Source: Commonwealth Journal (Somerset, KY), March 28, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The toxic remnants of a methamphetamine lab can linger long after the arrests have been made and the site is shut down by law enforcement. “You’re basically entering at your own risk,” said Stuart Spillman, environmental director with the Lake Cumberland Area District Health […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, March 19, 2012 By: Jack Buehrer As New York intensifies its debate over whether to employ hydraulic fracturing techniques to recover shale-gas deposits in the Marcellus shale formation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is sticking to his pledge to “let the science and the facts” determine if the state’ should lift a two-year moratorium on fracking. […]

Source: http://www.businessinsurance.com, March 26, 2012 By: Mike Tsikoudakis Ironshore Inc. said Monday that it has expanded its site pollution liability program with coverage for the oil and gas exploration and production sector. The expansion of Ironshore’s Site Pollution Incident Legal Liability Select program offered by its environmental insurance unit will cover crude oil and natural […]

Read here about a site in Indiana that will have a shared waste cleanup cost of $1.5 million to 32 companies and the city of Terre Haute.

Source: http://www.usatoday.com, February 23, 2012 By: Dennis Cauchon Aaron Dinnin’s last job was as a prison guard. Before that, he was a roofer. Today, the 33-year-old West Virginian works in a shale gas field near his home and earns more money than ever before. “This is the best job I’ve ever had,” he says. Expansive […]

Source: Dow Jones News Service, March 12, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com (From The Wall Street Journal) Some energy companies, state regulators, academics and environmentalists are reaching consensus that natural-gas drilling has led to several incidents of water pollution — but not because of fracking. The energy officials and some environmentalists agree that poorly built wells […]

Read here about a paint-stripping chemical used in refinishing bathtubs that has been linked to the deaths of numerous workers.

Source: http://articles.sun-sentinel.com, February 22,2012 By: Brittany Wallman Meanwhile, construction of new courthouse delayed Nineteen current and former employees of the Broward County Courthouse have sued the county, arguing the building is “sick” and so are they. The employees say the county’s courthouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale is infested with toxic mold and that tiny asbestos […]

Source: http://www.wickedlocal.com, February 16, 2012 By: Susan Parkou Weinstein Tank, dirt removal planned Consultants on the Ames Shovel Works project recently assured selectmen any contaminated soil would be removed from the site by the developer at no cost to the town. Joseph Shea and Lisa Campe of Woodward & Curran said several contaminated pockets were […]

Source: Baker City Herald (OR), February 16, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A misunderstanding last winter led to 80 gallons of home heating oil being poured down a Baker City well rather than into the holding tank, but state officials say the oil, though it spread into the soil and groundwater, doesn’t pose a significant health […]

Source: Watertown Daily Times (NY), February 16, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com An eight-year lawsuit against the village over salt contamination has finally come to an end with a Carnegie Bay Road resident receiving a $30,000 settlement. Village attorney Mark G. Gebo said several residents filed claims over salt contamination on that road in 2004 but […]

Source: The News-Item, Shamokin, PA, February 13, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The continued outbreak of mold inside homes flooded last September is proving of great concern in Shamokin and Coal Township, and a relief agency is calling on volunteers to help remove it. Representatives of Central Susquehanna Opportunities Inc. have assessed or cleaned more than […]