Source: http://www.wjhg.com, February 19, 2018 By: Jennifer Holton It’s a troubling claim— a recently released report from ProPublica.org is pointing the finger at Tyndall Air Force Base for decades of procrastination involving pollution at more than 100 sites. One includes the base’s elementary school. Years before it was an Air Force base, part of Tyndall’s […]

Source: https://www.news5cleveland.com, February 19, 2018 By: Jordan Vandenberge Fluorescent Recycling Inc., a Cleveland-area recycling company, continued to defy state and local orders for years by illegally housing millions of mercury-laden fluorescent light bulbs, according to records obtained by News 5. The building where Fluorescent Recycling once operated, a massive industrial building that borders Neville and […]

Source: http://wwlp.com, February 16, 2018 By: Ciara Speller City of Westfield suing manufacturers of firefighting foam alleged to have contaminated water The City of Westfield is seeking millions of dollars from manufacturers that produced firefighting foam that allegedly contaminated part of the city’s water supply.A $50 million lawsuit was filed by the City of Westfield […]

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com, February 19, 2018 By: Bo Peterson Oily sludge still oozes into containment wells across the street from the South Carolina Aquarium — at volumes ranging from 50 to 400 gallons per month. The soil under the former coal tar gasification plant continues to bleed toxins in the ground, long after the contamination was […]

Source: Columbus Dispatch (OH), February 9, 2018 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has filed suit against chemical company DuPont, alleging it released toxic perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or C8, for decades from its Washington Works plant on the Ohio River — despite knowing potential health and environmental risks. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, calls […]

Read here about this oil spill into the North Carolina River.

Source: https://af.reuters.com, February 7, 2018 By: Ed Stoddard A 9 billion rand ($755 million) class action suit brought against gold producers in South Africa by miners suffering from fatal lung disease is likely to be settled “within months”, the chair of an industry group said on Wednesday. The suit was launched almost six years ago […]

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, February 8, 2018 By: Brian Heun Consider this five-step program to help companies identify and remediate pollution hazards. In a perfect world, claims managers would be able to check the “yes” box each time an insured submits a claim. Of course, in order for them to do so, the insured must have coverage […]

Source: https://www.irmi.com, February 2018 By: Jeff Slivka Unfortunately, this growth accompanies a wide breadth of environmental concerns. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US construction industry accounts for 160 million tons, or 25 percent, of nonindustrial waste generation a year. In addition, the agency has also reported that the tools and resources regularly […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com, February 1, 2018 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $236 million plan to clean up a suburban St. Louis landfill where Cold War-era nuclear waste was illegally dumped decades ago. The EPA said Thursday the plan calls for removing all of the radioactive contamination that poses a health risk by partially excavating the West Lake Landfill in […]

Source: http://www.dailyfreeman.com, February 1, 2018 By: William J. Kemble The state Department of Environmental Conservation will review what steps might be necessary to remove contamination at the site for a former dry cleaner on state Route 32. The department said in a written statement that the 1.94-acre property at 1090-1094 Route 32 is above a […]

Source: https://www.environmentalleader.com, January 31, 2018 Since the mid-1980’s, environmental insurance coverage claims have been the most complex of insurance coverage claims. Insurance companies usually will not voluntarily provide coverage for gradually-occurring environmental claims without a fight, which typically takes the form of insurance coverage litigation that can be costly and time-consuming. A policyholder must overcome […]