Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com, December 18, 2017 By: Craig Lyons The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered companies blamed for contamination in East Chicago to take over the cleanup of part of the Calumet neighborhood. The EPA on Monday announced it filed two unilateral administrative orders against six companies held responsible for the contamination in East Chicago’s Calumet neighborhood, which […]

Source: http://www.mysheboygan.com, December 15, 2017 According to the federal government, three companies are liable pollution found in the Sheboygan River. The United States and the State of Wisconsin announced this week that three settlements totaling in excess of $4.5 million with Tecumseh Products Co., Thomas Industries, Inc., and Wisconsin Public Service Corp. to resolve claims for […]

Source: https://www.law.com, December 8, 2017 By: Matthew A. Karmel The logical application of the Spill Act may suggest that the liability it imposes on someone who “owns” real property may extend to an interim owner that fails to qualify as an innocent purchaser. A prior owner of environmentally contaminated real property may soon face liability […]

Source: http://www.courant.com, December 7, 2017 By: Nicholas Rondinone and Mikaela Porter Citing costs to clear environmental damage and other potential liabilities, a West Hartford town council subcommittee is recommending the town terminate the purchase of the UConn property, council member Dallas Dodge said Thursday morning. Town officials notified the university of the subcommittee’s recommendation in a meeting […]

Source: http://www.star-telegram.com, December 4, 2017 By: Sandra Baker Soil containing arsenic and another known cancer-causing chemical in Greenbriar Park is being removed more than a decade after the contamination was discovered. Crews are getting two sites in the south Fort Worth park ready for the removal of about 6,000 cubic yards of dirt that contain […]

Source: Grand Rapids Press (MI), November 30, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The first of what’s expected to be many lawsuits has been filed against Wolverine World Wide, alleging the company turned a blind eye to an old toxic dump that has subsequently made people sick and hurt property values. Three complaints were filed against the company […]

Source: http://www.nkytribune.com, November 30, 2017 In an earlier column, I stressed the frequency that Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks still occur some 41 years later after 221 people were hospitalized and 34 people died from an outbreak that occurred at a Philadelphia convention for the American Legion; where the Legionella bacterium earned its name. This week I […]

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 […]