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Environmental groups sue EPA over alleged inaction on PM 2.5

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 21 2011

Wild Earth Guardians and the Sierra Club have sued EPA in a federal court in California alleging that the agency has failed to take final action in a timely manner on at least six states' revised infrastructure state implementation plans (SIPs) and failed to submit a sufficient plan for 32 states for controlling fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) under the Clean Air Act (CAA

Class counsel seek $90.8 million in African-American farmers discrimination case settlement

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 12 2011

Three lead class attorneys who, for five years or longer, have represented African-American farmers claiming discrimination in government farm loan programs, have filed their fee petition seeking 7.4 percent of the preliminarily approved $1.25 billion settlement, or $90.8 million

Challenge to DOD procurement of fuel from Canadian oil sands rejected for lack of standing

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 12 2011

A federal court in Virginia has ruled that an environmental group lacks standing to challenge the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) procurement of fuel from Canadian oil sands

Federal court allows Minneapolis-St. Paul light-rail project but orders detailed EIS

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 3 2012

A federal court in Minnesota has ruled that a $957-million light-rail project linking downtown areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul may proceed but also ordered governmental agencies to conduct a more detailed environmental impact statement (EIS

USDA designates additional biobased product categories for preferred procurement

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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April 20 2012

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published a final rule designating 13 new biobased product categories that are eligible for preferred federal procurement

Former waste company executive sentenced to 50 months in prison for fraud

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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September 23 2011

A former waste-company executive was reportedly sentenced to serve 50 months in prison for fraud arising from his participation in a multimilliondollar kickback scheme involving contracts for a New Jersey CERCLA site and for impeding a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC ) investigation

NEPA challenge to demolition project dismissed over lack of federal funding

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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September 23 2011

A federal court in Pennsylvania has dismissed a challenge to a Pittsburgh demolition project because the court found no federal involvement with the project

Final rule requiring contractors to report purchases of biobased products published

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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April 27 2012

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the General Services Administration (GS A) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have jointly published a final rule that requires government contractors to report their purchases of biobased products under service and construction contracts

IG report critical of EPA over contract costs

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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March 23 2012

The Office of Inspector General (IG) has issued a report criticizing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to comply with provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) concerning fixed-price contracts

Transportation agencies violated NEPA by approving $800-million toll road, says Fourth Circuit

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 18 2012

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC DOT ) and the Federal Highway Administration (FH A) violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NE PA) when they approved an $800-million toll road project near Charlotte, N.C