Source: https://www.oilandgas360.com, July 23, 2018 A jury verdict in a Texas court last week against an oil service company may have set the record for the largest civil penalty ever handed down in an accident involving a truck. The $101 million verdict exceeds by about $10 million a penalty assessed against Werner Enterprises earlier this year.  At […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com, February 4, 2019 Montana parents are demanding more information about high levels of asbestos found in a University of Montana building that housed a preschool. The Missoulian reports that the university moved the preschool students to another building on Tuesday after test results found “unacceptable levels” of asbestos. The building, McGill Hall, was […]

Source: https://www.greatfallstribune.com, February 1, 2019 A Montana rail company official says it will likely take weeks to clean up a coal train derailment that happened this week east of Bozeman. Montana Rail Link spokesman Ross Lane tells the Bozeman Daily Chronicle that the company has started to remove coal, tainted soil and cars from the […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, January 30, 2019 By: John Fischer, Barnes & Thornburg LLP It is a situation we have seen time and again, including in several recent matters: a policyholder headquartered in State A is pursued by the regulators in State B for investigating and cleaning up contamination at the policyholder’s facility located in State B. […]

Source: http://www.rmmagazine.com, February 1, 2019 By: Jeannette David and Thomas P. Bernier In 1976, the first identified outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease sickened over 220 and killed 34 American Legionnaires attending a convention in Philadelphia. Caused by Legionella pneumophila bacteria, the disease is a severe form of pneumonia that results in cough, high fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and […]

Source: https://www.timesunion.com, January 31, 2019 By: Brian Nearing Petroleum giant Chevron could pay about $1.8 million to clean up a former industrial site in South Troy once used to make manufactured coal gas and later to store asphalt, according to a plan being considered by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Work at the 7-acre […]

Source: https://en.prothomalo.com, February 1, 2019 It seemed like the ideal redevelopment play. The Treasure Island Naval Station, erected on a picturesque strip of land in the middle of San Francisco Bay in 1942, was closed by the US Navy in 1997. The city of San Francisco eyed the property as the centrepiece of a plan […]

Source: http://www.ksla.com, January 30, 2019 Years after three oil spills in three states, a company has to agree to pay up. Sunoco Pipeline L.P. will pay civil penalties, state enforcement costs and will implement corrective measures to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and state environmental laws under a proposed consent decree lodged on […]

Source: https://www.wqpmag.com, January 25, 2019 While the airport does not use the groundwater for drinking, the contamination may impact surrounding private wells Elevated levels of per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) have been found in groundwater at Bishop Airport, located in Flint, Mich. One test revealed groundwater contamination as high as 1,236 ppt for PFAS. According to local […]

Source: https://www.nreionline.com, January 29 2019 By: Gregg Roberts, Brian Dove Legionella, mold and vapor intrusion are among potential environmental problems commercial real estate owners should try to plan for and prevent. Whether directly or vicariously, real estate companies face a wide range of pollution liability exposures. From legionella to mold to vapor intrusion, there is […]

Source: https://tdn.com, January 26, 2019 The state Department of Ecology has given final approval to a $28 million plan to clean up 60 years of accumulated contamination at the former Reynolds Metals Co. site west of Longview. In a press release, the agency announced Friday that work will begin in late 2019 or early 2020 […]

Source: https://www.kdlg.org, January 25, 2019 By: Avery Lill The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation discovered another Bristol Bay well contaminated with perflourinated substances. Groundwater contaminated with perflourinated substances was discovered at the King Salmon airport Thursday. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation tested 10 wells near the King Salmon Airport. One on airport property tested […]