Source: http://www.yakimaherald.com, February 18, 2015 By: Ross Courtney Facing more potentially negative federal court rulings, three Lower Yakima Valley dairy owners have agreed to line their manure lagoons, a costly safeguard against groundwater contamination that environmentalists have sought for years. The dairies also have begun talking about settling the pending federal court case with the […]

Source: http://www.environmentalleader.com, February 18, 2015 Environmental risks facing new construction or renovation of healthcare facilities can jeopardize patient health and lead to significant financial losses, according to an advisory published by ACE Group. Regulatory changes, increasing competitive pressures and rapid technological advances are transforming the construction of medical facilities, the advisory says. This also opens […]

Source: http://www.claimsjournal.com, February 17, 2015 By: Nancy Moran A CSX Corp. train carrying Bakken oil from North Dakota derailed and ignited in West Virginia, forcing some residents to flee their homes in frigid weather while cutting power and threatening drinking water. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency for Kanawha and Fayette counties […]

Source: Los Angeles Times, February 11, 2015 Posted on: http://fpn.advisen.com Hoping to better understand the health effects of oil fracking, the state in 2013 ordered oil companies to test the chemical-laden waste water extracted from wells. Data culled from the first year of those tests found significant concentrations of the human carcinogen benzene in this […]

Source: Tribune-Review (Greensburg, PA), February 13, 2015 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Four companies that stored hazardous materials at a former Westmoreland County junkyard will pay a total of $1.2 million to the state to cover cleanup costs. The payments are the result of consent decrees in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh between the companies and the […]

Source: http://www.minnesotafarmguide.com, February 15, 2015 By: Lynn Grooms At the end of December 2014, the Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed a court of appeals decision, holding that manure that contaminates a well or aquifer is a “pollutant,” and therefore is not covered under a farm’s general liability insurance policy. The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling in Wilson […]

Source: http://www.northjersey.com, February 8, 2015 By: Lindsey Kelleher Borough officials are working to ensure that the $95,000 the town is paying in a settlement for cleaning up pollution in the Passaic River does not have an impact on residents. The Totowa mayor and council approved paying the money for the settlement to the State of […]

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Source: http://www.detroitnews.com, February 17, 2015 By: David Pitt From Washington state to North Carolina, federal lawsuits are challenging the efficient, profitable livestock industry to change its ways. The arguments found in the suits are based on studies that increasingly show the impact phosphorous, nitrate and bacteria from fertilizer and accumulated manure have on lakes and […]

Source: http://www.mlive.com, February 12, 2015 By: Will Forgrave In addition to paying roughly $65,000 in fines and cleanup costs associated with a May 2014 oil spill in the Grand River, a Jackson company is working to make sure a similar accident doesn’t happen again, state officials said. About 800 gallons of liquid including motor oil […]

Source: http://www.northjersey.com, February 11, 2015 By: James M. O’Neill In an acknowledgment that the Hackensack River remains seriously polluted with a century of industrial waste, the federal government will consider adding the river to the federal Superfund list, a program reserved for the country’s most contaminated sites. Despite recent improvements in the river’s health, research […]

Source: http://www.ashlandwi.com, February 12, 2015 By: Rick Olivo The City of Ashland and Xcel Energy/Northern States Power-Wisconsin (NSP) will face each other in Federal Court in March after efforts to mediate a lawsuit to determine who should bear financial responsibility for the Lakefront Superfund site proved fruitless. According to a news release issued by Ashland […]