Source: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com, September 7, 2016 By: John Siciliano The Environmental Protection Agency is setting its sights on dry cleaners as part its new list of 18 contaminated cleanup sites. The EPA announced Wednesday that it is adding 10 waste sites under its Superfund program’s National Priorities List, which is set up to deal with long-term […]

Source: http://www.thestarpress.com, September 12, 2016 By: Seth Slabaugh A junk yard and one of the nation’s largest insurance companies continue to blame each other for never-ending water pollution. During five years of court battles with Hartford Iron & Metal, Valley Forge Insurance has spent millions of dollars in a seemingly inept attempt to stop PCB-contaminated storm water from illegally draining […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, September 8, 2016 By: Michael Winram and Melinda Norquay, Maddocks The Southern District of Ohio Court in the USA has awarded $2.1M and $5.6M to two plaintiffs for exposure to perfluooctanoic acid (commonly referred to as PFOA) in drinking water. The plaintiffs claimed to have been diagnosed with a kidney tumour and testicular […]

Source: http://www.ny1.com, September 7, 2016 Mount Sinai Beth Israel says Legionella bacteria was recently found in some areas of the hospital. In a statement, the hospital says testing of water systems last month returned positive results for the bacteria. One patient contracted Legionella bacteria and is currently being treated, according to the hospital. According to […]

Source: http://www.ktoo.org, September 7, 2016 By: Tim Ellis Cleanup work continues today near Birch Lake where a tractor-trailer tank loaded with 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel overturned Monday, spilling the fuel into a ditch that runs between a small wetland and the Richardson Highway. The workers are trying to keep fuel from seeping into the […]

Source: http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com, September 8, 2016 By: John Ferro For years, just about everyone has had something to say about whether General Electric Co. should dredge additional PCB-contaminated sediment from the upper Hudson River. Everyone except the State of New York, that is. When Gov. Andrew Cuomo came to the area in June to highlight visitor centers […]

Source: https://www.altamontenterprise.com, September 7, 2016 By: Elizabeth Floyd Mair The owner of the old and vacant dry cleaners at 2312 Western Ave. has applied to be named a brownfield cleanup site. According to the application, the property lies about 1,000 feet from the Hunger Kill, a creek that feeds into the Watervliet Reservoir, the town’s […]

Source: http://www.kotatv.com, September 7, 2016 The Air Force found some contamination in groundwater at the boundary of Ellsworth Air Force Base, caused by fire-fighting foam used at a training site. The contamination was first discovered in 2011 and further testing this year continues to show perfluorinated compounds (called PFCs) are present, exceeding health advisory levels. […]

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 7, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com After 12 years, three trials, and 70 days of court testimony, a federal district judge in Philadelphia has ruled in favor of the Greek owners and operators of the oil tanker Athos I, which struck an anchor in the Delaware River in November 2004 as it […]

Source: http://abc7ny.com, September 2, 2016 By: Tim Fleischer New York City health officials are investigating new cases of Legionnaires’ disease at a public housing complex in Manhattan. Two people at the Rangel Houses in Harlem have been diagnosed with the disease. The bacteria associated with Legionnaires’ is typically found in water systems, and an ionization […]

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, September 6, 2016 By: Christopher J. Boggs Coverage Part A of the Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy is limited in scope, extending coverage to claims arising out of only bodily injury (BI) and/or property damage (PD). Couple Part A’s limited scope with the CGL form’s absolute pollution exclusion (“f.”) and expensive coverage gaps […]

Source: Dow Jones News Service, August 26, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com As construction accidents have surged, Manhattan prosecutors are pushing to bring criminal charges against builders they say have sacrificed worker safety for profits. That effort was on full display one afternoon at the Manhattan district attorney’s office where prosecutor Diana Florence gathered a group […]