Source: http://www.spokesman.com, July 5, 2011 By John Stucke A legal fight over an $8 million pollution cleanup at the Kendall Yards housing development near downtown Spokane has been settled. The lawsuit didn’t threaten current homebuilding on the 77-acre site along the north bank of the Spokane River. Rather, it was a dispute involving a company […]

Read here about a new threat of danger in a Montana asbestos town.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com, July 5, 2011 By: Jason Gallagher Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for natural gas along the Marcellus Shale deposit in Pennsylvania is one of the most controversial topics in the state. One of the factors that influence the anti-fracking crowd is the waste water that is generated from the process. Earlier this year, due […]

Read here about two coal companies in Kentucky previously fined for violations of the Clean Water Act continue to break this law.

Source: http://articles.boston.com, June 30, 2011 By: Johanna Seltz Federal cleanup crews in protective gear are scheduled to start digging up contaminated soil from yards in a residential Milton neighborhood this week. The work is the second phase of a project aimed at removing soil laced with lead and arsenic from state-owned land along the Neponset […]

Source: Los Angeles Times, June 30, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A Van Nuys metal-plating business has agreed to pay a $100,000 fine to settle charges that it mishandled hazardous waste. Inspectors from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Los Angeles County Fire Department found that Crown Chrome Plating, a division of TMW Corp., a supplier […]

Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division A street and road contractor was hired to re-pave a 25-mile section of highway. During the project, one of the contractor’s dump trucks accidentally backed into and ruptured a mobile refueling tank. 300 gallons of diesel fuel was released onto the surface and migrated into a nearby storm drain.

Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division Inadequate erosion control measures implemented during construction of an abutment for a highway overpass resulted in petroleum-impacted sediment to be deposited into a pristine waterway. The street and road contractor was required to pay for clean-up costs and natural resource damages.

Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division During construction activities, a crane used to lift concrete barriers overturned. The accident ruptured the crane’s hydraulic hoses spilling all its fluid onto the ground. The contractor was required to pay for clean-up costs arising from the spill.

Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division A steel erection contractor accidentally caused a release of diesel fuel at a construction site when a crane operator dropped a steel beam. The beam landed on a small tanker truck that was brought onto the site to refuel other construction equipment. The cost of the emergency clean-up was […]

Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division A subcontractor working for a street and road contractor performed abrasive sandblasting on a bridge located near a residential area. Lead paint chips and dust from the sandblasting became airborne and migrated onto residential properties, requiring clean-up. The residents filed property damage claims against the street and road contractor and […]

Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division A roofing contractor applied polyurethane foam along with layers of elastometric protective coatings to a roof of a commercial building. After completion of the building, workers in the building began to suffer respiratory problems caused by irritants in the coatings. Suits for bodily injury and business interruption were filed […]