One of thirteen companies named in a 2005 lawsuit claiming the over-application of poultry litter is responsible for contamination in the one-million-acre Illinois River watershed has proposed to pay $120,000 to settle. The settlement has been challenged by the remaining twelve companies, who are demanding clarification on how that figure was determined and how the […]

A breach in a huge coal ash storage facility that released 54 million cubic yards of toxic laden ash into the Emory River in Kingston, Tennessee and a nearby neighborhood has residents worried about their health, lost property values and the slow cleanup by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The Environmental Protection Agency recently assumed oversight […]

An underground storage tank in Jacksonville, Maryland dripped about 26,000 gallons of gasoline over 37 days in this small community twenty miles north of Baltimore before the leak was discovered in February 2006. The oil company responsible for the leak is issuing each family affected a disbursement of $1 million plus the value of their […]

The owners of a small insurance agency in Odgensburg, New York are being sued for the $374,000 cleanup of their office property, a former gas station. After routine construction excavation revealed oil contamination on the property, several 55-gallon drums were found on the site. The property was remediated in 2006, and per New York state […]

The Environmental Protection Agency has found that Chinese-made drywall, suspected of causing serious problems in homes in Florida, Louisiana and several other states, contains three materials not found in US-manufactured wallboard. The testing was done at the request of Senators from Florida and Louisiana, where investigations have been launched into complaints from homeowners whose drywall […]

New Day was asked to secure a project Contractor’s Pollution Liability (CPL) quotation within an extremely short time frame for a street and road project in California. After review of the project information and discussions with the agent, New Day worked closely with one carrier to quickly implement an appropriate project policy for the contractor […]

New Day’s broker partner called one morning with an urgent request. A contractor client was unable to access a jobsite because they did not have the required pollution coverage. Using information provided by the broker, New Day quickly assessed the situation and provided the broker with a list of potential carriers, an estimated premium and […]

A West Virginia federal grand jury charged a small electroplating business with illegally storing sulfuric acid and other hazardous waste. The two operators of the business failed to obtain the necessary permit from the EPA and have been charged with storing hazardous waste without a permit from October 2006 through February 2007. The EPA cleaned […]

Two Syracuse, NY contractors have been sentenced to jail for asbestos removal jobs that contaminated homes and businesses and even resulted in a Superfund cleanup. A federal judge also ordered the men to pay over $969,000 in restitution. The contractors pleaded guilty to violations of the Clean Air Act and other crimes relating to asbestos […]

A large Alaska oil company has paid more than $1.7 million for spill containment violations. An October 2007 inspection revealed the company was operating storage tanks and truck-loading facilities without large enough secondary spill containment to prevent oil from seeping into the ground. The company has corrected most of the deficiencies, with the remainder to […]

An Arizona architectural firm is being sued by a former client alleging breach of contract and professional negligence. Plans, specifications and drawings prepared by the architect for a property owner were used in the construction of an apartment building that was later found to be in violation of Fair Housing Construction Design requirements. The owner […]

Two dairies in Ohio and Kansas have been fined nearly $420,000 by OSHA for alleged health and safety violations.  OSHA inspections at the Ohio dairy uncovered 11 critical safety violations and 5 willful violations of federal workplace safety standards that included deficiencies with regard to electrical safety, energy lockout procedures and confined space entry procedures. The […]