Source: http://www.buffalonews.com, July 15, 2011 A laboratory chemist exposed to dust containing asbestos won a$2.5 million verdict after a two-week trial, his lawyer said. James Ginter was diagnosed with mesothelioma in March 2010. Keith R. Vona, an attorney at Lipsitz&Ponterio who represented Ginter, called the verdict “a great victory for workers exposed to asbestos-containing dust.” Ginter worked […]

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, July 13, 2011 ACE Westchester, the U.S.-based wholesale-focused insurance division of the ACE Group, has launched ACE Westchester Elite Premises Pollution Liability form. The new policy provides a package of pollution coverages and offers additional enhancements for the risks and exposures faced by owners of facilities affected by changing environmental regulations. This enhanced […]

Read here about why a Mississippi-based chicken plant is costing taxpayers more than $1 million.

Source: http://www.chron.com, July 1, 2011 By: Katherine Feser A Houston construction company that embraces virtual technology to cut costs has grabbed a piece of a $1.2 billion project to renovate a New York City airport. The 22-year-old Satterfield & Pontikes Construction is using computer modeling as part of a Delta Air Lines project to renovate […]

Read here about a new threat of danger in a Montana asbestos town.

Read here about two coal companies in Kentucky previously fined for violations of the Clean Water Act continue to break this law.

Source: http://articles.boston.com, June 30, 2011 By: Johanna Seltz Federal cleanup crews in protective gear are scheduled to start digging up contaminated soil from yards in a residential Milton neighborhood this week. The work is the second phase of a project aimed at removing soil laced with lead and arsenic from state-owned land along the Neponset […]

Source: http://www.sanduskyregister.com, June 27, 2011 By: Jessica Cuffman While owners of the former Apex Manufacturing site moved forward to clean up the property, the Ohio EPA fined them for asbestos-related violations. Famous Realty of Cleveland will have to pay $20,700 in civil fees for improperly destroying buildings that still had asbestos inside them, according to […]

Read here about two large rail companies who are being threatened with a lawsuit that aims to classify diesel exhaust as a hazardous waste.

Read here about a $65.5 million offered by insurers of the New Orleans’ public housing authority to settle claims.

Source: http://www.desertdispatch.com, June 20, 2011 By: Karen Jonas The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board released a draft order last week that would require Pacific Gas and Electric to provide whole-house replacement water for Hinkley residents who have been affected by chromium 6. The current cleanup and abatement order requires PG&E to provide temporary bottled […]

Read here about a chromium contamination settlement that was reached between the State of New Jersey and three chemical companies.