Source: http://www.14wfie.com, April 1, 2011 By: Araceli Thiele Is it wise to start removing asbestos from a school when school is still in session? A question being asked in Carmi, Illinois. In March a letter was sent out to parents notifying them of asbestos removal at Carmi White County High School. School officials say although it […]

Read here about the cleanup of a contaminated industrial site in Massachusetts that will begin this week after being delayed for years.

Source: The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA, March 29, 2011 By: Christian Hill Later this year, crews will remove arsenic-contaminated soil from play areas at three popular University Place parks – Curran Apple Orchard, Sunset Terrace Park and Colegate/Curtis Playfield. Workers will also do minor cleanup at Cirque/Bridgeport Park. Tests by the state Department of Ecology […]

A design/build contractor incurred in excess of $6,000,000 in additional costs due to significant structural design flaws on the part of the structural engineer at a mixed-use retail and condominium project parking structure. After the design/build contractor and structural engineer could not reconcile, the design/build claim was filed action against the engineer, who, in turn, notified […]

Source: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA), March 29, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Empire Cold Storage will pay a $67,142 fine for failing to report the release of an estimated 400 pounds of anhydrous ammonia in 2007 from its Spokane warehouse. No injuries were reported from the leak on July 14, 2007, which occurred over about three hours […]

Source: Dow Jones News Service, March 28, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A group of companies — including two currently ensnared in bankruptcy proceedings — that provided emergency housing to victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is looking to dole out $2.625 million to settle claims that they exposed individuals to hazardous levels of formaldehyde. Palm […]

Source: http://themorningsun.com, March 30, 2011 By: Linda Gittleman After five long years of negotiations, St. Louis has reached a $26.5 million settlement in its suit against Velcisol Chemical Co. and others over contamination of the city’s water supply. In special meetings on Sunday and again on Tuesday, the St. Louis City Council unanimously approved the […]

Click here to read the latest issue of The Environmental Advisor from the Environmental Division of Great American Insurance Group. This issue includes the following: Letter from the Divisional President, John Reynolds Brownfield Programs and Great American, Pete Pantalone Brownfield Claims Require Special Handling, Bill Hoffman Distressed Assets, How to Capitalize on Opportunities, Robert Potter […]

Source: El Paso Times (TX), March 28, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A fight between the Horizon Municipal Utility District and the city of Socorro over a wastewater discharge project here continues. Most recently, a district judge ruled the Horizon Municipal Utility District has to get proper permits to continue with the project. However, Benny Davis, […]

Source: http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com, March 29, 2011 By: Shirley Lin Days after a petition was launched by Penhorwood owners demanding action from the municipality, the condo board has released details about the ongoing lawsuit indicating why it feels the city is responsible. An affidavit from October 2008 by condo board member Al Penner, the main liaison for […]

Source: http://www.hrrvlaw.com, Legal Insights, Spring 2011 By: Tara C. Fappiano Deep within the earth is a layer of sedimentary rock that is the gas-rich Marcellus Shale, a substantial portion of which lies in the Southern Tier, Twin Tiers and Catskills region of New York State. Hydro-fracking, a type of hydraulic drilling, offers opportunities for extracting […]

Source: http://standardspeaker.com, March 24,2011 By: Kent Jackson A machine still filters groundwater where gasoline seeped into a Hazleton neighborhood nearly two decades ago, triggering a $25 million cleanup and lawsuits that ended this week. By Wednesday, most of the 258 families hadn’t heard the terms of the settlements reached two days before in their suits […]