Source: Canton Repository (OH), June 7, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com A north-side neighborhood should be a degree safer as federal environmental officials remove hazardous materials from a neglected former industrial site in the 600 block of N. Union Avenue. The cleanup at the former Crest Rubber plant is under authority of the U.S. Environmental Protection […]

Source: UPI Top Stories, June 10, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Two recent guests at Las Vegas’ Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino contracted Legionnaires’ disease, health officials said. The guests who contracted the lung infection stayed separately in March and April at the 2,522-room hotel, the Southern Nevada Health District said Friday. The health district and […]

Source: http://www.jdsupra.com, June 8, 2017 Beginning January 1, 2018, Missouri’s Underground and Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks laws will shift environmental liability from the “owner or operator of one or more petroleum storage tanks” to the “current legal owner of the site” where aboveground or underground storage tanks were taken out of use by December 31, […]

Source: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com, June 7, 2017 The Exide battery-recycling plant has been closed for two years. But many of the millions of dollars set aside to clean up the contaminated land around 20,000 homes has still not been spent. CBS2’s Randy Paige reports homeowners are beyond frustrated. LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis is concerned people moving […]

Source: http://www.27east.com, June 7, 2017 By: Erin McKinley Unlike the tainted groundwater that continues to slowly make is way south to Moriches Bay, new information regarding the swath of contamination—often referred to as the Speonk Solvent Plume—has come to a standstill. A recently released 118-page monitoring report completed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation […]

Source: http://www.jdsupra.com, June 6, 2017 By: Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in Cincinnati Inc. Co. v. Roy’s Plumbing, Inc., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 9729 (2d Cir. May 31, 2017), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, applying New York law, had occasion to consider the application of […]

Source: http://www.cantonrep.com, June 6, 2017 By: Malcolm Hall More than 500 55-gallon drums and about 1,000 smaller containers carrying hazardous material to be removed from site. A north-side neighborhood should be a degree safer as federal environmental officials remove hazardous materials from a neglected former industrial site in the 600 block of N. Union Avenue. […]

Source: http://www.montgomerynews.com, June 5, 2017 By: Linda Finarelli PA DEP, borough say nothing amiss: ‘Safety is our No. 1 priority’ Recent activity at the Bast tract, where Ambler Crossings Development Partners LP plans to remediate the contaminated 4.6-acre parcel and build a 115-unit apartment complex, has stirred fears that the asbestos is being disturbed without […]

Source: Mondaq Business Briefing, June 5, 2017 By: Mr John H. Kazanjian and Nicole B. Weinstein Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Companies facing environmental cleanup liability typically confront claims that are brought multiple decades after the alleged polluting activity took place. This passage of time often results in the loss or disappearance of crucial historic documents, including […]

Source: http://newschannel9.com, June 1, 2017 By: Kayla Strayer When a drinking water source becomes contaminated with toxic chemicals, who is responsible to fix it? That is the question at the center of a lawsuit filed by the Water Works and Sewer Board of Centre, Ala., against 35 carpet manufacturers in Dalton. The lawsuit states wastewater […]

Source: http://www.mynewmarkets.com, June 1, 2017 By: Veronica W. Benzinger Claims are where the rubber meets the road for an insurance policy. For some lines of coverage, like workers’ compensation, the protocol for filing claims is routine and automated, with incidents emailed or faxed into a central insurance company location. For others, like environmental policies, claims […]

Source: http://www.lowndes-law.com, June 1, 2017 By: Michael R. Gibbons Construction is a risky business.  During construction, claims for personal injury, property damage and economic losses are foreseeable and must be managed.  After completion of construction, warranty claims and claims for latent defects are proliferating.  Owners, developers and contractors must proactively understand and manage these risks […]