Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press, November 23, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A man who chose the cheap way to tear down an old textile mill in East Chattanooga and exposed a neighborhood to asbestos will be allowed to appeal his four-year sentence on the taxpayers’ dime — at least for now. Don Fillers, while awaiting […]

Read here about why fracking regulations in New York will be delayed into 2013.  

Source: http://www.rep-am.com, November 21, 2012 By: Barbara Moran Laundry find in Waterbury leads to larger probe The moment Mark Spiro walked into G&K Services, an industrial laundry in Waterbury, the steamy air stung his eyes and made his head ache. The place reeked of chemical solvents: methyl ethyl ketone, xylene, toluene — the sickly sweet […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, November 2, 2012 By: Sean Wajert, Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP The issue of mold-related litigation remains of interest to our readers, perhaps even more so in the aftermath of the widespread damage from Sandy. Recently a federal judge rejected claims alleging that Welk Resort San Diego allowed mold to grow in its […]

Source: BestWire Services, November 21, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Even now, weeks after Hurricane Sandy battered much of the East Coast of the United States, the storm is causing damage to some of the hardest hit areas in New York and New Jersey. As John Beauchamp of Beazley Group points out, Sandy’s devastation not only […]

Source: Biotech Week, November 21, 2012 Posted on: http://fpn.advisen.com Staphylococcus aureus A team led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health has found that the “superbug” methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is prevalent at several U.S. wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). MRSA is well known for causing difficult-to-treat and potentially fatal bacterial infections […]

Source: Akron Beacon Journal (OH), November 22, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Akron’s Hardy Road Landfill is producing electricity for the municipal sewage treatment plant as part of a new waste-to-energy project. The city and Hull & Associates Inc. on Wednesday hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $2.75 million project at the city sewage plant off […]

Source: Watertown Daily Times (NY), November 22, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The California-based law firm made famous in the movie about environmental activist Erin Brockovich has taken the local case involving pollutants dumped at the former site of New York Air Brake decades ago. The Vititoe Law Group has agreed to represent residents who believe […]

Read here about a state panel in Maryland that may require drillers to have pollution insurance.  

Source: Dow Jones News Service, November 19, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Companies are racing to find ways to recycle the water used in hydraulic fracturing, chasing an emerging market that could be worth billions of dollars. From energy industry giants Halliburton Corp. and Schlumberger Ltd. to smaller outfits such as Ecologix Environmental Systems LLC, companies […]

Read here about a county in Maui, Hawaii that is seeking bids from contractors that can help convert solid waste into energy.  

Source: USAToday.com, November 20, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Political obstacles to oil and gas production are starting to fall away at the state and local levels as voters, elected officials and courts jump on the energy boom bandwagon. Voters are rewarding local politicians who support production. Ballot measures are distributing potential tax windfalls broadly. And […]