Read here about ethanol that spilled from a flipped tanker truck in Washington state.

Source: http://www.lexology.com, December 24, 2013 By: Loren S. Cohen, Carl J. Pernicone and Jacob R. Graham, Wilson Elser In Country Mutual Insurance Company v. Hilltop View, LLC , 2013 IL App (4th) 130124, an intermediate Illinois appeals court held that the absolute pollution exclusion in an umbrella policy did not preclude coverage for a claim […]

Source: Trenton Times (NJ), January 6, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com In at least four states that have nurtured the nation’s energy boom, hundreds of complaints have been made about well-water contamination from oil or gas drilling, and pollution was confirmed in a number of them, according to a review that casts doubt on industry suggestions […]

Source: Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), January 5, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The federal government is again criticizing a bill that would further delay the implementation of water-quality rules and make it easier for builders to construct housing in undeveloped areas. If it is passed this week in Trenton, the bill would continue an already five-year delay […]

Source: Legal Monitor Worldwide, January 6, 0214 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Environmentalists and municipal officials have been celebrating a Pennsylvania state Supreme Court decision striking down key elements of a 2012 law that eliminated local zoning laws in favor of statewide regulations that allowed energy companies to dig gas wells anywhere they wished. But the court’s […]

Read here about violations of waste and air pollution laws in Connecticut that have led to fines of almost $750,000.

Source: http://www.businessinsurance.com, November 17, 2013 By: Jeff Slivka Although not yet as popular in the United States as in many parts of Europe, public-private partnerships have gained ground over the past few years as long-term alternatives for funding U.S. construction projects. While the projects represent an opportunity to improve U.S. infrastructure, the risks of the […]

Source: http://www.thestar.com, January 3, 2014 By: Raveena Aulakh Here is a look at five environmental issues that will make headlines in 2014. In his highly anticipated speech on climate change in June in Washington, President Barack Obama set hearts aflutter. As he laid out big plans to combat climate change, he said the decision on […]

Source: http://www.northjersey.com, January 5, 2014 By: Karen Sudol The owner of a proposed residential development off Soldier Hill Road is claiming that borough officials and residents have engaged in a false, yearslong campaign to preserve the land — even referring to it as pristine open space knowing that it served as a dump for household […]

Source: http://www.environmental-law.net, December 31, 2013 On December 30th, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule in the Federal Register (78 FR 79319) recognizing the new ASTM E1527-13 phase 1 standard practice as an approved method for complying with the All Appropriate Inquires (AAI) rule. As explained below, while the preamble to the […]

Source: http://ohsonline.com, January 1, 2014 By: Jamie Friedlander The U.S. oil and gas industry saw a lot of action during the past year. Whether it was educational institutions creating training programs for the industry or OSHA proposing a rule to limit workers’ exposure to respirable crystalline silica, the gears were in motion to make sure […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, December 12, 2013 By: Philip R. Stein, Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) signaling its increased attention to workers’ exposure to crystalline silica, and the plaintiffs’ bar evidently in search of new subjects for “toxic tort” claims, there is growing concern among builders about […]