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Court dismisses challenge to EPA air pollutant exposure study

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2013

A federal court in Virginia has dismissed a lawsuit which claimed that a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air exposure study, referred to

Developer cleared to pursue takings claim related to wetland permitting

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 25 2013

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a developer may pursue a claim that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) took the developer's

Statute of limitations bars enforcement suit over alleged air violations

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 12 2013

A federal court in Pennsylvania has dismissed Clean Air Act (CAA) enforcement actions brought by New Jersey and Connecticut against an electricity

D.C. Circuit rejects challenge to EPA air preemption rule

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 25 2013

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed challenges to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) approval of revisions to

Home confinement and probation for illegal asbestos removal

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 25 2013

A federal court in New Jersey has sentenced a construction worker to three years of probation, including six months of home confinement, for

D.C. Circuit puts chromium emission rule challenge on hold

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 25 2013

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to a joint request to put two cases challenging air emission standards for chromium electroplating on

Prop. 65: lawsuit targets fish oil supplements containing PCBs

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 12 2010

Environmental and public health groups have sued eight manufacturers and retailers of fish oil supplements sold in California under the state Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Prop. 65) alleging that the fish oil supplements contain high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and require warning labels

Ninth Circuit upholds conviction of corporate officer for knowledge plus participation

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 12 2010

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a corporate officer may be prosecuted for illegal hazardous waste storage if the officer knew of the illegal storage and directly participated in the conduct that violated RCRA

Seventh Circuit finds carrier properly denied coverage for waste ash cleanup due to insufficient property description

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 26 2010

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a property must be precisely described for coverage to attach under an environmental liability insurance policy

NEPAwater resources: federal court upholds injunction in water supply project lawsuit

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 19 2010

A federal judge in the District of Columbia has upheld an injunction preventing the completion of the Northwest Area Water Supply Project until the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau) completes an adequate environmental impact statement (EIS) that takes a “hard look” at the cumulative impact of water withdrawal and invasive species issues