Source: https://www.natlawreview.com, September 11, 2017 Holding that the Texas Railroad Commission’s statutory authority to regulate contamination from oil and gas operations does not preclude private suits for damages, the Texas Supreme Court upheld a $22.7 million award in a suit alleging contamination from natural gas production.  Forest Oil Corp. v. El Rucio Land & Cattle Co., […]

Source: http://cheektowagachronicle.com, September 6, 2017 By: Jim Herr A family-owned Alden based industrial uniform company is working with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to pay for the remediation of the family’s former dry cleaners site in Cheektowaga. Doritex Corp. voluntarily delivered a check for $491,000 to the NYSDEC on August 1st to cover […]

Source: http://www.journal-topics.com, September 6, 2017 By: Tom Robb Township Says Former Dry Cleaners To Blame; Also, Deal In Works To Remove Tollway Restrictions Elk Grove Township trustees scheduled a special meeting for Wednesday, Sept. 6 in which possible litigation for the township’s Youth Services building at 401 W. Golf Rd., Mount Prospect — a site […]

Source: http://newyork.cbslocal.com, September 6, 2017 Two public wells for drinking water have been shut down on the East End of Long Island, after tests found contamination from PFCs, or perfluorinated compounds. As CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported, the chemicals may have leeched into the ground from firefighting suppression foam. “You can smell the chlorine in it,” […]

Source: http://www.mondaq.com, September 4, 2017 By: John R. Hardin, K&L Gates While the full extent of damages caused by Hurricane Harvey is unknown at present, the storm has already caused unprecedented damage in Texas. That damage arises in the midst of pending legislative change that may affect significantly losses governed by Texas law. Specifically, for […]

Source: Dow Jones News Service, September 4, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com By Douglas Belkin and Tawnell D. Hobbs Water is subsiding in flooded neighborhoods, the mayor is insisting Houston “is open for business,” and shelters are emptying out, but Texans returning to flood-damaged homes face plenty of obstacles: the threat of toxic pollutants in the […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, August 29, 2017 By: Kirk D. Johnston, Smith Currie & Hancock Two of the primary mechanisms for construction risk transfer are indemnity provisions and insurance agreements. Both indemnity provisions and insurance agreements require one party to stand good for the loss of another. But there are significant differences, both practical and legal. In […]

Source: https://bangordailynews.com, August 29, 2017 By: Deborah McDermott The York Board of Selectmen have agreed to pay for a detailed assessment of the Maine Department of Transportation facility on Route 1, after an engineer hired by the town said there are too many unanswered questions about what lies underground for the town to move forward […]

Source: https://www.tapinto.net, August 29, 2017 By: Jack Murtha Workers began cleaning up the former site of the Ferren Mall and parking deck this week near downtown New Brunswick, according to Middlesex County. The move represents yet another step toward the property’s future. While which tenants and what exactly will occupy the site remain unclear, it’s poised to […]

Source: http://www.mlive.com, August 30, 2017 By: Garret Ellison Toxic chemicals from industrial waste dumped in unlined trenches at a long-forgotten landfill have turned up this year in private residential drinking water wells north of Grand Rapids, and public health officials worry the contamination may have been occurring unnoticed for decades. Wolverine World Wide, a global shoe […]

Source: http://napavalleyregister.com, August 23, 2017 By: Bruce Sackrison Most business insurance policies exclude pollution — and most business owners don’t know this. For this last article in a series, I could have called “weird liability coverage” we’ll look at a liability risk and coverage that is seldom talked about. Even if you don’t own an […]

Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com, August 18, 2017 By: Luke Broadwater Baltimore officials agreed this week to pay $3.9 million to help clean up hazardous pollution from a dump site in East Baltimore. The Board of Estimates, which is controlled by Mayor Catherine Pugh, voted Wednesday to enter into a consent decree with the federal government and state […]