Source: http://www.njspotlight.com, March 7, 2016 By: Jon Hurdle Dispute centers on EPA plan to cap toxic waste with sand after riverbed is dredged A Newark community group is defending the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final plan to clean up the Passaic River, despite criticism by the New Jersey Sierra Club that the plan will fail […]

Source: Detroit Free Press, March 6, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The ripple effects of the city of Flint’s tainted drinking water crisis could eventually prompt water suppliers to spend more than a quarter-trillion dollars on infrastructure upgrades faster than anticipated, a leading rating agency said Friday. Fitch Ratings said in a note that utilities are […]

Source: http://swtimes.com, February 17, 2016 By: Paul Monies, The Oklahoman The Oklahoma Sierra Club filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against three Oklahoma energy companies, accusing them of using saltwater disposal wells that are contributing to the state’s sharp rise in earthquake activity. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Oklahoma City, asks the court to […]

Source: http://www.reviewjournal.com, March 2, 2016 By: John L.Smith When Nevada State Veterans Home resident Charles Demos Sr. died in April 2015 with Legionella in his system, an investigation by the Southern Nevada Health District found the deadly bacteria present at the facility and in his room. A cleanup was ordered, according to health district records. […]

Source: http://www.hometownstation.com, March 2, 2016 A Santa Clarita real estate attorney is weighing in on the multitude of legal issues associated with the recent Aliso Canyon gas leak in Porter Ranch for the area’s residents and homeowners. Thousands of residents of apartment homes, townhomes and houses were forced to relocate for the nearly four months […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, February 5, 2016 By: Amanda M. Leffler and Meagan L. Moore, Brouse McDowell Ohio’s alternative energy industries are booming. Fracking and offshore wind turbine technologies are some of the most exciting new fields developing right here in Ohio. Businesses involved in these energy projects face traditional and new risks associated with an alternative […]

Source: http://www.ohio.com, March 1, 2016 By: Bob Downing Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office has filed a lawsuit against four companies and two individuals tied to hazardous waste problems along Brandywine Creek in northern Summit County that began five years ago. Named defendants are Bedford Anodizing Co. and Bedford Anodizing Realty Co., both based in […]

Source: http://longisland.news12.com, March 1, 2016 An old toxic dumping site in West Islip has been deemed a health hazard, according to a new finding by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The state says high levels of cancer-causing cadmium have been found in soil in the wetlands at the site of the former Dzus Fastener […]

Source: http://www.gjsentinel.com, February 27, 2016 By: Greg Ruland If the plumes of gasoline were at the surface, most people would notice the ground stained black and the unmistakable odor. The reality, though, is they are hidden under streets, sidewalks, homes and businesses at more than 80 locations around Grand Junction, making few aware of a […]

Source: http://www.salemnews.com, February 23, 2016 By: Dustin Luca SALEM — City officials attempted to assuage residents’ fears about exposure to pollutants if F.W. Webb starts digging up the contaminated Universal Steel site on Bridge Street for a new warehouse, but negative comments nevertheless continued to rain down on the plans Tuesday night. The City Council […]

Source: http://wfpl.org, February 23, 2016 By: Erica Peterson Marvin Hayes fumbled with a chain on his gate. “This kind of neighborhood you got to keep everything locked,” he laughed. “No free access.’” Behind the gate is the backyard of his house in Louisville’s Park Hill neighborhood. And right over the barbed-wire fence is an abandoned […]

Source: Mondaq Business Briefing, February 22, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The New Jersey Supreme Court recently issued its decision in Templo Fuente Vida Corp., et al. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., (No: A-18-14)(074572), which may prove to deprive unwary insureds of valuable insurance coverage rights under their claims-made policies. The Templo Fuente court held […]