Publication Date 10/17/2010 Source: Orlando Sentinel (FL) Mold clung to the ceiling and left dark trails across the walls and floor. The teacher had already complained about the stench months before. Stuff was even growing on desks. Classroom 103 at Walker Middle School in Orlando had become a breeding ground for mold. When an inspector […]

Read here about a lawsuit claiming bedbugs at the Waldorf in NY.

Read here about how the EPA is cleaning up land that will become a new home development.

Is a California toxic waste dump causing birth defects? Click here to read article.

Read here how a Michigan oil spill has led to various health issues.

Click to read an article about a recent Marcellus Shale Lawsuit.

Source: ENR By Mike Larson Officials in Milwaukee County, Wis., plan to let bids in the next two weeks for the repair of a municipal parking structure at O’Donnell Park, where a 27,000-lb precast-concrete facade panel fell off the building and killed a 15-year-old boy and injured two other people last June. The county’s 2011 […]

Source: ENR By Pam Hunter The Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 9 issued a subpoena to oil-field services contractor Halliburton for failing to provide information the agency needs to complete its congressionally mandated study on hydraulic fracturing, or “hydrofracking.” Eight other hydrofracking firms that received voluntary information requests in September agreed to submit “timely and […]

The November 22, 2010 issue of National Underwriter featured Jeff Slivka’s article entitled, “Traditional E&O Risks Emerge From Sustainable Construction.”  The article focuses on green construction, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and the risks related to these and other green initiatives.  To read Jeff’s article, click here.

Click below to read the latest issue of The Environmental Advisor from the Environmental Division of Great American Insurance Group.  This issue includes the following: Biographies of some of Great American’s expert team members A discussion of Great American’s partnership with Cura Emergency Services (CES) and the 24/7/365 access that this partnership offers to Great […]

Publication Date 11/20/2010 Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said today that it will remove and replace soil at 11 schools and 16 child-care and Head Start centers in St. Francois County due to elevated levels of toxic lead in the soil. The removal is expected to protect more than 5,300 […]

Publication Date 11/23/2010 Source: Boston Globe, The (MA) Trooper died after hitting handrails; Official had been told of possible risks The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and several other defendants have agreed to pay $9 million to the family of a state trooper who died when his motorcycle slammed into Big Dig handrails, whose design has been […]