Source: http://www.ecori.org, August 19, 2015 The owner/operators and parties responsible for hazardous substance disposal at the Landfill & Resource Recovery Superfund site have agreed to perform and pay for an investigation and study to evaluate the extent of, and clean-up options for, contaminated groundwater at the site. Until 2014, groundwater samples collected in the monitoring […]

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 18, 2015 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The Delaware County agency responsible for treating sewage from systems that serve 500,000 area residents has agreed to pay nearly $1.4 million for letting pollutants seep into the Ridley Creek, Chester Creek and the Delaware River. In a lawsuit filed last month, the Delaware County Regional […]

Source: http://www.info.gibsonins.com/blog, August 19, 2015 By: Gibson Insurance Pollution liability should not be overlooked. Claims, and the costs associated with those claims, can be expensive. They can test the financial stability of even the best of companies. Standard commercial general liability policies will often exclude coverage for the escape of pollutants and the associated clean-up […]

Source: http://www.bradenton.com, August 19, 2015 By: Matt M. Johnson Attorneys representing Manatee County Port Authority have filed a $2 million complaint against a Chicago insurance company they say failed to pay the port for losses sustained from a toxic spill in 2011. Filed in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court in Manatee County, the suit alleges […]

By: Maydelis Torres, August 17, 2015 The recent outbreak of legionella in New York should cause owners of commercial/habitational and industrial properties to reassess exposures at their facilities.  When assessing this exposure, we are often inclined to only consider pollution coverage related to the healthcare or hospitality industries where we typically see legionella cases in […]

Source: http://www.democratandchronicle.com, August 14, 2015 By: Steve Orr Another former dry cleaner, this one at the eastern edge of downtown Rochester, has been added to New York’s Superfund registry of hazardous waste sites. Operators of the former Elite Vogue Dry Cleaners, previously located in the building at 527-533 East Main Street, are believed to have […]

Source: http://www.marinij.com, August 15, 2015 By: Stephanie Weldy Residents long concerned about chemicals from a former dry-cleaning business at Marinwood Plaza are pushing for immediate cleanup of the area. As studies continue on the spread and severity of the toxin PCE, or tetrachloroethene, and other related compounds associated with the dry cleaning solvent, residents say […]

Source: http://www.latimes.com, August 14, 2015 By: Tony Barboza Soil testing has found that lead contamination from a Vernon battery recycling plant extends over a much larger area than previously estimated, possibly reaching as many as 10,000 homes in southeast Los Angeles County, state environmental officials said Friday. The California Department of Toxic Substances Control had […]

Source: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com, August 13, 2015 By: Matthew Liedke After years of studying contaminated groundwater left behind from a wood treatment plant in Bemidji’s Industrial Park, the state again is preparing to take corrective action. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has wells set up at 944 Industrial Park Drive SE and 781 Carr Lake Road SE, […]

Source: http://www.infozine.com, August 13, 2015 The suit asks the court to order the cleaning up the contamination and to take any additional actions needed to protect residents in the area. Attorney General Chris Koster has filed suit against Zill, LLC, seeking to compel the company to implement its emergency response plan following an underground petroleum […]

Source: http://mobile.nytimes.com, August 10, 2015 By: Julie Turkewitz The Animas River is the cultural soul of this patch of southwestern Colorado, a sort of moving Main Street that hosts multiple floating parades a year and is typically bustling with rafters and kayakers. Schoolchildren study the river. Sweethearts marry on its banks. Its former name, given […]

Source: http://patch.com, August 11, 2015 By: Simone Wilson The growing list of infected buildings apparently includes one in Manhattan. Twelve New Yorkers have now died and 113 have been infected in the worst Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in NYC history, the mayor announced yesterday. And now that the city’s 2,000-plus water-cooling towers are undergoing mandatory testing […]