All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 26 2007 // Ohio is the third state this month where courts have rejected the lawsuits by parents whose children were made sick by lead paint against the companies that might have made the paint.The state is the third this month where...
Jun 22 2007 // It is hypocritical for developed countries to criticize China’s greenhouse gas emissions while simultaneously buying products from its booming manufacturing sector, Beijing said Thursday, defending its environmental...
Jun 20 2007 // California-based Legends Environmental Insurance Services has expanded its Wholesale Division with the hiring of John Rich as the new vice president of Wholesale Division. Rich has 26 years of commercial insurance...
Jun 15 2007 // Legends Environmental Insurance Services in Phoenix has expanded its Wholesale Division with the hiring of John Rich as vice president of that division. Rich has 26 years of commercial insurance experience, having spent...
Jun 6 2007 // Hattiesburg’s Gulf States Creosote Plant shut its doors nearly 50 years ago, but the clean up of creosote continues.Environmental activists and property owners are far from satisfied with the project, said Sherri...
Jun 4 2007 // Plans are in place for what its creators say will be the first captive insurance program designed exclusively for companies that are committed to sustainable business practices such as using renewable energy and producing...
Jun 4 2007 // For years, environmental issues, including issues arising from global warming, have hovered on the periphery of concerns affecting directors’ and officers’ liability exposure. But an April 2, 2007, decision by...
Jun 4 2007 // Plans are in place for what its creators say will be the first captive insurance program designed exclusively for companies that are committed to sustainable business practices such as using renewable energy and producing...
Jun 4 2007 // The demand for freight transportation by rail has grown steadily in recent years after a prolonged period of excess capacity. The increased demand was fueled by a generally growing U.S. economy, expanding imports from...
May 30 2007 // A Kansas asbestos expert says he is so sure that residents and volunteers who are wading through what’s left of Greensburg, Kan., are being exposed to the carcinogen that he’s willing to wager his reputation on...
May 30 2007 // Asian nations could reduce a quarter of their greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 if they increase renewable energy use, improve coal-fired power plant efficiency and switch to biofuels, a U.S. government report said...
May 29 2007 // Liabilities follow the insurance industry as the night follows the day. So, it’s not terribly surprising to learn that a new study – “Limiting Liability in the Greenhouse: Insurance Risk-management...
May 22 2007 // Plans are in place for what its creators say will be the first captive insurance program designed exclusively for companies that are committed to sustainable business practices such as using renewable energy and producing...
May 21 2007 // The manufacturer of the contaminated pet foods that caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses may want to put the controversy behind it, yet the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and other...
May 21 2007 // The manufacturer of the contaminated pet foods that caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses may want to put the controversy behind it, yet the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and other...
May 21 2007 // Think you and your pets are safe now that pet food contaminated with Melamine has been recalled? Think again.On May 7, U.S. officials representing the Agriculture Department, the Food and Drug Administration and the...
May 16 2007 // A Louisiana state judge has ruled that an insurance company cannot use the so-called “absolute pollution exclusion” to deny its corporate policyholder coverage for claims alleging that bodily injury was caused...
May 15 2007 // The banks of China’s massive Yangtze River, a lifeline for tens of millions of people, are at risk of collapse, a state-run newspaper reported Monday. The China Daily said a recent inspection showed that banks on...
May 8 2007 // U.S. officials placed a hold on 20 million chickens raised for market in several states because their feed was mixed with pet food containing an industrial chemical.Three government agencies — the Agriculture...
May 7 2007 // While the manufacturer of the contaminated multi-brand pet foods that have caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses wants to put the controversy behind it, the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and...