Source: https://www.gaffneyledger.com, January 23, 2019 By: Tim Gulla Authorities were forced to close down a stretch of Shelby Highway on Monday and detour traffic for about three hours after an accident involving a tractor trailer led to a chemical leak. Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department personnel initially were called to the area of Shelby and Blacksburg […]

Source: https://wsvn.com, January 16, 2019 By: Walter Morris Residents of a Pompano Beach neighborhood aired their grievances at a community meeting following a massive raw sewage spill that has polluted the city’s waterways. Members of the community sounded off at city and county leaders during the meeting on Wednesday, where an update was given on […]

Source: https://www.wptv.com, January 16, 2019 By: Meghan McRoberts The city of Stuart is now suing several major companies it said contaminated the city’s drinking water for decades, giving people who live and work there no warning. The lawsuit claims the companies, which manufacture fire suppression foam, knew there were chemicals in their products that could […]

Source: https://www.thegardnernews.com, January 16, 2019 By: Andrew Mansfield The Gardner Redevelopment Authority is seeking additional grant funding for environmental clean-up of the property at 140 South Main St. The property was home to Bolster Oil Co. several decades ago, believed to be the source of the petroleum-contaminated soil that testing discovered in recent years. About […]

Source: Wisconsin State Journal, January 14, 2019 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Wisconsin has taken the first step toward scaling back liability protections for the owners of contaminated properties, a move that could save taxpayers from potential pollution cleanup costs that have run into the hundreds of millions of dollars in other states. A re-examination of Wisconsin […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com, “Environmental Insider,” January 2019 Be ready when life happens. These claim situations illustrate the variety of environmental exposures that could affected your customers! A contractor was demolishing a small bridge as part of a roadway expansion project when it encountered asbestos- containing materials (ACM). Proper controls and air monitoring were put in place, […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com, “Environmental Insider”, January 2019 With the potential for a multi-trillion dollar infrastructure bill on the horizon, the demand for asphalt paving projects is expected to increase as the nation’s infrastructure undergoes upgrades, improvements and new construction. Often an increase in workload results in increased potential for accidents and associated environmental liability exposures. Environmental […]

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 […]