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May 23, 2011

Legal fight brewing in Mill Valley over massive 2008 sewage spill

Source: Marin Independent Journal (CA), May 16, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com More than three years after a treatment plant spilled millions of gallons of sewage into Richardson Bay, a collection agency that feeds into the plant wants to hold the city of Mill Valley — the plant’s contract operator — legally and financially responsible. An […]

May 19, 2011

Egg Producer Fined Nearly $2 Million

Read here about an egg producer recently fined nearly $2 million by the EPA.

May 9, 2011

Residents Sue TX Companies Over Contamination

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

May 9, 2011

$1.95 million awarded in hog farm suit

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 […]

May 5, 2011

Company fights toxic legacy of dumping

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 […]

May 5, 2011

EPA Board Upholds Penalty against Gas Stations

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 […]

May 5, 2011

Moisture Problems Discovered at Abbott Memorial Library

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 […]

May 5, 2011

Mold Problems Still Growing for Real Estate Lenders

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 […]

April 27, 2011

AG Lautenschlager: Announces Settlement with Three Companies Over Environmental Violations at Oconomowoc Real Estate Development

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 […]

April 27, 2011

Los Angeles School District Sues Insurer Over Waste Terms

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 […]

April 27, 2011

Study outlines mercury dangers to children

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 […]

April 27, 2011

Protecting against toxic mold lawsuits

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 […]

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