one of the residence halls of the University of Louisville. MoldRemoval.biz suggested the use of non-toxic mold remediation sprays to the officials for an effective and safe mold treatment. Louisville, KY (PRWEB) October 11, 2012 Mold took over a freshman residence building […]

Source: http://www.sokolovelaw.com, October 22,2012 By: Sokolove Law Staff A Massachusetts town has filed a class-action chemical exposure lawsuit against three chemical companies over the potential harm caused by high levels of chemicals known as PCBs. The lawsuit seeks damages on behalf of Lexington and other school districts of Massachusetts with school buildings that are affected […]

Source: Shelby County Reporter (Alabama), October 25, 2012 By: Amy Jones A Shelby County couple is suing Riverchase United Methodist Church after environmental violations that happened while the church was building an addition resulted in the couple’s lake being polluted. Randy and Mary Harper live adjacent to the church, and the couple claims their 4-acre […]

Read here about 3 lawsuits filed in West Virginia over C8 exposure.  

Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, October 18, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A Findlay-based drilling company agreed to pay a $84,506 federal fine for air pollution and hazardous chemical violations in Washington County, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday. The EPA cited a subsidiary of Atlas Energy LP for several storage problems in 2008 and 2009. Atlas failed […]