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Insurer Says Pollution Exclusion Sinks Coverage for Pool Chemical Injuries
Nov 26 2024 // A commercial general liability policy with a pollution exclusion does not protect a Virginia homeowners association from lawsuits filed by swimmers alleging they were injured by chemicals discharged into the community...
Company Settles for $250K Over Hazardous Waste Claims at California Facility
Nov 18 2024 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with a firm over claims of violations of hazardous waste regulations at the company’s facility in Irvine, California. Edwards Lifesciences LLC will pay...
PepsiCo Beats New York State’s ‘Predatory’ Lawsuit Over Plastics Pollution
Nov 4 2024 // PepsiCo won the dismissal of New York’s lawsuit accusing the beverage and snack-food company of polluting the environment with single-use plastic packaging, as the judge criticized the state’s attorney general,...
Los Angeles County Sues PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Over Plastic Pollution
Nov 1 2024 // Los Angeles County has sued beverage makers PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, accusing them of polluting the most populous U.S. county with plastic bottles and misleading the public about the environmental impact and recyclability of...
Toxic Waste That Set Off Global Outcry Seized by Albania’s Prosecutors
Oct 30 2024 // Albanian prosecutors ordered that containers filled with suspected hazardous industrial waste be seized after the cargo was forced to return to Europe from Southeast Asia. The prosecutors’ order Sunday directed...
Georgia County to Sue BioLab Over Chemical Fire and Toxic Fumes
Oct 25 2024 // CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia county is preparing a federal lawsuit that aims to shut down the BioLab chemical factory where a fire sent a toxic chemical cloud over Atlanta’s suburbs last month, the latest in a...
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