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 […]

Source:  Property Casualty 360, November 20, 2012 By: John E. Heintz, Jared Zola Superstorm Sandy’s recent strike hit the most densely populated area of the country, causing loss of life, destruction and dislocation on a massive scale. Recovery efforts are still in their infancy, and the storm’s economic impact will be felt by businesses and […]

Source: Sun News, Myrtle Beach, SC, November 15, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A state judge said Wednesday he will wait until after the Thanksgiving holiday to rule on whether a lawsuit pitting environmentalists against state-owned electric utility Santee Cooper will proceed. A trio of environmental groups wants the utility to remove a pair of coal […]

Read here about a wastewater treatment plant in New Jersey that was damaged by Superstorm  Sandy.

Read here about a New Hampshire plan to cleanup an old firearms manufacturing site that is being reviewed.  

Source: BestWire Services, November 15, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled TravCo Insurance Co.’s “all-risk” homeowners’ insurance policy did not cover claims regarding defective Chinese drywall. The case was filed by Larry Ward, who bought a home in Virginia Beach and a homeowners insurance policy from TravCo in 2007 that was […]