Source: Wisconsin State Journal, November 28, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The Wisconsin Department of Justice has settled a 2012 lawsuit it filed over soil and ground water pollution from the Madison-Kipp Corp. plant with a $350,000 fine. The settlement also requires the company to provide financial assurances of up to $1.65 million related to remaining […]

Source: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), November 27, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Gary Paulson has always wished he knew more about the toxic chemicals that once leached into his well from a landfill 1,000 feet from his Lake Elmo home. At 71, he has survived four bouts of cancer and mused often about neighbors who also […]

Source: Decatur Daily (AL), November 19, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Alleging exposure to toxic chemicals in their drinking water caused cancer and other health problems, 24 area residents have filed a federal lawsuit against three companies and a local utility. The lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal actions related to the industrial […]

Source: State (Columbia, SC), November 19, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Morris College faces a $55 million lawsuit from a group of students over a mold infestation in campus dorms, according to multiple news reports. The suit was filed this week by five current and former students — Teanna Caswell, Maya Robinson, Kiesha Robinson, Myrcle Fleming […]

Source: https://www.enr.com, November 16, 2017 Associated Press TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil onto agricultural land in northeastern South Dakota , the company and state regulators said Thursday, but state officials don’t believe the leak polluted any surface water bodies or drinking water systems. Crews shut down the pipeline Thursday […]

Source: Chicago Tribune, November 15, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Six months after U.S. Steel dumped a plume of toxic metal into a Lake Michigan tributary, the company quietly reported another spill at the same northwest Indiana plant and asked state environmental regulators to keep it secret, according to newly released documents. The 56.7 pounds of […]

Source: http://www.commercialappeal.com, November 12, 2017 By: Tom Charlier Investigators at a Memphis hazardous waste site discovered “elevated levels” of a toxic dry-cleaning solvent in the aquifer supplying the city with drinking water, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency spokesman said. The chemical – tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene, or simply “perc” – was found 150 feet below ground […]

Source: http://www.crainsdetroit.com, November 11, 2017 By: Ted Roelofs With the click of an email, the credibility of an iconic Michigan shoe company’s environmental practices has taken another hit. Rockford-based Wolverine Worldwide Inc., best known for its Hush Puppies shoes, has been on the defensive this year over toxic chemicals that seeped from one of its […]

Source: https://stlrecord.com, November 10, 2017 By: Sam Knef The Missouri Supreme Court has sided with an insurer that appealed a judgment entered by a St. Louis County judge over pollution claims at a smelting facility in Peru that is owned by a company it covers. In a unanimous opinion filed Oct. 31, the high court reversed St. […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, November 9, 2017 By: Luke Nozicka The borough has reached a more than $7 million settlement with the owner of an old metals-refining factory to complete its cleanup of contaminated areas at its former smelter site. The settlement requires U.S. Metals Refining Company to pay $4.25 million to end further litigation and to fund environmental and public health […]

Source: http://www.constructionbusinessowner.com, October 26, 2017 By: Jeffery M. Slivka & Bill Webb, New Day Underwriting Managers LLC 4 alternatives for securing against construction project professional liability No matter whether it is designed to protect owners, architects, engineers or general contractors, the securing of project professional liability coverage can be complicated. Professional liability exposure exists for […]

Source: http://www.sj-r.com, October 30, 2017 By: Tim Landis The nine-month, $1.8 million cleanup at the former Pillsbury Mills plant in Springfield — including tons of asbestos-contaminated debris — should be completed this week with removal of barrels containing waste oil and other chemicals. Federal and state court cases, meanwhile, are pending against the site owners. […]