environmental News

California Green City Backers Advance Landowner Legal Fight

A company that bought property for a group of tech billionaires trying to build a sustainable city in northern California won a ruling advancing its lawsuit that accused landowners in the project’s target area of a conspiracy to drive up …

Chevron to Pay Over $13M in Settlement for California Oil Spills

Chevron will pay $13.1 million in settlement agreements with two California state agencies for past oil spills in Kern County, Bakersfield, the California natural resources agency said on Wednesday, as the major oil producing state strengthens regulations. Chevron, which has …

Nord Stream Sues Insurers in London Over 2022 Pipeline Blasts

Nord Stream is seeking more than 400 million euros ($436 million) from its insurers over explosions in 2022 which ruptured pipelines designed to transport Russian gas to Germany, court filings show. Nord Stream AG names Lloyd’s Insurance Company and Arch …

Tesla Sued by California Counties Over Hazardous Waste

A group of 25 California counties have sued Elon Musk’s Tesla TSLA.O, claiming the electric vehicle maker mishandled hazardous waste at its facilities across the state. The lawsuit from Los Angeles, Alameda, San Joaquin, San Francisco and other counties was …

Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1B Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill

Repsol SA is being sued for $1 billion by an English law firm representing around 35,000 alleged victims for its involvement in Peru’s largest oil spill in 2022. Tom Goodhead, chief executive officer of Pogust Goodhead, said the lawsuit was …

US Assure Earns Industry Honors

Zurich award, industry association designation demonstrate company’s accomplishments Jacksonville, FL, February 18, 2015 – US Assure, a leading program administrator and insurance services provider with four decades of insurance success, recently won two prestigious industry honors—Zurich’s Spirit of Excellence award …

ISO Expands Its Predictive Analytics Offerings for Commercial Lines

ISO, a member of the Verisk Insurance Solutions group at Verisk Analytics, announced the launch of the new ISO Risk Analyzer Businessowners Environmental Module and the availability of the newly enhanced version of the ISO Risk Analyzer Commercial Auto Environmental …

BP, Others Face More Citations in Gulf Spill

The Obama administration says BP and two other companies are likely to face new citations for alleged safety and environmental violations stemming from last year’s Gulf oil spill. Michael Bromwich, head of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, says …

New Zealand Crews Pump All Oil from Grounded Ship

Salvage crews have successfully removed all the remaining oil from a cargo ship that ran aground on a New Zealand reef, avoiding a worse environmental disaster. The vessel Rena grounded on the Astrolabe reef near Tauranga on Oct. 5 and …

Murphy Joins Great American Insurance as Divisional VP

Great American Insurance Group’s Corporate Claims has hired Emmet M. Murphy as a divisional vice president responsible for the environmental claims unit. Murphy joins Great American from The Hartford and its complex claims group where he held the titles of …