Source: New York Times Online, December 11, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The community health center rising on a derelict corner here in West Philadelphia never would have broken ground if not for the asbestos inside the building that was demolished to make way for it. Because of the contamination, Spectrum Health Services received a $2 […]

Source: Trenton Times, December 11, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Opponents of the project to convert the former University Medical Center of Princeton hospital site into apartments focused on the potential for soil contamination in testimony and cross-examination last night. James Peterson, called by the opposition as an environment expert, said he thought the initial studies […]

Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com No matter how the state Supreme Court rules in its review of Pennsylvania’s oil and gas laws, lawyers and municipal governments likely will be busy. Experts predict months more legal maneuvering and maybe more drilling industry pressure on lawmakers after the court rules on Act 13, a decision that […]

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 12, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com For months, several companies have clashed over the source of groundwater pollution that threatens wells that supply drinking water to the city of St. Charles. The dispute has now boiled over into the courts. A group of companies sued Ameren Corp. in federal court this […]

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Source: Mondaq Business Briefing, December 11, 2012 Posted on: http://fpn.advisen.com By: Mr. John Nevius and Kathleen F. Donovan Originally published on Law360, July 09, 2012 In light of the emerging risks associated with climate change and related environmental liabilities, the proliferation of pollution exclusions in directors and officers (D&O) and errors and omissions (E&O) insurance […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, December 6, 2012 By: Alba Alessandro, Hodgson Russ LLP The growth of clean technology is explosive. The U.S. government injects billions of dollars into the market to support demand. For example, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 includes more than $100 billion for the cleantech industry and several states require cleantech […]

Source: Insurance & Financial Advisor, December 11, 2012 Maryland’s Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Initiative Advisory Commission recently held its first vote, and endorsed four recommendations including bonds and self-insurance if hydraulic drilling is allowed in Western Maryland. The Cumberland Times-News reported the commission endorsed four financial safeguards when drilling for natural gas, known as “fracking”: […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, December 4, 2012 By: Elizabeth A. Holden, Hodgson Russ LLP A new Market Barometer survey published by Turner Construction Company, the largest green builder in the United States, provides an updated look on sustainability practices in new building projects. The study, which included a survey of more than 700 executives from a wide […]

Source: The Washington Post, December 9, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com As states in the mid-Atlantic region lined up for the jobs and tax revenue that would come with drilling deep into the shale to release gas, Maryland held back. Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) and other state officials said no thanks, wary that poisonous chemicals used […]

Source: Erie Times-News (PA), December 9, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Opponents additionally fear that seepage from the disposal wells would contaminate nearby Tamarack Swamp and that disposal operations would lower local property values, Prather said. Wastewater injection plans meet federal environmental standards, and operations will be monitored to make sure that groundwater is not contaminated, […]

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