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Toxic tortstate CERCLA: Vermont court rules migration of contaminants alone is insufficient to prove public nuisance

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 20 2010

The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that the offsite migration of contaminants is insufficient, in itself, to establish a public nuisance

Greenhouse gases: New Mexico Supreme Court rules state board may consider GHG cap

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 18 2010

The New Mexico Supreme Court has reportedly vacated a lower court's preliminary injunction, issued in April 2010, halting the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board's process for gathering expert testimony and public comments on a petition to establish a cap on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the state

Environmental crime: three sentenced to prison for illegal asbestos disposal

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 18 2010

Three men from Syracuse, New York, have reportedly been sentenced to prison terms of 36 to 78 months for violations of the Clean Air Act and other crimes related to the illegal disposal of asbestos

CERCLA: Fifth Circuit reverses district court on allocation formula

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 18 2010

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that a district court improperly relied on site valuation reports prepared as part of settlement negotiations in estimating the total volume of waste at a Texas CERCLA site

Former business owner pleads guilty to illegal storage of hazardous waste

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 18 2010

The former owner of a Beckley, West Virginia, electro-plating shop has reportedly pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally storing hazardous waste material without a permit

Wyoming Commission approves hydraulic fracturing rules

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 18 2010

The Wyoming Oil and Gas Commission has approved rules that require drilling companies to report to the state the chemicals they inject underground to stimulate natural gas production

RCRA: ECF exclusion withdrawn; certain hazardous wastes no longer exempted

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 18 2010

EPA has issued a final rule withdrawing the Emission-Comparable Fuel (ECF) exclusion that allows companies to burn certain hazardous wastes as fuel by exempting the waste from RCRA

Water: New York law bans phosphorous in detergent and fertilizer

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 27 2010

New York Governor David Paterson (D) has signed a bill (A08914B) that makes it illegal for stores operating in the state to stock fresh supplies of household dishwasher detergents that contain phosphorous

Waste: EPA announces public hearings on proposed coal ash regulations

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 27 2010

EPA has announced that it will convene seven public hearings on the agency's proposal to regulate the disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants

Air: EPA proposes revisions to transportation conformity rules

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 27 2010

EPA has published a proposed rule that would establish procedures so the agency will not be required to change transportation conformity rules every time national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) are revised

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