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June 26, 2012

Paint Removal Leads to Lawsuit

A contractor renovated the interior of a residential house built in the 1950s. The renovation involved paint removal from interior walls, window trim and door jambs. During the course of renovation, the contractor used a plastic barrier to seal the areas he was working in. The homeowners continued to occupy the house during renovations. Additionally, […]

June 26, 2012

Popular Candy Maker Agrees to Settlement

Read here about a popular candy maker who has agreed to a nearly $600,000 settlement in Clean Water Act Violations.

June 26, 2012

Pollution Leads to Hefty Fine for PA Builder

Read here about a Pennsylvania builder who was fined over $700,000 for pollution.

June 25, 2012

More clients purchasing environmental insurance, but amount of limits purchased has decreased

Source: Canadian Underwriter, June 20, 2012 The percentage of clients buying environmental insurance has increased in recent years, although there has been a parallel decrease in the amount of limits purchased, a recent report from Marsh Inc. indicates. “With increasing frequency, companies are requiring their contractors to carry environmental insurance — regardless of the contractor’s […]

June 22, 2012

Colony Specialty Launches Environmental Auto Product

Source: Insurance Journal, June 11, 2012 Colony Specialty, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., is now offering business auto coverage in conjunction with its general liability and pollution coverages through their environmental division. The admitted product targets operations including: the fleets of environmental contractors and consultants, environmental facilities, restoration contractors, and environmental products […]

June 21, 2012

EPA Settles Case in 2 States: Clean Air Act Case Brings $1 Million Penalty

Source: National Law Review, June 11, 2012 By Alice Su, Center for Public Integrity The EPA issues a $1 million fine against a global plastics producer for alleged Clean Air Act violations in Alabama and Indiana. The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a $1 million fine against a global plastics producer for alleged Clean Air […]

June 21, 2012

One Killed, Another Injured in Tunnel Accident

Read here about how a construction worker was killed and another was injured in an accident in a tunnel that was under construction.

June 21, 2012

New Sustainable Design and Construction Contracts

Source: Construction Executive, June 2012 By: Kenneth Cobleigh Meeting Expectations and Managing Risks Sustainable design and construction is a rapidly evolving area for owners, architects, contractors, and others involved in the design and construction industry. This year, the International Code Council released its International Green Construction Code (IgCC) and the Green Building Certification Institute is […]

June 20, 2012

Risks increasing for properties with chlorinated solvent contamination

Source: http://www.lexology.com, June 6, 2012 By: Susan P. Phillips and Katy E. Ward, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC For properties where chlorinated solvents have been released, new regulatory challenges and related liability concerns are increasing as a result of controversial human health studies recently published by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The […]

June 18, 2012

Drinking Water Contamination and Environmental Damages Due to Hydraulic Fracking

Source: PRWeb, June 13, 2012 Posted on: http://news.yahoo.com Terry W. Roberson, a Houston oil and gas attorney, authored “Environmental Concerns of Hydraulically Fracturing a Natural Gas Well” published in Volume 32, Page 1, 67 of the Utah Environmental Law Review (2012). The article explores whether the natural gas drilling process of hydraulic fracking in shale […]

June 18, 2012

Corporate purchaser not liable to the government for CERCLA liability; former operator must begin cleanup

Source: http://www.lexology.com, May 25, 2012 By: Gabrielle Sigel, Jenner & Block In long-running litigation regarding one of the costliest Superfund cleanups in the country, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin reversed a decision it reached just 5 months earlier and found that Appleton Papers Inc. (“API”) was not liable to the […]

June 18, 2012

Naturally occurring level of chromium 6 in Hinkley may never be known

Source: San Bernardino County Sun, June 14, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com How much of the cancer-causing chemical chromium 6 is naturally occurring in the Hinkley Valley? Board members of the water agency which is overseeing the cleanup of Hinkley’s contaminated groundwater are beginning to see that the answer to that question may never be known. […]

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