New fracking bill on the books in Illinois *

USA - June 19 2013
On June, 17, 2013, Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation to regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing (aka "fracking") in Illinois. The new…

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Wal-Mart pleads guilty and agrees to pay $82m fine for improper disposal of hazardous substances *

USA - May 29 2013
On May 28, 2013, Wal-Mart entered a guilty plea with respect to charges filed by the Department of Justice alleging that Wal-Mart violated the Clean…

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Compliance with FIFRA regulations provides defense from product liability lawsuit *

USA - May 9 2013
An Indiana appellate court recently affirmed summary judgment on behalf of The Dow Chemical Company and Dow AgroSciences, LLC (collectively "Dow")…

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BPA added to California's Proposition 65 list *

USA - April 12 2013
On April 11, 2013, California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment ("OEHHA") added bisphenol A ("BPA") to the list of chemicals known…

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Indiana federal court rules that citizen suit seeking to compel remediation on the basis of historical RCRA violations was precluded *

USA - April 5 2013
A recent decision out of the Northern District of Indiana found that a citizen suit brought under RCRA Section 7002(a)(1)(A) was unavailable for…

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