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December 30, 2013

Sixth Circuit holds construction defect is not an occurrence

Source: http://www.lexology.com, December 20, 2013 By: Brian Bassett, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. v. Kay & Kay Contracting LLC, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23587 (6th Cir. Nov. 19, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, applying Kentucky law, had occasion […]

December 30, 2013

EDITORIAL: Fracking's impact on water supplies looking better

Source: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com, December 26, 2013 Fracking has caused a bonanza of oil and gas production in the United States, but it has its detractors. And one of their chief complaints was that it used too much water, as much as five million gallons per well, even though it accounts for less than 1 percent of […]

December 27, 2013

Convictions Upheld in Pollution Case

Read here about a pollution case in Louisiana were convictions were upheld by a federal appeals court.  

December 27, 2013

Potentially Contaminatetd Soil Closes Parks

Read here about two parks in Miami that are closing due to potentially contaminated soil.  

December 27, 2013

EPA removes tainted soil from housing complex

Source: Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), December 24, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency removed 650 tons of lead-contaminated soil from a former playground and nearby areas on a housing complex in the Ironbound section of Newark, the agency said yesterday. The $1.4 million cleanup project focused on the Millard E. Terrell Homes on […]

December 27, 2013

Fracking Saves Water, Prevents Droughts, New Study Claims

Source: http://www.ibtimes.com, December 23, 2013 By: David Kashi Even though hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, uses millions of gallons of water to blast shale rock to release trapped gas, the controversial technique actually saves water, according to a recent study by the University of Texas. The study claims that the Lone Star State is less vulnerable […]

December 27, 2013

Benefits from fracking

Source: http://www.fresnobee.com, December 23, 2013 A Dec. 8 letter asks: “Exactly how many Californians will get out of the unemployment line due to fracking?” According to a study by the Craig School of Business at Fresno State, developing the Monterey shale could create up to 195,000 direct jobs and generate more than $22 billion in […]

December 26, 2013

Second battery recycling plant emitting more arsenic

Source: Pasadena Star – News (CA), December 21, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Quemetco Inc., a lead-acid battery recycler located near the residential communities of La Puente and Hacienda Heights, was ordered to perform an extensive health assessment after air quality inspectors found the plant was spewing elevated levels of arsenic into the air. The company […]

December 26, 2013

More cities ban polystyrene foam, citing environment: Polystyrene foam being phased out

Source: USAToday.com, December 21, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Polystyrene foam commonly, but not always correctly referred to by the brand name Styrofoam is cheap, strong and light and used in everything from consumer goods packaging to take-out food containers. And it’s increasingly unwelcome in communities across the USA. The New York City Council last week […]

December 26, 2013

USEPA Fines Pesticide Producer

Read here about a pesticide producer that has agreed to fines of more than $1.7 million.  

December 26, 2013

5 years after coal-ash spill, little has changed

Source: USAToday.com, December 23, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com As Tommy Charles looks out of his dining room window, it’s easy to see why he and his wife moved to Lakeshore Drive here nearly 50 years ago. The Emory River widens as it passes his house. Great blue herons glide above the placid, gray water. It’s […]

December 26, 2013

Insured’s settlement without consent bars coverage under OCIP

Source: http://www.lexology.com, December 18, 2013 By: Brian Margolies, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in Perini/Tompkins Joint Venture v. Ace Am. Ins. Co., 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 24865 (4th Cir. Dec. 16, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, considering both Maryland and Tennessee law, had occasion […]

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