Source: http://portcitydaily.com, November 26, 2016 By: Benjamin Schactman Duke Energy reached a $1.5 million settlement  with the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) over groundwater contamination from the Sutton coal ash pits. The settlement, reached on Wednesday Nov. 23, resolves a suit filed by the SELC in 2013 when, after Duke closed its Sutton facility, operators […]

Source: http://www.clickondetroit.com, November 17, 2016 By: Jason Colthorp Agency looks into toxic fumes from cleaner Homeowners in downtown Ann Arbor are facing new questions about air quality in their neighborhood as the Environmental Protection Agency does testing in and around their homes. The agency is looking into toxic fumes they believe are coming from a […]

Source: http://www.northjersey.com, November 17, 2016 By: Scott Fallon The EPA rejected the borough’s request to exempt it from a costly cleanup at a section of the Ford Superfund site. Federal environmental officials have rejected the borough’s request to exempt it from a costly cleanup at a section of the Ford Superfund site, according to a […]

Source: http://www.constructionbusinessowner.com, November 2016 By:  Joseph Nawa, New Day Underwriting Managers LLC Managing risks associated with design/build After an exasperating few years, many experts are predicting a robust, healthy commercial building environment for 2016 and beyond. Fueled by the growing integration of sustainable and energy-efficient features, which are now viewed more as essentials than commodities, […]

Source: http://www.mlive.com, November 17, 2016 By: Ryan Stanton One of Ann Arbor’s most heavily polluted areas is getting renewed attention from federal regulators. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is testing the indoor air at six homes in the vicinity of Armen Cleaners, a dry-cleaning business at 630 S. Ashley St., to determine whether releases of […]

Source: http://www.enr.com, November 2, 2016 By: Scott Van Voorhis and Richard Korman Are companies taking advantage of opportunity as premiums hit low points? Pollution insurance for contractors has never been cheaper, with prices down 50% in the past five years, say brokers and contractors. Even after AIG in January pulled out of the market for […]

Source: http://fox8.com, November 16, 2016 By: Kevin Freeman An outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease has left one person dead and sickened ten others in Lake County. County health officials have given the cooling towers at Consolidated Precision Products in Eastlake the all clear. Last month, they were inspected after one person who works there and one […]

Source: http://www.telegram.com, November 15, 2016 By: Debbie LaPlaca In a new report to state environmental regulators, Southbridge landfill operator Casella Waste Systems says an abandoned drum on a vacant H Foote Road property is a potential source of the well contamination plaguing the surrounding neighborhood. Casella, doing business as Southbridge Recycling & Disposal Park, announced […]

Source: http://www.traderplanet.com, November 11, 2016 Travelers Casualty Surety Co. and Continental Casualty Co. are among several insurers asking the New Jersey Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that could result in them covering as much as $500 million in environmental cleanup claims costs as part of a settlement agreement reached by Givaudan Fragrances […]

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, November 11, 2016 By: Shawn Moynihan Now that the building boom has presented a great deal of opportunity after years of limited activity, for construction companies and subcontractors looking to make the most of it more attention than ever must be paid to effective risk management practices that will not only save money […]

Source: http://www.inforum.com, November 3, 2016 By: Tu-Uyen Tran When construction workers were digging up a downtown parking lot on Roberts Street a few months ago, they found a couple of underground storage tanks that didn’t appear on any of their maps. One in the vicinity of the Carnegie Library, which stood at the site from […]

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, November 7, 2016 By: Raymond F.H. Bustamante, Berkley Construction Professional Underwriters, a W.R. Berkley Company Contractors’ professional liability (CPL) and pollution policies continue to grow in popularity as differing project delivery methods blur the lines between design and professional services in the changing construction industry. While the majority of the insurance forms most […]