Read here about a county in Maui, Hawaii that is seeking bids from contractors that can help convert solid waste into energy.  

Source: USAToday.com, November 20, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Political obstacles to oil and gas production are starting to fall away at the state and local levels as voters, elected officials and courts jump on the energy boom bandwagon. Voters are rewarding local politicians who support production. Ballot measures are distributing potential tax windfalls broadly. And […]

Source:  Property Casualty 360, November 20, 2012 By: John E. Heintz, Jared Zola Superstorm Sandy’s recent strike hit the most densely populated area of the country, causing loss of life, destruction and dislocation on a massive scale. Recovery efforts are still in their infancy, and the storm’s economic impact will be felt by businesses and […]

Source: Sun News, Myrtle Beach, SC, November 15, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A state judge said Wednesday he will wait until after the Thanksgiving holiday to rule on whether a lawsuit pitting environmentalists against state-owned electric utility Santee Cooper will proceed. A trio of environmental groups wants the utility to remove a pair of coal […]

Read here about a wastewater treatment plant in New Jersey that was damaged by Superstorm  Sandy.

Read here about a New Hampshire plan to cleanup an old firearms manufacturing site that is being reviewed.  

Source: BestWire Services, November 15, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled TravCo Insurance Co.’s “all-risk” homeowners’ insurance policy did not cover claims regarding defective Chinese drywall. The case was filed by Larry Ward, who bought a home in Virginia Beach and a homeowners insurance policy from TravCo in 2007 that was […]

Read here about a hazardous waste dump in California that has received 72 state violations for unreported spills.

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Source: USA Today, November 29, 2012 By: Peter Eisler, USA Today Deadly bacteria that defy drugs of last resort A new family of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, known as CRE, is raising concerns across the medical community because of its ability to cause infections that defy even the strongest antibiotics. The antibiotic resistance is spread by mobile […]

Take a look at Catlin’s Construction Professional Claims over the past five years.

Source: The Times-Picayne Greater New Orleans, November 13, 2012 By: Drew Broach Jefferson Parish has largely blamed the architectural firm Wisznia Associates for the Jefferson Performing Arts Center boondoggle. Now the parish has settled its lawsuit against the company for $1.3 million, although Wisznia did not admit liability. That $1.3 million is less than the […]