Environmental Insurance News 5.1.23

Recent environmental news stories:

Pollution lawsuit could curb aerial retardant use

Graniterock agreed to pay $325,000 for storm water runoff contamination of Coyote Creek

South Florida Jury Awards Woman $5.5M from Mold, Water Damage in Condo

Environmental Protection Agency takes oversight of Marengo explosion site cleanup

EPA cites West Virginia plant linked to Roanoke Valley reservoir contamination for release of ‘forever chemical’

New Jersey Sues 8 Pollution Sites to Force Cleanups

5 people hospitalized in Midwood spa chemical leak incident

Appeals court rules blood not ‘pollutant’ under Florida property insurance policy

Firefighters clear scene of chemical spill at paint coatings manufacturer in northwest Houston

Improper disposal of medical waste costs health systems and the environment

We found long-banned pollutants in the very deepest part of the ocean

Ambiguous definition means insurer owes duty of defense

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