Source: Cozen O’Connor’s Energy, Environmental and Utilities Group “News Concerning Recent Developments in Energy and Environmental Law” Newsletter, August 16, 2011 In an order released on July 19, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) declined to institute a formal rulemaking proceeding on smart grid standards, after FERC determined that five “families” of standards developed by […]

Source: Cozen O’Connor’s Energy, Environmental and Utilities Group “News Concerning Recent Developments in Energy and Environmental Law” Newsletter, August 16, 2011 On March 8, 2011, Governor Corbett created the Governor’s Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission (the commission). Comprising 30 stakeholders including experts from the environmental community, the natural gas industry, local government representatives, and state government […]

Read here about owners of a chemical plant who have agreed to pay over $ million to help pay for cleanup costs resulting from an explosion that occurred in 2006.

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 11, 2011 Posted on: http://fpn.advisen.com The family that purchased a contaminated former thermometer factory in Gloucester County and converted it into the Kiddie Kollege day care in 2004 is liable for the roughly $1 million New Jersey paid to clean up and demolish the building under an appeals court ruling issued […]

Source: http://www.mcall.com, August 9, 2011 By: Devon Lash Contractor says city knew land was contaminated with arsenic but did not disclose it. A Saylorsburg contractor hired to build a route to help smooth traffic in east Allentown has sued the city for more than $2 million, saying Allentown officials knew the land was contaminated with […]

Effective August 1st, Catlin Environmental has $15MM in Capacity for its three core environmental products, including Site Pollution Liability, Environmental Protective Professional and Pollution Liability, and Owners Environmental Protective Professional Indemnity products. This increased capacity is a direct result of our growing commitment to the environmental insurance marketplace and is reflective of our strong growth […]

Source: http://southfield.injuryboard.com, August 8, 2011 By: Mark Bello Plaintiffs alleged that from 1986 to 1994, the owners of a smelting plant knowingly exposed residents to lead pollution, a neurotoxin that is especially harmful to children, and knew about the potential health risks, but failed to ensure emissions from the plant were safe and also failed […]

Source: http://www.montereyherald.com, August 6, 2011 Two companies agreed to pay $110,000 in fines this week for asbestos violations stemming from a 2009 renovation project at Windsor Monterey Care Center. The work involved scraping an asbestos-laden acoustic ceiling. The facility’s parent company was faulted for failing to conduct a federally required asbestos survey or to notify […]

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, August 8, 2011 The Navigators Group Inc. and its principal underwriting agency subsidiary, Navigators Management Co. Inc., expanded its online system for contractors pollution liability insurance. New enhancements to the online platform include options for affirmative coverage for fungus/mold caused by negligent contracting operations; increased available limits up to $2 million each occurrence […]

Source: Connecticut Post, August 5, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The Board of Estimate and Taxation voted Thursday night to release $1.3 million from the Greenwich High School auditorium project to address contaminated soil found last month during a parking lot expansion. An additional $152,000 for environmental testing will have to come from the school district, […]

Source: International Herald Tribune, August 5, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Critics of drilling method find it hard to get access to energy firms records. For decades, oil and gas industry executives as well as regulators have maintained that a drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, that is used for most natural gas wells […]

Source: http://www.ibtimes.com, August 3, 2011 By: Federico Negro Last week I had the pleasure of presenting our work on the construction of the Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame by Trahan Architects at the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) BIM Forum in Chicago. The event is meant to “facilitate and accelerate the adoption of […]