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Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 31 May 2013
CERCLA contribution claim precludes state-law unjust enrichment claim
Stating that it was persuaded by Second and Fourth Circuit Courts of Appeals precedent, a federal court in Missouri has dismissed plaintiffs' unjust…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 31 May 2013
Pennsylvania wastewater facilities must make significant upgrade to receive drilling fluid
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered consent orders with two Pennsylvania wastewater treatment facility operators that have…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 31 May 2013
Fourth Circuit upholds Corps mountaintop mining permit
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) permit for a mountaintop mine. Ohio Valley Envtl. Coal., Inc. v…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 31 May 2013
EPA deems waste-derived coal a non-waste fuel
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated in a May 8, 2013, letter to Vexor Technology that Vexor's coal substitute could be treated as…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 31 May 2013
EPA approves five new alternatives to ozone-depleting chemicals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a determination of acceptability on May 17, 2013, identifying five new substitutes for…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 31 May 2013
EIA report details GHG emission trends by state
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has issued a report detailing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and trends by state. According to the…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 31 May 2013
California court finds environmental review inadequate to support development
A California state court has determined that the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), prepared in connection with approval of development in the Santa…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 31 May 2013
District court says transformer repair may yield CERCLA liability
According to a district court in North Carolina, a company that sent transformers to a facility for repair could be liable under the Comprehensive…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 31 May 2013
Insurer must defend Clean Air Act enforcement action
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that an insurer must pay defense costs in a Clean Air Act (CAA) violation action brought by the U.S…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 31 May 2013
EPA proposes new fuel and vehicle emission standards and extends comment period
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published proposed rules that would reduce sulfur in gasoline from 30 to 10 parts per million…
