All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 12 2012 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, has expanded its coverage for buyers of its combined general liability and pollution policy form – ACE PaC– designed for mid-sized clients with the...
Jun 11 2012 // Serious safety violations at a chemical plant in Arkansas have resulted in a proposed $122,000 in fines for an Indiana company, federal regulators say.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Jun 11 2012 // Colony Specialty, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., is now offering business auto coverage in conjunction with its general liability and pollution coverages through their environmental division. The...
Jun 7 2012 // Population growth, urbanization and consumption are set to inflict irreversible damage on the planet, the United Nations said on Wednesday, and called for urgent agreement on new environmental targets at an Earth summit...
Jun 5 2012 // The mother of a man who died in an explosion at a Pascagoula, Mississippi fertilizer factory says her son never spoke of any safety problems at the plant.Twenty-year-old Jeremy Moore of Hurley died Friday — the second...
May 25 2012 // Every few years it seems that there are predictions a new type of claim that threatens to engulf carriers. In the 1980s and 1990s it was environmental clean up claims and SuperFund, followed shortly by asbestos, the fear...
May 25 2012 // Rules regulating oil and gas well construction, water handling, and the disclosure of chemicals used in drilling were ready to clear their final legislative hurdles on May 24 and head to Gov. John Kasich.The Ohio House was...
May 25 2012 // Mediation has failed to settle a lawsuit by hundreds of Boone County residents who blame coal companies for contaminating their water supplies.Attorney Roger Decanio said this week that the case against Massey Energy and...
May 23 2012 // Officials say three workers are dead following an explosion at an abandoned oil well near El Dorado in southern Arkansas.Union County Emergency Manager Jerry Thomas says three workers at Long Brothers Oil Company were...
May 21 2012 // Every few years there are predictions of a new type of claim that threatens to engulf carriers. In the 1980s and 1990s it was environmental clean up claims and SuperFund, followed shortly by asbestos, the fear of Y2K...
May 14 2012 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group, has introduced an enhanced public/educational entity pollution liability insurance (Public Entity PPL) policy, designed to address the environmental risks faced...
May 14 2012 // The chemical industry needs guidance in choosing alternative processing methods to reduce or eliminate hazards, a national panel said in a report.U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations require...
May 10 2012 // Honda Motor Co. has won the reversal of a $9,867 small-claims judgment awarded to an owner who claimed the Japanese automaker fraudulently overstated the fuel economy of her Civic hybrid car.The decision by California...
May 9 2012 // An Idaho frozen food company has agreed to pay the Environmental Protection Agency $84,000 for failing to report its possession of hazardous chemicals to safety officials.The EPA said Monday the Caldwell facility of Rhodes...
May 7 2012 // The nation’s premier worker safety agency takes nearly eight years on average to adopt new safety regulations, government auditors said in a report.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration takes far too long...
May 7 2012 // High-profile data breach events have hastened focus on sensitive data and whether a comprehensive approach to protecting it is being used. The magnitude and impact of these breaches have intensified, garnering media...
May 4 2012 // The Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in Washington, D.C., District Court against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, seeking to ensure that the federal agency enforces a state plan that monitors and reduces...
Apr 30 2012 // A trial to determine BNSF Railway Company’s responsibilities for cleaning up plumes of fuel and toxic solvents beneath Livingston starts Monday in Great Falls.The trial is set to resolve a suit 165 Livingston...
Apr 23 2012 // The nation’s premier worker safety agency takes nearly eight years on average to adopt new safety regulations, government auditors said in a report.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration takes far too long...
Apr 20 2012 // Sunday is Earth Day and one thing you can expect when you have a day for something as big as a planet is some pretty big statements, and now that the economy is on the mend, there are those who believe the already...