Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Becoming a Socially Responsible Agency
Jun 18 2018 // Social responsibility is becoming increasingly important to all agencies, especially for millennials. Whether the social issue is local, national, or global, the concern for some aspect of society is becoming more and more...
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Jun 18 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added risk management and insurance professionals Rose Nordbrock, Jeff Breskin, Pabla Barros and Jose Fuentes to the firm’s operations in Southern California. Nordbrock...
Greenwalt Named General Counsel at Oklahoma’s Workers’ Comp Commission
Jun 15 2018 // The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) has named Sarah Greenwalt as the agency’s new general counsel, effective June 25. Greenwalt most recently served as senior counsel to the administrator of the...
EPA Settles With Georgia Manufacturing Plant Over Hazardous Emissions
Jun 15 2018 // Federal authorities say they’ve reached a settlement with a Georgia manufacturing plant which had been cited for failing to take steps to prevent hazardous air emissions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on...
XL Catlin Updates Coverage for Environmental Contractors, Consultants
Jun 12 2018 // The North American Environmental Unit of XL Catlin has updated its professional and pollution insurance coverages for contractors and environmental consultants. New additions to XL Catlin’s Professional and Pollution...
$151M West Virginia Chemical Spill Settlement Approved
Jun 11 2018 // A federal judge has given final approval of a $151 million settlement of a lawsuit stemming from a chemical spill into a West Virginia river. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver...
Everest Insurance Adds Biermann in California to Environmental Team
Jun 8 2018 // Everest Insurance has added Becky Biermann as a senior underwriter within the environmental division. Biermann will be located in the company’s Walnut Creek, Calif., office and will be responsible for managing...
In Boston’s Booming Seaport, the Namesake Is Also the Threat
Jun 7 2018 // In Boston’s booming Seaport District, General Electric is building its new world headquarters, Amazon is bringing in thousands of new workers, and Reebok’s red delta symbol sits atop the new office it opened...
Climate Change at ‘Tipping Point,’ Says Europe’s Biggest Asset Manager
Jun 1 2018 // The world’s deepest-pocketed investors are starting to take climate change seriously, according to Amundi SA. “We are really observing a tipping point among the institutional investors on climate change,”...
New York Attorney General Leads Suit Against U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
May 31 2018 // New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood, joined by Attorneys General Xavier Becerra of California and Brian Frosh of Maryland, has led a lawsuit against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for...
Professor Says Window to Prevent Dangerous Impacts from Climate Change Closing Fast
May 24 2018 // Costs from climate change-driven extreme weather events are on the rise, and the amount of time left to stop those impacts before they get progressively worse is rapidly closing, according to a Columbia University...
California Organized Investment Network Launches High Impact Service for Insurers
May 23 2018 // The California Organized Investment Network has launched the Impact Investment Marketplace, a portal to help facilitate high impact investments in underserved communities and environmental projects in California. The...
EPA Wants to Rescind Obama Chemical Plant Regulations
May 18 2018 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took steps on Thursday to roll back and delay Obama-era rules aimed at improving safety at chemical plants, which had come in response to a 2013 explosion at a fertilizer plant in...
Lake Superior Mayors Want Refinery to Cease Using Dangerous Chemical
May 4 2018 // The mayors of the Lake Superior twin port cities near last week’s oil refinery explosion and fire are calling on its owners to stop using a dangerous chemical compound at the site. Husky Energy in Superior is one of...
Environmental Group Files Notice to Sue Newark Over Lead Levels in Water
Apr 27 2018 // An environmental group has filed a notice of its intent to sue the city of Newark over what it says are elevated levels of lead in the city’s drinking water. The Natural Resources Defense Council has 60 days to file...
S.S. Nesbitt & Co. in Alabama Hires Leeth, Rogers
Apr 27 2018 // S.S. Nesbitt & Co. Inc., a Southeastern insurance agency and division of EBSCO Industries Inc. (EBSCO), has added attorney Tracy Leeth as a senior benefits compliance consultant and Tim Rogers as safety manager and...
Duke Energy to Pay $156K Fine for North Carolina Coal Ash Pollution
Apr 24 2018 // Duke Energy Corp. will pay a $156,000 penalty to for polluting ground and surface waters in North Carolina with potentially toxic coal-ash waste around three power plants, an amount one critic compared to a couple of days...
New York Court Affirms Gas Company on the Hook for Environmental Cleanup Costs
Apr 16 2018 // The New York Court of Appeals has ruled that KeySpan Gas East Corporation is responsible for costs to clean up environmental contamination caused by manufactured gas plants owned by its predecessor during years when there...
Salmonella in Chicken Salad From Iowa Kills 1, Sickens 265 in 8 States
Apr 12 2018 // Chicken salad made by an Iowa food processing company and distributed by Fareway Stores in the Midwest sickened 265 people in eight states and caused one death in Iowa from salmonella contamination, the U.S. Centers for...
What to Expect in Commercial Insurance Pricing for Rest of 2018: WTW Spring Forecast
Apr 12 2018 // Commercial property insurance rate increases are easing off initial spikes following 2017’s record natural catastrophe losses, but commercial insurance buyers still face upward pricing pressure on many lines of...
