Carbon Capture & Storage: The Race To Net Zero
Larry and Barbara Ann Morris (“Morris”) filed a Complaint in the Pulaski County, Arkansas Circuit Court on August 22nd alleging groundwater contamination pertaining to fuel related to a North Little Rock, Arkansas retail...more
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently granted summary judgment for an insurer on a pollution liability policy for lack of timely notice. The court agreed with the insurer that the...more
The United States District Court (M.D. Florida) (“Court”) addressed in a June 23rd Order an insurance coverage issue involving a petroleum release from an underground storage tank (“UST”). See L. Squared Industries, Inc. v....more
Co-Author: Jenna Davidson The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a May 11th Opinion a breach of contract claim concerning remediation of multiple environmental conditions...more
The Arkansas State Senate and House of Representatives have passed legislation (HB1520) which would raise the limit for payment for corrective action per occurrence pursuant to the Arkansas Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a report titled: Semiannual Report of UST Performance Measures - End of Fiscal Yar 2022 (October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022) (“Report”)...more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) oversees policy and guidance for the EPA’s hazard response and waste programs. In October 2022, OLEM released its Environmental Justice...more
It is not uncommon for Lloyd Harbor residents to have old steel heating oil tanks buried in their yards. Although these underground tanks continue to successfully heat our homes, they do not last forever. They are not...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a February 8th report titled: USTs by the Numbers: How Did You Do? (“Report”) The Report is published twice a year by EPA and provides Underground...more
In a decision highlighting a practical challenge in pursuing tort claims against some underground storage tank (“UST”) owners and operators, the Michigan Court of Appeals held that a trial court could nix a lawsuit stemming...more
This summer in Nicholas Petroleum, Inc. v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co., 2015 WL 4456185, 2015 Tex. App. LEXIS 7489 (Tex.App., Jul. 21, 2015), a Dallas panel of Texas’ intermediate level appellate court rejected policyholder...more