Enbridge announces US$177 million settlement in connection with 2010 oil spills
July 21, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced a US$177 million settlement with Enbridge Energy Limited Partnership and several related Enbridge companies to resolve claims stemming from its 2010 oil spills in Marshall, Mich.,…
Companies need to come clean about climate change risk, Mark Carney says
July 15, 2016 Colin Perkel - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Only about one-third of the world’s 1,000 largest companies provide effective disclosure of the risks they face due to climate change, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said Friday. Lack of full disclosure, Carney said, makes it difficult…
Ontario to build almost 500 electric charging stations across the province to help reduce greenhouse gas pollution and fight climate change
July 13, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterOntario is building nearly 500 electric charging stations at more than 250 locations across the province in a bid to help reduce greenhouse gas pollution and fight climate change, the provincial Ministry of Transportation (MTO) said on Wednesday. The ministry…
$5.1 million in compensatory damages awarded to cancer victim in pollution lawsuit
July 7, 2016 THE ASSOCIATED PRESSCOLUMBUS, Ohio – The DuPont chemical company acted with malice by dumping chemical-tainted water from its West Virginia plant into the Ohio River, a United States federal jury said Wednesday in awarding $5.1 million in compensatory damages to a man…
AP Sources: VW to pay near $10.2B to settle emissions claims
June 23, 2016 Tom Krisher and Michael Biesecker - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – Volkswagen has agreed to take a series of steps with a total cost of about $10.2 billion to settle claims from its unprecedented diesel emissions cheating scandal in the U.S., two people briefed on the matter said Thursday.…
Enterprises struggling to manage big data flows: global survey
June 23, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterBig data is proving to be bad data for some surveyed enterprises, with almost nine in 10 reporting they believe they are flowing bad data into their data stores, note results of a global survey issued Wednesday by StreamSets. The…
$508 million in pollution liability for B.C. government: Report
June 10, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe British Columbia government said Friday that as of March 31, the province’s forests, lands and natural resource operations department recognized $508 million in pollution-related liabilities related to property managed by the Crown Contaminated Sites Program. The ministry on Friday…
Ontario will spend up to $8.3 billion to fight climate change, offer incentives
June 7, 2016 Keith Leslie - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Ontario’s action plan on climate change will include financial incentives to get cleaner, more efficient cars and trucks on the roads and to convince homeowners and businesses to lower their carbon footprints, The Canadian Press has learned. The…
Too many unknowns to recommend fracking in western Newfoundland: review panel
May 31, 2016 Sue Bailey - THE CANADIAN PRESSST. JOHN’S, N.L. – There are too many unknown risks and data gaps to green-light fracking, says a government-appointed panel that studied hydraulic fracturing in western Newfoundland. In a report released Tuesday, it recommends that the province continue its freeze…
XL Catlin adds rectification expense cover to contractor’s professional and pollution legal liability insurance
May 30, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterContractors and environmental consultants in Canada and the United States now have access to enhanced protection under XL Catlin’s contractor’s professional and pollution legal liability insurance with the addition of rectification expense coverage. Standard professional liability coverage addresses third-party claims…
Supreme Court will not hear appeal of $1.4 million pollution lawsuit
May 26, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterCanada’s highest court announced Thursday it will not hear an appeal from a Scarborough, Ont. industrial property owner who lost a lawsuit from a neighbouring property owner arising from environmental contamination. In a ruling released Nov. 27, 2015, the Court…
Ontario Liberals won’t confirm published details of Climate Change Action Plan
May 17, 2016 Keith Leslie and Allison Jones - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Ontario’s environment minister insists the province won’t eliminate natural gas for home heating as part of a soon-to-be-released plan to fight climate change. Glen Murray refused to confirm or deny a Globe and Mail report saying the province…