Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
EEA Report Says ‘Tackling Climate Change’ Will Save Lives, $15 Billion
May 15 2006 // A brief status report from the European Environment Agency (EEA)notes that “tackling climate change will improve Europe’s air quality, cut premature deaths and could save €12 billion [$15.4 billion] annually...
Insurance Department Deputy Director Honored by Ohio University
May 10 2006 // Ohio Department of Insurance Deputy Director Holly Saelens recently was recognized at the Ohio University (OU) State Government Alumni Luncheon at The Athletic Club of Columbus for her outstanding achievements in public...
READY, SET………..RECALL!!!
May 8 2006 // Protecting the consumer is the number one priority in a product recall. The challenge is, can you do so without crippling your business? For large and small consumer goods manufacturers and distributors, recalls can cost...
Ready, Set … Recall!!!
May 8 2006 // Protecting the consumer is the number one priority in a product recall. The challenge is, can you do so without crippling your business? For consumer goods manufacturers and distributors, recalls can cost millions of...
Ready, set … recall
May 8 2006 // Product recalls pose financial, logistical and communication challenges Part 1 of a two-part series on Product Recall. Protecting consumers is the number one priority in a product recall. The challenge is whether it can be...
READY, SET..RECALL!!!
May 8 2006 // Protecting the consumer is the number one priority in a product recall. The challenge is, can you do so without crippling your business? For large and small consumer goods manufacturers and distributors, recalls can cost...
READY, SET … RECALL!!!
May 8 2006 // Protecting the consumer is the number one priority in a product recall. The challenge is, can you do so without crippling your business? For consumer goods manufacturers and distributors, recalls can cost millions of...
Ready, set … recall
May 8 2006 // Part 1 of a two-part series on Product Recall. Protecting consumers is the number one priority in a product recall. The challenge is whether it can be done without crippling the business. For large and small consumer goods...
Ark. Seeks to Intervene in Okla. Poultry Lawsuit
May 3 2006 // Ark. Attorney General Mike has asked an Oklahoma court to allow his office to represent the people and sovereign interests of the State of Arkansas in the lawsuit filed by Oklahoma against Arkansas poultry companies. If...
Munich Re Helps UN Launch ‘Principles for Responsible Investment’
May 1 2006 // Munich Re was one of a number of large investment groups who became original signatories for the United Nations “Principles for Responsible Investment,” launched last week by UN Secretary General Kofi...
Cancer Rate Linked to Former Mass. Textile Site Where Kids Played
Apr 28 2006 // Massachusetts health officials trying to resolve a decades-old mystery about a cluster of cancer cases in Ashland have concluded that the illnesses are linked to a former textile dye-making plant with waste ponds that some...
OSHA, Safety Engineers Team Up to Highlight Job Safety
Apr 27 2006 // In an ongoing effort to increase public awareness on the importance of workplace safety, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will kick-off the annual...
CLOSER LOOK: Agribusiness
Apr 17 2006 // Farmers are adding agritainment or agro-tourism to their operations, such as using the farm for haunted houses, corn mazes, cider mills, vineyards with wine festivals and restaurants, craft shops and hay rides, among other...
New law pushed by agents may hamper Nevada mining watchdog group
Apr 17 2006 // The chief proponent of a new law cited by Nevada in trying to block a mining industry watchdog group’s efforts to stop pollution from an old Nevada gold mine said that he didn’t envision the law being used that...
Western Security Surplus Names Peyton Vice President/Branch Manager in Los Alamitos, Calif.
Apr 5 2006 // Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Inc. based in Pasadena, Calif., has named Deanna Peyton to replace Rebecca Hill as vice president/branch manager at the Orange/San Diego county office located in Los Alamitos,...
Take the pollution out of your D&O policy
Apr 3 2006 // Is your directors and officers policy polluted? Shareholders and environmental groups are taking a closer look at the environmental disclosures made by public companies. The U.S. General Accounting Office issued a report...
Take the pollution out of your D&O policy
Apr 3 2006 // Is your directors and officers policy polluted? Shareholders and environmental groups are taking a closer look at the environmental disclosures made by public companies. The U.S. General Accounting Office issued a report...
Take the pollution out of your D&O policy
Apr 3 2006 // D&O insurers may invoke an ‘absolute’ pollution exclusion to deny coverage for claims that arise out of environmental reserves or other pollution. Is your directors and officers policy polluted?...
Take the pollution out of your D&O policy
Apr 3 2006 // Is your directors and officers policy polluted? Shareholders and environmental groups are taking a closer look at the environmental disclosures made by public companies. The U.S. General Accounting Office issued a report...
New Law May Hamper Nevada Mining Watchdog Group
Mar 30 2006 // The chief proponent of a new law cited by Nevada in trying to block a mining industry watchdog group’s efforts to stop pollution from an old Nevada gold mine said that he didn’t envision the law being used that...
