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 […]

Read here about a site in Indiana that will have a shared waste cleanup cost of $1.5 million to 32 companies and the city of Terre Haute.

Source: http://www.usatoday.com, February 23, 2012 By: Dennis Cauchon Aaron Dinnin’s last job was as a prison guard. Before that, he was a roofer. Today, the 33-year-old West Virginian works in a shale gas field near his home and earns more money than ever before. “This is the best job I’ve ever had,” he says. Expansive […]

Source: Dow Jones News Service, March 12, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com (From The Wall Street Journal) Some energy companies, state regulators, academics and environmentalists are reaching consensus that natural-gas drilling has led to several incidents of water pollution — but not because of fracking. The energy officials and some environmentalists agree that poorly built wells […]

Read here about a paint-stripping chemical used in refinishing bathtubs that has been linked to the deaths of numerous workers.

Source: http://articles.sun-sentinel.com, February 22,2012 By: Brittany Wallman Meanwhile, construction of new courthouse delayed Nineteen current and former employees of the Broward County Courthouse have sued the county, arguing the building is “sick” and so are they. The employees say the county’s courthouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale is infested with toxic mold and that tiny asbestos […]

Source: http://www.milforddailynews.com, February 23, 2012 By: Brian Benson Cleanup of contaminated town land behind Benjamin Moore’s Sumner Street property is nearly complete, but a lawsuit stemming from the contamination continues. Town Counsel Gerald Moody said the town plans to proceed with a suit it filed against Benjamin Moore in 2009 that seeks to hold the […]

Source: http://www.wickedlocal.com, February 16, 2012 By: Susan Parkou Weinstein Tank, dirt removal planned Consultants on the Ames Shovel Works project recently assured selectmen any contaminated soil would be removed from the site by the developer at no cost to the town. Joseph Shea and Lisa Campe of Woodward & Curran said several contaminated pockets were […]

Source: Baker City Herald (OR), February 16, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A misunderstanding last winter led to 80 gallons of home heating oil being poured down a Baker City well rather than into the holding tank, but state officials say the oil, though it spread into the soil and groundwater, doesn’t pose a significant health […]

Source: Watertown Daily Times (NY), February 16, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com An eight-year lawsuit against the village over salt contamination has finally come to an end with a Carnegie Bay Road resident receiving a $30,000 settlement. Village attorney Mark G. Gebo said several residents filed claims over salt contamination on that road in 2004 but […]