Source: https://abcnews.com/, April 22, 2026 Two people died and at least 19 others were injured following a chemical leak at a West Virginia refinery plant that was scheduled to be shut down Wednesday morning, officials said. Kanawha County Commission President Ben Salango told reporters that workers were cleaning and decontaminating the Catalyst Refiners plant in […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, April 21, 2026 By: Andrew G. Simpson/> The state of Maryland and the federal government have filed separate civil lawsuits over the rupture of the sanitary pipeline known as the Potomac Interceptor that spilled more than 200 million gallons of untreated sewage into the Potomac River in January. Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. […]

Source: https://dailyreporter.com/, April 13, 2026 By: Alisa M. Schafer The city of Manitowoc is seeking reimbursement from the company that took over the former Mirro Company for nearly $6 million in environmental cleanup and redevelopment costs. The lawsuit against Newell Brands Inc. was filed April 9, approximately nine years after the city acquired the site of the former Mirro […]

Source: https://patch.com/, April 15, 2026 By: Caren Lissner After emergency crews rushed to a freight train derailment in North Jersey on Tuesday night, streets have reopened and the substance has been cleaned up, an official said Wednesday. On 5 p.m., one car of a CSX freight train derailed near Route 3, said North Bergen Mayor […]

Source: https://foxbaltimore.com/, April 9, 2026 By: Alexa Dikos Maryland officials have reached a $2.2 million settlement with the owner of a Baltimore broadcast tower and its contractor after lead paint debris contaminated nearby neighborhoods, including parks, playgrounds, and daycare centers. Attorney General Anthony Brown and Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) Secretary Serena McIlwain announced […]

Source: https://gothamist.com/, April 7, 2026 By: Joe Hong Last summer’s Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem has changed the pace of life for many of the New Yorkers at its epicenter, and some public health experts have expressed concern over why it happened in the first place and how city officials have responded. Patricia Miller […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, March 26, 2026 By: Tez Romero Athens Services, a Southern California waste hauler, is suing AIG over denied pollution liability coverage and a PFAS exclusion it says should never have applied. The lawsuit, filed on March 24, 2026, in the US District Court for the Central District of California, accuses AIG Specialty Insurance Company of […]

Source: https://www.thenewstribune.com/, March 11, 2026 By: Debbie Cockrell The Port of Tacoma is seeking to recoup millions of dollars in environmental cleanup costs over previous industrial contamination. The properties at issue are parcels at 1114 Taylor Way and 1202 Taylor Way, which the port acquired from PQ Corp. in 2008 for more than $8.5 million. […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, March 2, 2026 Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has reached a settlement with Holloo Farms, a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) in Calhoun County, to resolve allegations that the company violated environmental regulations and improperly discharged animal waste into state waters. Read more.

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, February 3, 2026 By: Nick Caloway A fuel spill at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is contaminating a nearby river and sparking outcry from environmental advocates and residents, who say airport officials aren’t doing enough to keep the waterway clean. The spill, which happened on Friday, is still being quietly cleaned up. So far, the airport […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, February 2, 2026 By: Amy L. Diviney, Joshua LaBar and Nicholas T. Badalamenti, Plunkett Cooney PC On a certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously held that permits or regulations authorizing emissions of certain pollutants have no relevance in determining the applicability of […]

Source: https://www.mondaq.com/, January 29, 2026 By: William O. Kessler, Beresford Both Lawyers Property ownership can involve serious and unforeseen risks. Such is the case with environmental contamination from underground storage tanks and conflicts among co-owners. A recent Washington Court of Appeals case, Johnston v. Peach, illustrates these perils vividly. In this decision, co-owners of a commercial […]