Read here about a Texas company that has been fined for a sinkhole and oil and methane releases in Louisiana.  

Source: The Joplin Globe (MO), December 19, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A munitions demolition plant near Carthage has agreed to pay a federal penalty of nearly $600,000 to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. Those allegations against EBV Explosives Environmental Co. include operating a thermal treatment unit without obtaining a valid permit, exceeding […]

Read here about a cheese plant in Minnesota that has been fined for wastewater violations.  

Source: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com, December 19, 2012 By: Jack McNeel U.S. District Court is holding a British Columbia, Canada, mining company liable for cleanup costs under the Superfund law for polluting the Columbia River, which borders the Colville Indian Reservation—the first time that a foreign company has been subjected to the U.S. law. The Canada-based Teck Metals […]

Source: http://www.sci-tech-today.com, December 19, 2012 By: Alison Young Making polluters pay for cleanups is a cornerstone of environmental laws. But in the case of old smelter sites, some firms have either reorganized or used bankruptcy to shed financial responsibility. Some firms have undergone reorganizations or used carefully worded language in purchase agreements to limit their […]

Read here about environmental groups in New York who are seeking release of details from a fracking health study.  

Read here about the draft fracking regulations that have been released by California.  

Read here about an oil spill that occurred in Aruba and is being blamed on a container ship.  

Source: New York Times Online Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com An industry group representing oil and gas companies has sued a city in Colorado that outlawed hydraulic fracturing, saying voters had no right to ban the drilling practice. The lawsuit, filed on Monday by the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, seeks to overturn the ban on the […]

Source: Dow Jones News Service, December 17, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com U.S. insurers may face $11 billion more in asbestos-related costs than they were anticipating, according to a new study that warns claims on decades-old insurance policies show no signs of abating. The insurance industry has already paid out about $51 billion in claims tied […]

Source: Staten Island Advance (NY), December 17, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The state wants Staten Island property owners affected by Hurricane Sandy to know they won’t be fined for oil spills on their property. This comes on the heels of a scam letter threatening daily fines of $25,000 per day for failing to clean up […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, December 11, 2012 By: Stevi Raab, Sedgwick LLP In the case of American Home Assurance Co. v. Trumbull Corp., No. GD-11-006886 (Ct. Com. Pl. Allegheny County, Oct. 10, 2012), the court granted summary judgment in favor of two excess general liability insurers on a matter of first impression relating to coverage for damages […]