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Author of the article: Brian Thompson Publishing date: May 04, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  Jaxson Lesky of Brantford, Ontario hugs his familys pet Crosby on Tuesday May 4, 2021. The seven-year-old boy is recovering after being attacked by a neighbours dog on April 24 that required almost 30 stitches to his arm and head. Photo by Brian Thompson /The Expositor Article content Jay Lesky says his seven-year-old son, Jaxson, suffered both physical and emotional traum...

University of California - Santa Cruz Many miles of streams and rivers in the United States and elsewhere are polluted by toxic metals in acidic runoff draining from abandoned mining sites, and major investments have been made to clean up acid mine drainage at some sites. A new study based on long-term monitoring data from four sites in the western United States shows that cleanup efforts can allow affected streams to recover to near natural conditions within 10 to 15 years after the start of a...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a March 31st Opinion the indemnification provision of an Asset Purchase Agreement (“APA”) involving contamination that was identified subsequent to closing. See Wisconsin Central Ltd. v. Soo Line Railroad Co., No. 19-3129. One of the questions involved whether a claim had occurred within the meaning of the APA triggering indemnification. In 1987 Wisconsin Central, Ltd. (“Wisconsin Central”) entered int...

First step to begin the process of developing national primary drinking water standards Process takes years under the SDWA prescribed process EPA must propose the drinking water standard within 24 months EPA must then promulgate the standard within 18 months after the proposal Standards include the Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG), the non-enforceable level at which no known or anticipated adverse health effects occur, with an adequate margin of safety Standards also include the Maximum Co...

Martha McCoy Share: On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred off the coast of Japan, and the tsunami that subsequently struck Japan caused catastrophic damage and loss of life. This natural disaster resulted in approximately 16,000 deaths, hundreds of thousands of evacuees, and vast devastation to buildings and infrastructure. In addition to this human loss and suffering, the tsunami substantially exacerbated a global pollution problem that threatens wildlife, the environment...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. We close out the Corporate Environmental Lawyer Blogs weeklong celebration of Earth Day with the two federal programs aimed at cleaning up existing toxic waste sites and preventing the creation of new ones: the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA") and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA"). The Trump Administration considered th...

The Supreme Court appeared unsympathetic to the tiny island territory, which will have to foot the entire bill to clean up a massive dump that the U.S. Navy created in the 1940s if the justices don’t rule in its favor. Tumon Bay near Hagåtña, Guam. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa, File) WASHINGTON (CN) —  Guam may have missed its window of opportunity to seek help from the federal government in cleaning up a massive waste site leaking toxic chemicals into the Pacific Ocean — though footin...

The EPA Calls an Old Creosote Works in Pensacola an Uncontrolled Threat to Human Health. Why Is There No Money to Clean it Up? Heavy rains have dispersed highly toxic dioxins throughout the Sanders Beach neighborhood for years. Now, residents hope the Biden administration will help put an end to their misery. April 25, 2021 Neighbors Kelly Hagen (left) and Dixie Wilkinson stand in their respective yards on April 22, 2021 in Pensacola, Florida. Their homes are located next to the now closed Amer...

Environment & Land Use your username 2 hours ago A complaint filed by the United States on Monday in the District of Hawaii against Kaanapali Land LLC and its bankrupt subsidiary Oahu Sugar Company LLC alleged that the companies should be responsible for paying for governmental response costs to the release of hazardous substances and damages for a loss of natural resources at its herbicide mixing facility.  The defendants’ 3.5 acre facility is part of the Pearl Harbor Naval Complex Sup...

Boat operator in fatal Mattituck crash seeks to limit liability Police on scene of the fatal boat crash in November 2019. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister/file) The operator of a boat involved in a 2019 crash that killed a Riverhead woman is petitioning in federal court for exoneration from liability from claims in the crash, according to court documents filed April 12. Francesco Distefano of East Northport, through his attorneys at Rubin, Fiorella, Friedman & Merc...