Source: http://www.mcall.com, August 9, 2011 By: Devon Lash Contractor says city knew land was contaminated with arsenic but did not disclose it. A Saylorsburg contractor hired to build a route to help smooth traffic in east Allentown has sued the city for more than $2 million, saying Allentown officials knew the land was contaminated with […]

Source: http://southfield.injuryboard.com, August 8, 2011 By: Mark Bello Plaintiffs alleged that from 1986 to 1994, the owners of a smelting plant knowingly exposed residents to lead pollution, a neurotoxin that is especially harmful to children, and knew about the potential health risks, but failed to ensure emissions from the plant were safe and also failed […]

Source: http://www.montereyherald.com, August 6, 2011 Two companies agreed to pay $110,000 in fines this week for asbestos violations stemming from a 2009 renovation project at Windsor Monterey Care Center. The work involved scraping an asbestos-laden acoustic ceiling. The facility’s parent company was faulted for failing to conduct a federally required asbestos survey or to notify […]

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, August 8, 2011 The Navigators Group Inc. and its principal underwriting agency subsidiary, Navigators Management Co. Inc., expanded its online system for contractors pollution liability insurance. New enhancements to the online platform include options for affirmative coverage for fungus/mold caused by negligent contracting operations; increased available limits up to $2 million each occurrence […]

Source: International Herald Tribune, August 5, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Critics of drilling method find it hard to get access to energy firms records. For decades, oil and gas industry executives as well as regulators have maintained that a drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, that is used for most natural gas wells […]

Source: http://www.ibtimes.com, August 3, 2011 By: Federico Negro Last week I had the pleasure of presenting our work on the construction of the Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame by Trahan Architects at the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) BIM Forum in Chicago. The event is meant to “facilitate and accelerate the adoption of […]

Source: Dow Jones News Service, August 3, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com –Filed settlement might help to clean up century-old pollution –Companies involved include W.R. Grace, which will pay when it exits Chapter 11 –Proposed settlement calls for $300,000 in groundwater projects and $575,000 in other fish and wildlife projects DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Massachusetts officials filed […]

Source: Business Wire, August 2, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Chartis has expanded NextGen Protection, a suite of environmental insurance solutions offered through its Environmental division, to further meet the needs of the project contractor. The latest product in the NextGen Protection suite is CPL ProjectProtectSM, which has been designed as a comprehensive environmental insurance solution to help […]

Source: Dow Jones News Service, August 1, 2011 (From THE WALL STREET JOURNAL) At a time when creating jobs is one of the nation’s top priorities, most tallies agree that the recent boom in gas drilling has put more people to work in Pennsylvania. But just how many new jobs the surge has generated in […]

Read here about a city in Wisconsin that has agreed to pay $270,000 to settle an asbestos lawsuit.

Source: http://omahanewsstand.com, July 28, 2011 By: Rachael Ruybalid A groundwater contaminant at the former Nebraska Ordnance Plant wandered where it wasn’t wanted this spring. During quarterly sampling in January and April at the perimeter monitoring well 116, trichloroethene (TCE), a solvent, was discovered in amounts exceeding the federal drinking water standards. “We suspect an irrigation well […]

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, July 29, 2011 By: Gina Jones, Ivy Riggs Fracking: Understanding the opportunities & challenges of the latest environmental liability exposures As the pace of change continues to increase at an exponential rate, many may find it challenging to keep up with yesterday’s trendy slang, much less that of today or tomorrow. So you […]