Source: Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, WA), September 13, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Kitsap County will contribute $48,000 to the cleanup of contaminated soils at Crownhill School in Bremerton, under an agreement signed this week by the county commissioners. Bremerton School District has taken the lead role in the cleanup of the school property at 1500 Rocky Point […]

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 12, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The U.S. Environment Protection Agency will spend $28.4 million to remove 428 tons of lead-contaminated soil from polluted yards here. It’s estimated that about 800 residential properties with lead concentrations of 400 parts per million will require remediation. And the Big River, a curvy river […]

Read here about a large liquor warehouse in Kentucky that has been ordered to cut down on vapors.

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 11, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com An insurance company providing coverage to the trucking company whose vehicle dropped a tar-like goo over the Pennsylvania Turnpike last fall must now cover some of the claims. U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti ruled on Friday that Hallmark Specialty Insurance Company of Texas must cover […]

Source: Claims Journal, September 5, 2012 By: Burke Coleman One of the first lawsuits implicating insurance coverage for a fracking-related claim is under way in Ohio. Warren Drilling Co., Inc. v. ACE American Ins. Co., No. 2:12-cv-425 (S.D. Ohio 2012) will be the first case to determine how insurance coverage applies to the controversial drilling technique […]

Source: http://www.mlive.com, September 5, 2012 By: Shaun Byron A large portion of the former Chevy in the Hole manufacturing site may soon be transferred to city ownership now that long-term liability for pollution at the site is settled. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with the city of Flint eliminating city liability […]

Source: PRWeb, September 5, 2012 Posted on: http://news.yahoo.com Mold presence delayed the opening of two schools in Westampton, New Jersey. To keep the affected classrooms safe from chemicals after the treatment, Molderizer suggested the use of a non-toxic mold remediation product. St Louis, MO (PRWEB) September 04, 2012 Due to mold, the opening date of […]

Read here about the operator of a California toxic waste dump who is being fined for improper disposal.

Source: New York Times Online, September 6, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Correction Appended GREELEY, Colo. – A new race for water is rippling through the drought-scorched heartland, pitting farmers against oil and gas interests, driven by new drilling techniques that use powerful streams of water, sand and chemicals to crack the ground and release stores […]

Read here about a move by the EPA to clean up the Chesapeake Bay that could affect thousands of farmers.

Source: Aberdeen American News (South Dakota), September 5, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The city of Aberdeen will pay $37,352 to the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources as a result of the city’s discharges of untreated effluent into Moccasin Creek in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011. On Tuesday, the Aberdeen City Council approved a […]

Source: Miami Herald, September 5, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com After working hard to sell drywall in Florida, a Chinese exporter now must also fend off allegations of defective materials in Florida courts. That was the conclusion of a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge who ruled against Chinese drywall maker Taishan, which claimed it was too far […]