Source: http://www.lexology.com, January 28, 2015 By: Adam F. Florey, Bricker & Eckler LLP Proper insurance is a crucial risk management tool for contractors, design professionals and project owners. Each is generally required by contract, statute, or sense of self-preservation, to purchase and maintain appropriate insurance coverage. Since everyone has insurance, it is easy to assume […]

Source: http://www.ashlandwi.com, January 28, 2015 By: Rick Olivo Xcel Energy has reached a $10.5 million settlement with a pair of railroad companies who are among the entities named in a lawsuit filed by Xcel asserting they share responsibility for contamination on the Ashland waterfront caused by activities that include a manufactured gas plant that operated […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, January 27, 2015 By: Samantha Marcus The state Supreme Court today ruled that under the state’s Spill Act, someone cleaning up environmental contamination can go after anyone responsible for the pollution to pay the bill at any time, without having to worry about a statute of limitations. In its unanimous decision in Morristown […]

Source: http://liherald.com, January 28, 2015 By: Mary Malloy A work plan to clean up contaminated soil in East Rockaway was scheduled to start this week, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Under New York State’s Brownfield Cleanup program, the work to address the contamination will be done at the Minute Man […]

Source: http://swtimes.com, January 28, 2015 By: Chad Hunter Meeting with a Whirlpool Corp. representative and environmental consultant Tuesday, Fort Smith leaders posed questions about cleanup efforts at the closed, contaminated plant on Jenny Lind Road. Whirlpool spokesman Jeff Noel and Mike Ellis, a civil engineer with Environ, met with the Fort Smith Board of Directors […]

Source: http://www.norwalkreflector.com, January 27, 2015 By: Aaron Krause As a former biology/ecology teacher, Bob Black said he is “very environmentally conscious.” As owner of Norwalk Super Wash, he is “concerned” about a chemical spill that has caused quite a stir and hasn’t ruled out sabotage. What happened at the Milan Avenue car wash on Friday […]

Source: http://www.knoxnews.com, January 29, 2015 By: Frank Munger The U.S. Department of Energy’s inspector general has identified more than 200 high-risk buildings that are contaminated and deteriorated with no definitive timetable for cleanup, and the “worst of the worst” is at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge. The audit report released Wednesday by […]

Source: http://host.madison.com, January 27, 2015 By: Mike Ivey With a key meeting scheduled for Tuesday, no deal is pending between Dane County and Enbridge Energy Inc. to provide insurance to cover any spill from an underground pipeline already carrying a half-million barrels of tar sands crude daily through Wisconsin. Moreover, Enbridge maintains it has never […]

Source: http://www.natlawreview.com, January 27, 2015 Recently, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that the pollution exclusion applies to well water contamination arising from the application of manure to nearby farmland, relieving a general liability insurer of its duty to defend or indemnify an insured absent other policy provisions. In Wilson Mutual Ins. Co. v. Falk, 2014 WI […]

Source: http://ecowatch.com, January 27, 2015 By: Stefanie Spear A new report out today from Environment America Research & Policy Center shows that all types of fracking companies, from small to large, are prone to violating rules intended to protect human health and the environment. The report, Fracking Failures: Oil and Gas Industry Environmental Violations in Pennsylvania and What […]

Source: http://www.businesswire.com, January 6, 2015 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it is expanding its U.S. casualty underwriting capabilities to include pollution exposures and has named Chuck Hasselback to head its environmental group. “This latest expansion reflects BHSI’s strategy of pairing our sound capacity with proven expertise to address market needs. Chuck’s extensive […]

Source: http://registerguard.com, January 25, 2015 By: Saul Hubbard Reviving an abandoned, contaminated site could cost $850,000 Nestled between the always-bustling Eugene Public Library and The Kiva grocery store, the one-story building that until five years ago housed a dry cleaners and a shoe repair store is a boarded-up afterthought in the heart of downtown Eugene. […]