A New Resource for Hydraulic Fracturing Information
LIVONIA, Mich., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Foley, Baron & Metzger, PLLC, a Detroit-area law firm, has launched a new resource page at www.fbmlaw.com/blog in response to mounting claims and lawsuits ...
Disclosure Lawsuits: Are You Unknowingly Putting Yourself at Risk?
The growing number of lawsuits over non-disclosure of land pollution is creating increased liability for real estate brokers. Soil contamination, groundwater contamination and concern surrounding hazardous vapor intrusion into homes is putting real estate brokers on the firing line in …
Gila River Indian Community votes on Loop 202 extension
Tribe's vote today will end decades of uncertainty about a critical link in the Valley's freeway system.
Environmental groups rally for NY ban on fracking
Health and environmental groups rallied at New York State's Capitol on Monday to call for a legislative ban on hydraulic fracturing of natural gas wells, saying no amount of regulation can adequately safeguard water supplies from contamination.
Cruise ship disaster lawsuits face choppy seas in U.S.
MIAMI - While the parent company of the owner of the stricken Costa Concordia is based in Miami, passengers who want to file a lawsuit in U.S. courts over the cruise ship disaster will likely face choppy seas. | PHOTOS
Obama's green tint signals shift to campaign mode
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Not long before his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama ventured to a place he'd never been in three well-traveled years as president: the Environmental Protection Agency. For a Democrat who won the White House with strong green credentials, Obama has kept his environmental policies well below the radar for much of his presidency. ...
Local groups, EPA settle 2 Cape suits
After months of negotiations, local environmental groups have agreed to settle two federal lawsuits seeking to force the US Environmental Protection Agency to reduce pollution flowing from septic tanks into Cape Cod waters. Details of the deal have not been disclosed, but local officals have estimated that fixing the problem could cost billions of dollars. Republicans in Congress immediately ...
Environmental groups rally for NY 'fracking' bills
About 600 people registered to lobby lawmakers Monday on various bills related to the technology known as "fracking."
Carnival Reaches Consumer Settlement as Wreck Sparks Lawsuits
Carnival Corp.’s Italian unit said it reached a damage-settlement agreement with consumer groups, as the company was sued for the first time in the U.S. over the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship.