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March 7, 2013

Seller of drained transformers containing residual PCBs insulated from CERCLA "arranger" liability

Source: http://www.lexology.com, February 22, 2013 By: Andrew H. Perellis and Ilana R. Morady, Seyfarth Shaw LLP If you sell products that you no longer need that contain residual hazardous substances, and the buyer mishandles them so as to create the need for remediation, are you liable under CERCLA for having arranged for disposal of the […]

March 6, 2013

NY Awaits Fracking Study

Read here about the decision by the Governor of New York to await the results of a health study determining whether or not drilling will be allowed.  

March 6, 2013

Oil Leak in NYC Awaits Cleanup

Read here about an underground oil leak in New York City that awaits cleanup.  

March 6, 2013

Toxic site in Burlco remains troubling

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 3, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com On a recent afternoon last month, a man and his dog jogged down a peaceful, winding lane in Moorestown past a row of tidy $725,000 homes that exhibited tiered fountains and stone goddesses. Not on display in the Wexford development were about 58 monitoring wells that […]

March 6, 2013

Drilling Bans Lead to Lawsuit in CO

Read here about a plan in Colorado to sue over drilling bans.  

March 6, 2013

IN Oil Refiner Paying Millions for Pollution Controls

Read here about an oil refiner in Indiana who will pay millions to settle Clean Air Act violations.  

March 6, 2013

Landfill Gas Lawsuit Filed in HI

Read here about a landfill gas lawsuit filed in Hawaii by the EPA.

March 5, 2013

Seller of drained transformers containing residual PCBs insulated from CERCLA "arranger" liability

Source: http://www.lexology.com, February 22, 2013 By: Andrew H. Perellis and Ilana R. Morady, Seyfarth Shaw LLP If you sell products that you no longer need that contain residual hazardous substances, and the buyer mishandles them so as to create the need for remediation, are you liable under CERCLA for having arranged for disposal of the […]

March 5, 2013

Health officials tracing source of chemicals that sickened Hopkins workers

Source: The Baltinore Sun, February 28, 2013 By: Scott Dance Faulty boiler systems caused similar poisonings in 1990s New Jersey Health officials continue to investigate how contaminated hot water sickened nearly two dozen people at the Johns Hopkins at Keswick complex Monday, but the case is similar to previous ones involving faulty water-heating systems that […]

March 4, 2013

New ASHRAE Standard Dictates Legionnaires’ Disease Prevention

Source: Indoor Environment Connections, April 2012 By: Thomas P. Bernier and Susan E. Smith, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., Baltimore MD Legionnaires’ disease is a serious, potentially lethal, type of pneumonia that is caused by bacteria of the genus Legionella. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that 8,000 to 18,000 persons […]

March 1, 2013

Fracking liability suits will be followed by insurance coverage disputes

Source: Business Insurance, February 24, 2013 By: Douglas McLeod Insurance coverage disputes are bound to follow fracking liability suits, including arguments over the scope of pollution exclusions in general liability policies, lawyers say. Along with operators extra expense policies, which cover cleanup costs from a well blowout, general liability policies also cover “sudden and accidental” […]

March 1, 2013

Can Illinois Legislation Establish Fracking Regulations?

Source: http://theenergycollective.com, February 24, 2013 By: Jim Pierobon Illinois is on track to go where no push for hydraulic fracturing has gone before in the U.S.: a consensus on how to regulate the controversial practice of injecting chemicals and large amounts of water deep underground to flush out large quantities of natural gas and crude […]

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