Source: https://www.pressherald.com/, July 24, 2020 By: Kevin Miller Milk from a Central Maine dairy farm contained levels of a harmful “forever chemical” that were 60 to 150 times higher than health standards, triggering a state investigation and raising new concerns about PFAS contamination on farms. The levels of contamination in the farm’s milk are the […]

Source: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), July 25, 2020 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ 3M Co., which has spent $100 million on PFAS cleanup in Alabama, on Friday agreed to pay much more in a settlement with the state and the Environmental Protection Agency. Alabama and EPA officials called it a landmark agreement, the “most far-reaching and significant […]

Source: https://www.alleghenyfront.org/, July 23, 2020 By: Reid Frazier Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro charged two pipeline companies with polluting groundwater and streams in a series of spills in 2015 along a pipeline project in Washington County. Shapiro said grand jury evidence obtained in the case showed that the pipeline builders chose to ignore a spill along […]

Source: https://www.businessinsurance.com/, July 23, 2020 By: Judy Greenwald An insurer is not obligated to defend a construction company in a case involving hazardous fumes and dust because “there is no ambiguity” its policy’s pollution exclusion applies, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in affirming a lower court ruling. Lansing, Michigan-based Southern Owners Insurance Co. issued […]

Source: Ventura County Star (CA), July 22, 2020 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ An oil pipeline company and associated contractor will pay a $1.6 million settlement regarding a 2016 crude oil spill in Ventura, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday. The owner of the pipeline, Crimson Pipeline L.P., agreed to pay $1.3 million in civil […]

Source: https://www.thenewstribune.com/, July 21, 2020 By: Abbie Shull Lakewood Water District is suing the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the Air Force and the Army as well as 13 manufacturers, including 3M and DuPont, of firefighting foam used on Joint Base Lewis-McChord that leaked into the groundwater supply. The district said it will […]

Source: https://www.miamitodaynews.com/, July 21, 2020 By: Jesse Scheckner Miami-Dade is suing the makers of cancer-linked chemicals found in the county water supply and has hired a legal team, including the lawyer whose work for those exposed to the chemicals was turned into a Hollywood feature film, to represent it in an ongoing class action. Commissioners […]

Source: https://www.latimes.com/, July 20, 2020 By Rong-Gong Lin II The shortage of medical equipment, including gowns and gloves, triggered by the coronavirus outbreak may be helping to spread dangerous germs within healthcare facilities, according to officials who warned of a potentially deadly fungus in a Los Angeles County facility. L.A. County officials are warning about […]

Source: https://legalnewsline.com/, July 21, 2020 By: John O’Brien Pacific Gas & Electric contaminated the waterfront of San Francisco, a new lawsuit alleges. Plaintiff Dan Clarke, through lawyers at Gross & Klein, filed a complaint July 10 in San Francisco federal court against PG&E over a manufactured gas plant – the Cannery MGP. Read more.

An environmental white paper by AXA XL Insurance.

Source: https://riskandinsurance.com/, July 17, 2020 By: Emily Spennato Environmental insurance claims have been rising over the last few years, and according to a survey report from Willis Towers Watson, hard market conditions are also contributing to shrinking capacity. But what has contributed to this rise in environmental claims?  Read more.

Source: The Washington Post, July 17, 2020 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ The Monsanto agricultural products company has agreed to pay $52million to the District over the company’s alleged role in the contamination of the Potomac River and other local waterways for nearly 50 years during the 20th century, the office of D.C.Attorney General Karl A. Racine […]