Read here about a group of over 250 Texas residents who have filed lawsuits against four companies for hexavalent chromium contamination in their neighborhood.

Source:  Joplin Globe (MO), May 7, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Twelve Barton County plaintiffs, who alleged their way of life was turned upside down when a factory hog farm began operations in 2007 near their rural homes, were awarded $1.95 million in damages Saturday by a jury in Henry County. In closing arguments Friday, the […]

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 26, 2008 By: Jane M. Von Bergen In the ’70s, it sent waste to a Bucks farm. Little did it know what happened then, it says, setting aside $21 million for cleanup. In 1969, a Bucks County chemist bought a farm on Lonely Cottage Road in Upper Black Eddy, a […]

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, March 20, 2008 An Environmental Protection Agency appeals board has upheld a $3 million penalty against a Virginia company that owns gas stations in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The Environmental Appeals Board filed a complaint in 2002 against Euclid of Virginia Inc. for violating rules meant to detect and prevent fuel leaks […]

Source: Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME, December 16, 2006 It was a musty odor that alerted library officials to a problem at Abbott Memorial Library. At least two air quality audits revealed nothing wrong with the air quality, but officials did find a problem with moisture in the basement, the Town Council learned Thursday. “We […]

Source: Mortgage Servicing News, July 3, 2006 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The steady growth of mold litigation has not slowed in the commercial and resident real estate industries, according to the Greenguard Environmental Institute, which says this expanding legal gray area has compelled lenders to protect their mortgage portfolios by working with insurers and environmental consultants […]

Source: http://www.orchidforchange.com, December 1, 2005 Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager announced that her office has settled civil cases brought against Neumann Enterprises, Inc., D.F. Tomasini Contractors, Inc., and New Berlin Grading, Inc., for their alleged violations of erosion control laws at a Waukesha County residential real estate development known as “Thurow’s Golden View Estates.” The three defendants […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, April 17, 2006 By: Tony Illia The Los Angeles Unified School District is locked in a high-stakes legal battle with its insurer, American International Group, over a $100-million policy it bought to cover rising cleanup costs at school construction sites found to be contaminated with toxic substances. The lawsuit, filed in L.A. County […]

Source:  The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 9, 2009 By: Jan Heffler The now-shuttered Kiddie Kollege Day Care in Gloucester County is not the only place where children have inhaled poisonous mercury vapors, according to a national study. Children were exposed to the vapors in hundreds of cases over a six-year period ended in 2007. Fourteen incidents […]

Source: Real Estate Weekly, August 28, 2002 By: Sharon M. Stecker; Brian J. Ruffe; Eric Harrison In the early 1990s Elizabeth Stroot and Joletta Watson resided at the Haverford Place Apartments in Wilmington, Delaware. The tenancies of both women were marred by persistent water leaks and mold. A kitchen sink leaked onto a bedroom ceiling, causing discoloration and […]

Source: Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME, December 4, 2006 By: Walter Griffin Residents of the Village Heritage apartments feel they are struggling for every breath. For the most part elderly and on fixed incomes, the residents have been battling a mold problem in the building for years and have become increasingly worried that the problem […]

Read here about a report that found accidents at high risk biolabs to be on the increase.