Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com, May 11, 2016 By: Darryl Fears The boom in unconventional drilling for natural gas known as fracking hit so fast that scientists have had to scramble to determine whether it’s safe for humans and the environment. Mostly they’re still trying to catch up. But a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey appears […]

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, May 10, 2016 By: Michael Voelker Changing city skylines tell the story Call it “the Big Build-Up”: construction-focused carriers are cheering the multi-year run of positive news in the building sector. Growth in nonresidential construction is projected at more than 7.4% in 2016, according to the industry trade group Associated Builders and Contractors. […]

Source: http://www.nhregister.com, May 9, 2016 By: Mark Zaretsky With three pieces of heavy equipment moved onto the waterfront future site of The Haven high-end outlet mall and more on the way, work began Monday to clean up environmental contamination that remains from decades of oil storage and processing. Two excavators and a skid steer brought […]

Source: http://www.freep.com, May 7, 2016 By: Keith Matheny Despite Canadian oil transport giant Enbridge’s assertions that it had cleaned up all but one of the five barrels of oil they said leaked from a pipeline in the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula around 1980, contaminated soil and groundwater persisted at the site for more than three […]

Source: http://www.desmogblog.com, May 8, 2016 By: Sharon Kelly Thousands of oil and gas industry wastewater spills in North Dakota have caused “widespread” contamination from radioactive materials, heavy metals and corrosive salts, putting the health of people and wildlife at risk, researchers from Duke University concluded in a newly released peer-reviewed study. Some rivers and streams in […]

Source: http://www.civilbeat.com, May 9, 2016 By: Teresa Dawson The $60 million cleanup is an effort to create an environment that may make it again safe to eat the fish. It may be unrealistic to think that anyone will ever be able to safely eat crabs or fish caught in Pearl Harbor, which, as the U.S. […]

Source: http://www.denverpost.com, May 7, 2016 By: Gwen Lachelt The American people are about to inherit another costly Superfund site, courtesy of inadequate and outdated federal mining regulations. Earlier this month, the EPA recommended that the Gold King Mine in southwest Colorado, which dumped a torrent of mine waste into the Animas River last year, should […]

Source: http://www.duncanbanner.com, May 5, 2016 By: Christian Betancourt A Marlow couple filed a lawsuit against Butkin Oil Company L.L.C. in April claiming contamination of their land and other nuisances. Michael and Becky Graham, through their attorneys Johnston and Associates, filed the suit at the Stephens County Courthouse April 7. The suit alleges Butkin, who owns […]

Source: http://thetimes-tribune.com, May 6, 2016 By: Jeff Horvath A couple who run a Scranton business have filed a lawsuit claiming their property values decreased because of contamination caused by a nearby convenience store. George and Mary Weidow, who own a business at 1323 Providence Road, are bringing the suit against the Joe’s Kwik Marts company […]

Source: http://www.thelegalintelligencer.com, April 30, 2016 By: Grant E. Nichols For at least the past 30 years, parties involved in the purchase or sale of properties that contain environmental exposure have had to negotiate environmental indemnity agreements, either to protect assets, transfer liability, or to simply get a deal across the finish line. The essential characteristics […]

Source: http://www.treehugger.com, May 3, 2016 By: Sami Grover There’s no doubt that fracking has provided a boost to the North Dakota economy in recent years, but at what cost? New research from Duke University scientists has mapped 3,900 fracking spill sites in North Dakota, analyzing both water and soil around these locations and finding significant, […]

Source: http://khns.org, May 4, 2016 By: Emily Files This week, representatives from the Army will give another update on the effort to address contamination at the former Haines fuel terminal and tank farm on Lutak Road. The contamination stems from the time of the Haines-Fairbanks Pipeline, built by the Army in the 1950’s. The Army’s […]