Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
EPA Halts Sale of DuPont’s Imprelis Herbicide
Aug 12 2011 // DuPont Co. was ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday to stop selling and recall its Imprelis herbicide, following thousands of complaints that the treatment kills trees. The order came after the EPA...
Hanover Adds Environmental Coverage for Industrial Manufacturers
Aug 9 2011 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. has expanded its Hanover Specialty Industrial insurance program for manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors by adding environmental liability protection. The additional coverage will...
Navigators Expands Online Contractors Pollution Liability Insurance
Aug 8 2011 // The Navigators Group Inc. and its principal underwriting agency subsidiary, Navigators Management Co. Inc., expanded its online system for contractors pollution liability insurance. New enhancements to the online platform...
Massey Settles Massive West Virginia Coal Slurry Case
Jul 29 2011 // After a marathon mediation session that ended just before dawn Wednesday, mining company Massey Energy settled a 7-year-old lawsuit with hundreds of southern West Virginia residents who claim the company poisoned their...
North Carolina House Joins Senate to Override Veto of Malpractice Cap
Jul 27 2011 // Victims of North Carolina doctors guilty of medical malpractice will be limited to $500,000 what they can collect for pain, suffering and lost body parts under legislation the state House passed into law over a veto by...
Chartis Expands Environmental Insurance Coverage to Chemical Industry
Jul 26 2011 // Chartis has expanded NextGen Protection, a suite of environmental insurance products offered through its Environmental division, to meet the needs of chemical manufacturers and distributors. The latest product in the...
Liberty International Appoints Environmental Liability Underwriter for France
Jul 25 2011 // Liberty International Underwriters in Europe (LIU Europe), a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has appointed Audrey Mondin as Environmental Impairment Liability Underwriter in its Paris Office. LIU said the move resulted...
West Virginia Court Weighs Pollution Liability of Massey Subsidiary
Jul 25 2011 // Three judges hearing a coal slurry pollution lawsuit against Massey Energy are considering whether the parent corporation should be held liable for the actions of a subsidiary it claims operated independently. Massey...
Missouri River Flood Protection Might Be Retained
Jul 22 2011 // Some Iowa officials say they’d like to keep in place temporary dikes, berms and levees that were hurriedly built to protect people and property from Missouri River floodwater. Woodbury County emergency management...
Michigan Golf Course Sues DuPont Over Herbicide
Jul 19 2011 // DuPont was sued last Friday by a Michigan golf club that alleges its widely used Imprelis herbicide kills trees, reflecting a growing nationwide problem being investigated by a top U.S. regulator. Imprelis, conditionally...
From Trash to Treasure: Salvor Can Help to Manage Losses
Jul 18 2011 // When crises occur, one person the claims adjuster, insurer and insured should consider calling is a salvor – he or she can be a valuable partner in helping to clean up the trash, and broker the sale of any...
$750M Settlement Reached with U.S. Farmers over Genetically Modified Rice
Jul 18 2011 // A settlement of up to $750 million has been reached with the German conglomerate Bayer CropScience on behalf of U.S. rice farmers in a series of rice contamination lawsuits, according to Don Downing, an attorney with Gray,...
Radioactive Leak at South Carolina Nuclear Plant Being Investigated
Jul 14 2011 // Federal nuclear safety inspectors are investigating a radioactive waste leak at a Fairfield County, South Carolina nuclear power plant amid increased scrutiny of pipes at the nation’s nuclear facilities. The U.S....
Greenpeace Charges Big Name Brands Sourcing from Polluting China Firms
Jul 13 2011 // Some of the world’s leading clothing brands rely on Chinese suppliers that pollute rivers with toxic, hormone-disrupting chemicals banned in Europe and elsewhere, the environment group Greenpeace said on...
ACE Westchester Expands Environmental Coverage with Premises Pollution Package
Jul 13 2011 // ACE Westchester, the U.S.-based wholesale-focused insurance division of the ACE Group, has launched ACE Westchester Elite Premises Pollution Liability form. The new policy provides a package of pollution coverages and...
AIMU Updates Pollution Exclusion Clause, Buy-Back Endorsement
Jul 12 2011 // An amended pollution exclusion clause and buy-back endorsement which retains original coverage while modernizing and clarifying wording has been developed by the American Institute of Marine Underwriters (AIMU). The...
$750M Settlement Reached with U.S. Farmers over Genetically Modified Rice
Jul 7 2011 // A settlement of up to $750 million has been reached with the German conglomerate Bayer CropScience on behalf of U.S. rice farmers in a series of rice contamination lawsuits, according to Don Downing, an attorney with Gray,...
Exxon Spill on Yellowstone River Disrupts Montana Ranches
Jul 6 2011 // Environmental officials scrambled Tuesday to assess the extent of contamination from a weekend oil spill that has fouled water supplies and ranch lands along a scenic and otherwise pristine stretch of the Yellowstone River...
Exxon Claims Mont. Oil Spill Damage Limited, Gov. Doubtful
Jul 5 2011 // An oil pipeline that spewed tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into Montana’s Yellowstone River was temporarily shut down in May because of concerns over rising waters, and regulators last year warned Exxon...
Beacon Hill Expands WC Product to Environmental Contractors, Consultants
Jun 23 2011 // PartnerOne Environmental, Beacon Hill Associates’ underwriting division, now offers workers compensation coverage to additional environmental contractors and consultants. Coverage is provided by a group of...
