Source: PR Web, January 28, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Lawsuits associated with high-volume, hydraulic fracturing (fracking) are increasing amid the escalation in fracking activity. In the wake of several multi-million dollar settlements, the insurance industry has a major stake in understanding the scope and extent of risks potentially posed by fracking, writes LeClairRyan partner Michael […]

Source: Knoxville News-Sentinel, January 30, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A Norfolk Southern Corp. contractor dumped hazardous waste at a Scott County landfill in December, and now the company is working to clean up the mess and move the soil to an appropriate location, according to state officials. Shannon Ashford, a communications officer with the Tennessee […]

Source: Southwest Farm Press, January 30, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Dr. Don Parker, NCCs manager of Integrated Pest Management, told attendees at the American Honey Producers Assoc. (AHPA) 2013 national convention that the U.S. cotton industry is concerned with the level of attention being given to pesticides as a factor of declining bee colonies. An […]

Read here about two companies in North Dakota that will pay $50,000 for improperly dumping sewage.

Read here about a cruise line that will pay for discharge of pool water into Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.

Source: http://www.lexology.com, January 29, 2013 By: Brian Margolies, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in United Fire & Casualty Co. v. Titan Contractors Service, Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10716 (E.D. Mo. Jan. 28, 2013), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, applying Missouri law, had occasion […]

Read here about the cleanup of an oil leak from a barge in Mississippi.

Read here about a fruit processor in Michigan that is being sued over contamination caused by blueberry waste.

Source: StarTribune (MN), January 31, 2013 By: Jim Anderson A panel looking at long-term needs was examining some of the same issues as the state was in the lawsuit. Three years ago, officials in Woodbury and Cottage Grove began looking at a fundamental but vital question: Will there be enough safe drinking water for our […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, January 29, 2013 By: Wayne M. Whitlock, Anthony B. Cavender, Tamara T. Zakim and Alina J. Fortson of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP On January 8, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held unanimously in L.A. County Flood Control District v. NRDC that the flow of polluted stormwater from an improved portion of a […]

Source: XL Group Insurance, Construction Insider, January 2013 By: Jason LaMonica, Vice President/Profit Center Head, Construction Performance Risk One of the biggest inherent risks General Contractors and Construction Managers face as they build projects is the risk of a subcontractor default. A failure of a sub to perform can add cost, delay a job, and […]

Source: XL Group Insurance, Construction Insider, January 2013 By: Mark Kulas, AVP – Construction Property It’s not just for GCs any more. As a General Contractor, are you confident that your investment in the project is protected when the owner secures the Builders Risk insurance? XL Group’s North America Construction team now offers a product […]