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Insurer’s Study Shows U.S. Refineries Plagued by Deadly Accidents
Apr 19 2010 // On the heels of a Tesoro refinery blast in Washington that killed five people, an insurance company report obtained by The Associated Press noted that U.S. oil refineries have an ongoing problem with accidents that turn...
Insurer’s Study Shows U.S. Refineries Plagued by Deadly Accidents
Apr 5 2010 // U.S. oil refineries have an ongoing problem with accidents that turn deadly, losing four times as much money from such incidents than refineries in the rest of the world, according to an insurance company report obtained...
Kentucky Residents Sue Over Nuplex Chemical Spill
Mar 30 2010 // Residents of a southern Louisville neighborhood have sued Nuplex Resins over a chemical spill that sent vapors through sewer pipes. The Louisville Courier-Journal reported that three people filed the suit last Friday in...
Terrorism Coverage in the Everyday World
Mar 22 2010 // Because of the threshold amount, many acts of domestic terrorism may not be certified. Even under the TRIA, insurers may exclude coverage for loss resulting from ‘non-certified’ acts of terrorism. After the...
Chemical Leaks at West Virginia DuPont Plant Appear Unrelated
Feb 1 2010 // Three recent chemical leaks at a West Virginia DuPont plant, one of which killed a worker, don’t appear to be related, a federal investigator said. U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigator Johnnie Banks promised a...
West Virginia DuPont Worker Dies After Chemical Exposure
Jan 27 2010 // Federal safety officials are investigating a DuPont chemical plant Monday after a series of leaks that resulted in the death of one worker and the operation’s temporary shutdown. DuPont officials put the sprawling...
Chemical Firm Cited in Deadly South Carolina Ammonia Leak
Jan 5 2010 // A chemical company committed seven serious violations and was fined more than $23,000 after a ruptured hose caused an ammonia leak that killed a passing motorist in July, South Carolina workplace safety officials...
Chemical BPA in Workers Linked to Sex Problems
Nov 12 2009 // Male factory workers in China who got very high doses of a chemical that’s been widely used in hard plastic bottles had high rates of sexual problems, researchers reported yesterday. Heavy exposure to BPA, or...
Pennsylvania Landowner Blames Energy Drilling for Water Pollution
Nov 9 2009 // An Avella, Pennsylvania landowner is suing an energy company for polluting his soil and water in an attempt to link a natural gas drilling technique with environmental contamination. George Zimmermann, the owner of 480...
Investigators Search for Source of Massachusetts Chemical Leak
Aug 5 2009 // Investigators are still trying to determine the source of noxious fumes at a Massachusetts trash disposal facility that sent 119 people to hospitals, including two who were listed in critical condition. Police and fire...
EPA: Toxic Chemicals at Delaware Site Will Remain for 100 Years
Jul 31 2009 // The EPA project manager overseeing cleanup at the abandoned Metachem site near Delaware City says toxic chemicals will remain there for at least 100 years. Hilary Thornton spoke Tuesday night about the Environmental...
Cancer Allegations Against Railway Company in Texas to Continue
Jun 29 2009 // Although two juries have sided with BNSF Railway Co. in separate lawsuits claiming chemicals in a railroad tie plant in Central Texas caused cancer, dozens of similar lawsuits will go forward, an attorney said. Jurors...
Former Owner of Tannery Being Sued Admits Chromium 6 Was Used
May 27 2009 // The former owner of a St. Joseph, Mo., tannery that is being sued over health concerns acknowledged that the plant used a cancer-causing chemical, but he said the tanning process posed no danger to the public. The former...
Wisconsin Chemical Plant Explosions Force Evacuations
May 13 2009 // A chemical plant fire continued to burn May 12 in the south-central Wisconsin community of Columbus where dozens of neighbors were forced to evacuate their homes. A series of explosions was heard May 11 about 8 p.m. at...
Safety Lapses Found in West Virginia Bayer Chemical Plant Explosion
Apr 24 2009 // A large explosion and fire that took the lives of two workers at the Bayer CropScience plant in West Virginia last August was caused by a thermal runaway reaction during the production of an insecticide. The event likely...
New Suit Filed in Missouri Over Chemical in Farmland Sludge
Apr 24 2009 // Farmers in four northwest Missouri counties may have unwittingly dumped millions of pounds of carcinogen-laced sludge on their fields, which may be linked to a rash of brain tumors in the area, environmental activist Erin...
Maryland Suit Claims Restaurant Drink was Cleaning Chemical
Feb 6 2009 // A Baltimore woman says when she ordered an iced tea at a local McDonald’s restaurant last year, employees gave her a cup containing a cleaning chemical. Caryl Jones has filed a $100,000 lawsuit in Baltimore City...
Marsh Warns EU Companies of E&O Risks from Chemical Regulations
Dec 5 2008 // Marsh’s London office has issued a warning that companies that use chemical substances in the European Union (EU) could risk insurance implications “associated with their failure to adhere to the EU’s...
1 in 3 Toys Have Toxic Chemicals, Kids’ Safety Group Study Finds
Dec 4 2008 // A new survey finds that about a third of popular toys on sale this holiday season have significant levels of toxic chemicals. Researchers for the JustGreen Partnership — a coalition of children’s safety, public...
Environmental Liability: What’s Good Today, Could Be Bad Tomorrow
Nov 30 2008 // Environmental Insurance Delivers the Best Shield of Defense Against Emerging Pollutants The changing character of environmental regulation fits any definition of a moving target. Since the Environmental Protection Agency...
