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Exxon sued over Arkansas pipeline spill - Jun. 13, 2013

ECC Horizon wrote 3 days ago: The Arkansas Attorney General and the federal government are suing ExxonMobil, alleging improper was … more →

Tags: Environmental Regulatory, Liability Issues, U.S. EPA, environmental contamination, EPA

New Oregon Insurance Law Designed to Help with Environmental Insurance Coverage

ECC Horizon wrote 3 days ago: Oregon Governor Kitzhaber signed Senate Bill 814 into law, a significant piece of legislation affect … more →

Tags: Liability Issues, Environmental Regulatory, Environmental Insurance, property liability insurance, Insurance Regulation, environmental regulations

Dubious Distinction: First prosecution for a breach of the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations

ECOS wrote 1 week ago: On 6th June 2013 the Environmental Protection Agency prosecuted Galway County Council for permitting … more →

Tags: legislation, EPA, wastewater, Environmental Protection Agency, galway, Kilronan, authorization, Aran Islands, prosection

Environmental Site Assessment- ESA

joederhake wrote 2 weeks ago: The Environmental Site Assessment is a process of evaluating the environmental liability of a real e … more →

Tags: Environmental, real estate due diligence, phase 1 environmental, Phase 1 ESA, Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment, Phase I ESA, phase i environmental site assessment, Environmental Due Diligence, Partner Engineering and Science Inc

Company Faced with Million Dollar Judgment Because of Insurer's Failure to Obey Court Order Wins on Appeal - Maryland Malpractice Lawyer Blog

ECC Horizon wrote 3 weeks ago: A Maryland appeals court recently reversed a decision against a company hit with a million dollar ju … more →

Tags: Underground Storage Tanks, Environmental Insurance, Underground Storage Tanks, environmental contamination, property liability insurance

Two Sue Baltimore Over Contamination of Casino Site - Baltimore Sun

ECC Horizon wrote 3 weeks ago: A pair of Baltimore residents filed suit Monday accusing the city of breaking the law by allowing to … more →

Tags: water pollution, environmental contamination, environmental litigation, environmental regulations

Another Bill, Another Attempt to Limit County Attorneys | Houston Politics | a Chron.com blog

ECC Horizon wrote 4 weeks ago: A pair of bills that would’ve diluted the ability of county attorneys to sue environmental offenders … more →

Tags: Environmental Regulatory, Underground Storage Tanks, Underground Storage Tanks, environmental litigation, environmental regulations

Ontario Court of Appeal says Innocent Parties Must Pay for Pollution Clean-up | Legal Post | Financial Post

ECC Horizon wrote 1 month ago: The Ontario Ministry of the Environment may order innocent parties who are not responsible for disch … more →

Tags: Environmental Regulatory, Environmental Insurance, Canadian environment, property liability insurance, Insurance Regulation, subrogation

All Companies Should Look at Environmental Insurance: Study

ECC Horizon wrote 1 month ago: Organizations that do not purchase dedicated environmental insurance policies frequently are not ful … more →

Tags: Environmental Insurance, property liability insurance

Insurance Gap Widens for Environmental Losses: U.K. report

ECC Horizon wrote 1 month ago: The range of environmental liabilities to which organizations are now exposed and the liability cove … more →

Tags: Liability Issues, Environmental Insurance, Environmental Risk, property liability insurance, Insurance Regulation

Vapor Intrusion Regulation and Environmental Remediation | The National Law Review

ECC Horizon wrote 1 month ago: EPA recently issued two draft guidance documents on vapor intrusion and will accept comments on them … more →

Tags: Environmental Regulatory, U.S. EPA, Environmental Insurance, environmental contamination, EPA, Remediation

Troubling Backyard Oil Spill Turns Long Island Couple’s Lives Upside-Down « CBS New York

ECC Horizon wrote 1 month ago: Imagine having to constantly breathe in the smell of oil inside your home. That’s what one Long Isla … more →

Tags: Liability Issues, Environmental Insurance, environmental contamination, property liability insurance, subrogation

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act - CERCLA

joederhake wrote 1 month ago: Also known as the “Superfund” law, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensatio … more →

Tags: Environmental, real estate due diligence, phase i environmental, Phase I ESA, phase i environmental site assessment, Environmental Due Diligence, Partner Engineering and Science Inc, Commercial Real Estate, All Appropriate Inquiry

Malloy Administration Proposes Tighter Pollution Standards - Republican American

ECC Horizon wrote 1 month ago: The Malloy administration in Connecticut  is proposing tighter pollution standards that could force … more →

Tags: Environmental Regulatory

Underground Storage Tank Sites part of N.C. Brownfields Program - Lumina News

ECC Horizon wrote 2 months ago: Prospective buyers of former gas station properties would have liability protection from remnant con … more →

Tags: Environmental Regulatory, Liability Issues, groundwater contamination, Underground Storage Tanks, Remediation, property liability insurance, Insurance Regulation

Plaintiffs' Expert Disavows Evidence In Chevron Ecuador Case, Says Process `Fatally Tainted' - Forbes

ECC Horizon wrote 2 months ago: Attorney Steven Donziger’s long quest to wring a settlement from Chevron over oil pollution in the E … more →

Tags: Liability Issues, soil contamination, groundwater contamination, environmental contamination, Remediation, Contamination, environmental litigation

Exxon Mobil Ordered to pay $236 Million in Pollution Trial | Local News - WMUR Home

ECC Horizon wrote 2 months ago: A jury found Exxon Mobil liable Tuesday in a long-running lawsuit over groundwater contamination by … more →

Tags: Underground Storage Tanks, Environmental Insurance, groundwater contamination, Underground Storage Tanks, environmental contamination, property liability insurance

Fracking Boom Continues to Raise Environmental Concerns - Calgary - CBC News

ECC Horizon wrote 2 months ago: Supporters of hydraulic fracturing — or fracking — say the technology is helping sluggish economies … more →

Tags: Liability Issues, U.S. EPA, Fracking, groundwater contamination, Groundwater Pollution, fracking

Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection: Compulsory Pollution Liability Insurance

ECC Horizon wrote 2 months ago: The Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection recently mandated nationwide compulsory purchase of … more →

Tags: Environmental Regulatory, Environmental Insurance, Environmental Risk, property liability insurance, Insurance Regulation


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