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 […]

Source: EHS Today, August 31, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The Department of Justice (DOJ), EPA and the state of New Mexico have reached a settlement with Chevron Mining Inc. (CMI) requiring $143 million in cleanup work at the Chevron Questa Mine Superfund site near Questa, N.M. As part of the settlement, the company will perform […]

Source: http://www.wgrz.com, August 25, 2016 By: Kelly Dudzik Neighbors who live near two former U.S. Army Nike sites in Aurora and Orchard Park have concerns about possible environmental contaminants. Thursday night, a representative from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers met with them. There is an old launch area and an old control area. Both […]

Source: http://www.montgomerynews.com, August 26, 2016 By: Dan Sokil A Warrington family has filed suit against the U.S. Navy, seeking health assessments and coverage of medical costs related to the ongoing water contamination from two local military bases. “We had sent a notice of intent to the Navy that we were going to sue them, to […]

Source: Los Angeles Times, August 23, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Amid an outcry from parents over lead contamination, Los Angeles school officials said Monday that they will remove soil with elevated levels of the brain-damaging metal from two elementary schools near the closed Exide Technologies battery recycling plant. Soil will be replaced in a front […]

Source: Dow Jones News Service, August 22, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com New York’s environmental regulator has notified federal officials that General Electric Co.’s seven-year, $1.6 billion dredging campaign to remove industrial pollutants from the Hudson River has been inadequate. Commissioner Basil Seggos of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation in a letter released Monday […]

Source: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com, August 24, 2016 By: Craig Fox Initial environmental remediation work began on Monday in the cleanup at the former New York Air Brake plant on Starbuck Avenue. William J. Soluri, the center’s director of site facilities, told his board on Tuesday morning that workers started excavating soil from the cleanup site at the […]

Source: https://scripps.ucsd.edu, August 19, 2016 Scripps scientist findings may have implications for current remediation strategies A new study led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego scientist Jane Willenbring challenges the long-held belief that asbestos fibers cannot move through soil. The findings have important implications for current remediation strategies aimed […]

Source: http://www.ibtimes.com, August 22, 2016 By: Alexandra Suarez Residents of the West Calumet Housing Complex in East Chicago, Indiana, were completely devastated by the news that their housing units would be demolished after it was revealed that the topsoil in the area was contaminated with lead. In July, residents of the complex were told that the building […]