Read here about a Rhode Island landfill where air monitoring equipment was installed to measure gases potentially causing noxious odors.

Source: Best’s Review, December 1, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Pollution claims are driving up premium costs, especially in Marcellus Shale country. The energy potential being unlocked from shale beds beneath North America continues to fuel new volumes of exposure and specialized coverage needs. As advancements continue in the hydraulic fracturing method used to create and […]

Source: The State, Columbia, SC, December 13, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com More than 5,000 gallons of sewage have spilled from a prison on Broad River Road, prompting state health officials to warn against fishing or kayaking in the area northwest of downtown Columbia. Two spills — one Sunday morning and another this morning — leaked […]

Read here about an announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that fracking may lead to groundwater pollution.

Source: Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2011 Posted on: http://fpn.advisen.com The Environmental Protection Agency said that hydraulic fracturing, a controversial natural gas drilling process, probably contaminated well water in Wyoming, a finding sure to roil the debate about expanding natural gas drilling around the country. The EPA’s new draft report found dangerous amounts of benzene […]

Read here about a lawsuit that has been filed in California to restrict oil and gas development.

Read here about a contaminated well water lawsuit settlement that has been reached in Dickson, Tennessee.

Source: Marketwatch, December 5, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Finding ways into the industry that avoid energy price volatility SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – The latest technology for producing natural gas from shale rock is not only altering the American energy landscape its also opening a host of entry points for investors eager to profit from this […]

Read here about the lead-tainted soil cleanup in Evansville, Indiana that will be expanded to 500 homes.

Source: Marketwatch, December 5, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Commentary: Infrastructure, policy still in their infancies SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – There’s no question the booming U.S. shale gas industry is opening doors. It will also close a few. That’s what makes it a disruptive moment in the global energy market. The technological breakthroughs that have suddenly […]

Source: http://www.chron.com, November 25, 2011 By: Mike Morris, Houston Chronicle Harris County’s pollution control staff were eager last year to move into a new office the county was building in Pasadena. The opening was delayed for more than a month, however, after leaking underground storage tanks were found on the site and had to be […]

Source: http://www.businessinsurance.com, November 22, 2011 Insurance rates for construction contractors, architects and engineers could be on the rise, according to new market reports from Lockton Cos. L.L.C. released this week. Unprecedented property losses stemming from natural catastrophes, anemic interest rates and worsening workers compensation results may conspire to drive up construction contractors’ premium rates on […]