Source: Courthouse News Service, March 15, 2012 By: Joe Celentino An insurance company can use the “pollution exclusion” to disclaim a Chicago suburb that circulated water from a contaminated well, the 7th Circuit ruled. The village of Crestwood is an 11,000-resident suburb of Chicago. Around 1985, the mayor and other village officials learned that one […]

Source: The Advocate, March 19, 2012 By: Michelle Millhollon The Jindal administration is trying to broker a compromise between landowners and the oil and gas industry on legislation involving what are known as “legacy lawsuits.”” At issue is how to resolve often decades-old pollution caused by oil and gas drilling. The oil and gas industry […]

Source: http://www.mysuburbanlife.com, March 21, 2012 By: Elizabeth Stoever Site remediation depends on owners Since completing construction of his home in the 200 block of Ninth Street in 1956, Alfred Martinez, 89, has lived within sight of what he calls “the most polluted area in St. Charles.” Once located next to an active railroad, the land […]

Source: Commonwealth Journal (Somerset, KY), March 28, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The toxic remnants of a methamphetamine lab can linger long after the arrests have been made and the site is shut down by law enforcement. “You’re basically entering at your own risk,” said Stuart Spillman, environmental director with the Lake Cumberland Area District Health […]

Source: ENR Southeast, March 21, 2012 By: Scott Judy As the case of Tampa Bay Water v. HDR Engineering begins, a key trial expert says he still has no official opinion about the cause of the disputed cracking. By all accounts, Dr. David Carrier III is a preeminent geotechnical expert on soil science. A paper […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, October 19, 2011 By: James T. Parsons Concrete pier caps supporting three bridges on the new Intercounty Connector (ICC) in Maryland may have to be rebuilt following the discovery of cracks by Maryland State Highway Administration (MSHA) inspectors. According to a project spokesman, 40 to 50 cracks ranging from .005 to .035 in wide, and […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, March 19, 2012 By: Jack Buehrer As New York intensifies its debate over whether to employ hydraulic fracturing techniques to recover shale-gas deposits in the Marcellus shale formation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is sticking to his pledge to “let the science and the facts” determine if the state’ should lift a two-year moratorium on fracking. […]

Source: http://www.businessinsurance.com, March 26, 2012 By: Mike Tsikoudakis Ironshore Inc. said Monday that it has expanded its site pollution liability program with coverage for the oil and gas exploration and production sector. The expansion of Ironshore’s Site Pollution Incident Legal Liability Select program offered by its environmental insurance unit will cover crude oil and natural […]

Source: The National Law Review, March 22, 2012 By: Angela Ebert On March 12, 2012, the Seventh Circuit, applying Illinois law, held that the Village of Crestwood was not entitled to coverage for claims relating to a contaminated water supply. See Scottsdale Indemnity Co. v. Village of Crestwood, ___ F.3d ___, 2012 WL 769730, Nos. […]

Source: The Medina-Gazette, March 15, 2012 By: Jennifer Pignolet Two Granger Township couples filed federal lawsuits against Landmark 4 LLC seeking damages for contamination of their properties they allege is from hydraulic gas and oil drilling in the area. On Tuesday, Mark and Sandra Mangan and William and Stephanie Boggs filed separate suits in U.S. […]

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 14, 2012 By: Tim O’Reiley As the hearing over whether to raze the unfinished Harmon Hotel plodded through its third day Wednesday, Perini Building Co. injected a surprise by unveiling a temporary $2 million fix to keep it standing in the event of a serious earthquake. Perini, general contractor on the […]

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