Source: http://www.clarkstonnews.com, April 23, 2015 With continued pollution mitigation problems at 148 N. Main Street, developer Curt Catallo is ready to wash his hands of the affair. “The constant hurdles and ever changing playing field have made it apparent to us that the city does not want this corner re purposed as we originally proposed,” […]

Source: http://www.hngnews.com, April 24, 2015 By: Jennifer Fetterly A Dane County zoning committee is requiring an energy company to come up with $25 million of additional insurance before moving forward on a pipeline expansion project. The conditional use permit (CUP) approved Tuesday, April 14 by the Dane County Zoning and Land Regulations Committee would allow […]

Source: http://www.infozine.com, April 23, 2015 Missouri has received another $7,124,000 million as part of the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation bankruptcy settlement. This $7,124,000 million is in addition to the $43.9 million announced in February for the clean-up of contaminated sites in Kansas City and Springfield and for the state’s Natural Resource Damages program. The company’s two […]

Source: http://www.wlos.com, April 22, 2015 Initial testing from the Department of Natural Resources finds contaminated groundwater near Duke Energy’s coal ash ponds. The Lake Julian and Cliffside power stations were amongst those with positive results. The levels of contamination exceeded state standards, but in almost every case the groundwater would be acceptable under federal standards, […]

Source: http://www.dailysunnews.com, April 21, 2015 By: Laura Gjovaag Workers digging out a space for a stormwater vault at the corner of Sixth Street and Decatur Avenue in Sunnyside hit oil a week ago, but not in a good way. An apparent fuel spill which has seeped into the groundwater was discovered by workers as they […]

Source: http://pensacolatoday.com, April 21, 2015 By: Shannon Nickinson Extensive soil contamination of the Escambia School District’s former Garden Street headquarters has axed a pending $3.25 million sales contract with a Tampa Bay developer. The school district terminated its contract with developer Fred Hemmer April 1 when it discovered the soil contamination, and cost of remediation, […]

Source: The Times-Picayune, April 21, 2015 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Fracking opponents suffered a major defeat Monday morning when a state judge ruled St. Tammany Parish cannot use its zoning regulations to block a proposed oil drilling and fracking project northeast of Mandeville. Judge William Morvant of the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge said […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, April 17, 2015 By: Scott Murphy, Barnes & Thornburg LLP The California Supreme Court has expanded the number of parties who can assert claims against architects. In Beacon Residential Community Association v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, 327 P.3d 850; 173 Cal.Rptr.3d 752 (2014), the Supreme Court held that architectural firms owe a duty […]

Source: http://theenergycollective.com, March 24, 2015 No sooner had the Interior Department released new fracking rules for public lands on Friday than industry groups announced a lawsuit to halt what they called “a reaction to unsubstantiated concerns.” The new regulations pertain to hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on about 756 million acres of federal and […]

Source: The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA), April 19, 2015 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A state judge in Covington has dismissed Abita Springs’ lawsuit aimed at blocking the proposed oil drilling and fracking project about 4 miles outside town. Siding with Helis Oil & Gas Co. and the state Office of Conservation, Judge William Knight ruled Wednesday […]

Source: Guardian Web, April 19, 2015 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A bill supported by energy companies that prevents cities and counties from banning the practice of fracking on their land has been passed by the first tier of state legislators in Texas and is on course to become law. The proposed law would stop municipalities and […]

Source: Times Record (Fort Smith, AR), April 18, 2015 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A proposed class-action lawsuit against Whirlpool was dismissed this week after a settlement was reached with plaintiffs whose property was devalued by groundwater contamination. U.S. District Court Judge P.K. Holmes III on Wednesday granted a motion to dismiss filed by Rogers attorney Kenneth […]