Source: https://www.lexology.com, January 9, 2019 By: David Chung, Crowell & Moring LLP The issue of emerging contaminants in the environment, particularly in drinking water, has made headlines over the past year, but there are still no binding federal regulatory standards for most of these chemicals. However, that has not deterred states and private entities from […]

Source: https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com, January 12, 2019 By: Avalon Zoppo South Jersey Gas and three other firms that formerly used or owned the old Deull Fuel Co. site are seeking to dismiss part of a lawsuit brought by the state over pollution created at the now-defunct manufactured gas plant decades ago. In court on Friday, attorneys for […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com, January 14, 2019 By: David J. Mitchell Wetland ecologist Scott Nesbit drove down a gravel oil field road in Louisiana in an all-terrain utility vehicle, zipping under a heavy forest canopy toward what he says is the source of it all. Nesbit’s target was a shuttered and overgrown former Shell Oil production facility […]

Source: https://www.hometownsource.com, January 10, 2019 By: John Gessner Pavement seal the alleged culprit Burnsville and six other Minnesota cities are suing several chemical companies over products that contaminate stormwater pond basins and raise the costs of dredging and maintenance. Burnsville’s suit, filed Dec. 28 in U.S. District Court, seeks reimbursement for the past and future […]

Source: The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, January 20, 2019 Posted on: https://www.enr.com A series of “prematurely” awarded rail contracts doled out to construction companies as early as 2009 prompted delay claims and change orders that increased the cost of the Honolulu rail project by more than $354 million , according to a new report by the Hawaii […]

Source: https://axaxl.com, December 11, 2018 By: Samantha McCree, AXA XL Senior Underwriter From supplying support equipment to refueling and de-icing operations to managing fuel storage facilities to hangars, and more, thousands of fixed base operators (FBOs) provide vital support that keep US and Canadian airports operational. Because of FBOs important role in supporting air travel, […]

Source: https://www.hcn.org, January 9, 2019 By: Carl Segerstrom East of Spokane, Washington, the ghost of decades-old industrial pollution still haunts the groundwater. Laden with chemicals that can cause cancer and developmental disabilities, the subsurface water flows into the Spokane River before it winds through the city and then across the Spokane Indian Reservation. Along the […]

Source: https://www.jsonline.com, January 8, 2019 By: Karen Madden A company fighting for more than six years to build a mega-dairy near Wisconsin Rapids is in a new legal battle over nitrates that contaminated water supplies near another of its operations. The dispute involving dozens of property owners is the latest example in Wisconsin of the controversy surrounding […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com, January 9, 2019 A derailed train spilled various chemicals including hydrochloric acid outside of a small Georgia town, prompting evacuations. The director of the Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency, Jim Anderson, says a Norfolk Southern train derailed outside of Bartow Sunday night and spilled hydrochloric acid. It’s unclear how much was spilled. The […]

Source: https://www.propertycasualty360.com, January 7, 2018 By: Suzanne Englot, Esq. Insurers who incentivize resilience in their commercial and environmental policies could lower their exposures when a catastrophic event occurs. A growing trend in the insurance industry is that companies hesitant to insure a property that is vulnerable to environmental issues have started to offer incentives to […]

Source: https://www.hometownsource.com, January 8m 2019 by: Sabina Badola Carcinogenic chemicals are costly to remove and dispose Seven Minnesota cities, including Minnetonka, have filed identical federal lawsuits against seven companies for allegedly contaminating several ponds with toxic chemicals. The chemicals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, also called PAHs, are found in high concentrations in coal tar sealant, a […]

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune, January 6, 2018 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Ashley Powell was 25 and starting a new job when she moved into the Scripps Landing apartments, sight unseen. The first thing she noticed when she stepped inside was the carpet. “I’m not talking damp. I am talking soaking wet,” said Powell, now married and […]