Source: Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2011 Posted on: http://fpn.advisen.com The Environmental Protection Agency said that hydraulic fracturing, a controversial natural gas drilling process, probably contaminated well water in Wyoming, a finding sure to roil the debate about expanding natural gas drilling around the country. The EPA’s new draft report found dangerous amounts of benzene […]

Read here about a lawsuit that has been filed in California to restrict oil and gas development.

Read here about a contaminated well water lawsuit settlement that has been reached in Dickson, Tennessee.

Source: Mail Tribune (Medford, OR), December 6, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A downtown Ashland hotel is under investigation for illegally discharging water containing potentially fish-killing toxics into Ashland Creek when its heating and air-conditioning system malfunctioned recently, authorities said. The Ashland Springs Hotel’s heating and air-conditioning unit overflowed on Nov. 19, causing water treated with […]

Source: Marketwatch, December 5, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Finding ways into the industry that avoid energy price volatility SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – The latest technology for producing natural gas from shale rock is not only altering the American energy landscape its also opening a host of entry points for investors eager to profit from this […]

Read here about the lead-tainted soil cleanup in Evansville, Indiana that will be expanded to 500 homes.

Source: Marketwatch, December 5, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Commentary: Infrastructure, policy still in their infancies SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – There’s no question the booming U.S. shale gas industry is opening doors. It will also close a few. That’s what makes it a disruptive moment in the global energy market. The technological breakthroughs that have suddenly […]

Source: http://www.chron.com, November 25, 2011 By: Mike Morris, Houston Chronicle Harris County’s pollution control staff were eager last year to move into a new office the county was building in Pasadena. The opening was delayed for more than a month, however, after leaking underground storage tanks were found on the site and had to be […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, October 31, 2011 By: Jim Parsons Cracks in 13 cast-in-place pier caps supporting three bridges on the new Intercounty Connector toll highway in Maryland may be the result of a design flaw, according to the Maryland State Highway Administration. More than 40 cracks—ranging in width from 0.005 to 0.035 in. and in length […]

Source: http://www.businessinsurance.com, November 22, 2011 Insurance rates for construction contractors, architects and engineers could be on the rise, according to new market reports from Lockton Cos. L.L.C. released this week. Unprecedented property losses stemming from natural catastrophes, anemic interest rates and worsening workers compensation results may conspire to drive up construction contractors’ premium rates on […]

Source:  http://www.rmmag.com By:  Jeff Slivka, New Day Underwriting Managers Sustainable construction is rapidly expanding with the continued development of green codes and eco-friendly building materials. Championing the movement is the United States Green Building Council, whose Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system has become the benchmark for energy efficiency and environmentally safe […]

Source: http://www.natlawreview.com, November 21, 2011 Bed bugs may be making fewer headlines these days, but that does not mean the critters — or the problems they present for companies — have been eradicated. Discovering an infestation is only the beginning; the legal fallout can last for years. Courts have recognized that state and local governments […]