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Risk Management

What Contractors Can Get in Soft Pollution Liability Insurance Market

Are companies taking advantage of opportunity as premiums hit low points?

Richard Korman

Scott Van Voorhis

November 2, 2016

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Pollution insurance for contractors has never been cheaper, with prices down 50% in the past five years, say brokers and contractors.

Ruling Orders GE PCB Cleanup, But Start of $613M Fix Is Unclear

Mary B. Powers

November 2, 2016

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rejected objections raised by General Electric Co. to a final cleanup plan, issued in February, for toxics in the Housatonic River in New England.

New Urgencies Drive Fixes to Old Problems

The Flint, Mich., crisis raises clean water to national attention

JT Long

Debra K. Rubin

November 2, 2016

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It took Flint, Mich.’s water issues, which rose to a crisis level last year with news of the city’s extensive lead-tainted supply, to catapult sector needs higher on legislative agendas and into the public consciousness.

Hurricane Matthew's Floodwaters Drain, Slowly

October 19, 2016

In the wake of Hurricane Matthew’s assault on the East Coast, floods continue to isolate large portions of eastern North Carolina.

Late Mississippi Coal Plant Inches Toward Finish Line

Mary B. Powers

October 19, 2016

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Utility Southern Co.’s costly effort to produce clean energy from coal met a major milestone on Oct. 12, when its Kemper County, Miss., integrated gasification combined-cycle plant produced the first kilowatt of electricity with synthetic fuel made from local lignite.

Agreement Reached on Hydrofluorocarbon Phase-Out

Pam Hunter McFarland

October 19, 2016

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Nearly 200 countries have agreed to cut the production and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)—used in refrigerants and cooling and ventilation systems—by more than 80% over the next 80 years.

Oil Spills

Accidental Louisiana Pipeline Rupture Interrupts Shore Restoration Job

Subcontractor Reportedly Cut Pipeline While On Job Financed by BP Settlement

Scott Van Voorhis

October 19, 2016

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The prime contractor has resumed work following clean up.

Lead Poisoning

Crisis in Flint Underscores a National Drinking Water Quality Problem

Awareness grows of trouble in other drinking-water systems across the U.S.

Mike Anderson

Pam Hunter McFarland

October 12, 2016

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For Anthony Jones, 46, a Gulf War veteran and apprentice craftworker based in Flint, the work that he does—pulling out lead service lines to homes—is personal.

Occidental Chemical Signs Pact with EPA for Passaic River Cleanup

Pam Hunter McFarland

October 12, 2016

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Occidental Chemical Corp. to perform engineering and design work necessary to clean up 8.3 miles of New Jersey’s lower Passaic River, the most polluted portion.

After Mount Polley Spill, a Few Changes at BC Mining Ministry

Candy McCampbell

October 12, 2016

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British Columbia’s chief mining regulator refuses to move compliance and enforcement to a separate agency, despite three reports that say design issues contributed to the massive Mount Polley Mine spill more than two years ago.