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Sidley Austin LLP | USA | 21 Nov 2018
Cert Petitions May Mean Supreme Court Will Clarify Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
The definition of waters of the United States is central to the CWA. At its core, the Act bans…
Schoenherr | European Union | 12 Nov 2018
Parliament adopts comprehensive environmental package
On 25 October 2018 Parliament adopted a new comprehensive environmental package comprising…
Schoenherr | Austria, European Union | 24 Oct 2018
Austria: Parliament adopts comprehensive environmental package
On 25 October 2018 Parliament adopted a new comprehensive environmental package comprising…
Russell Kennedy | Australia | 8 Jan 2018
Victorian Landfill Register
On 20 November 2017 the Environment Protection Authority (“EPA”) requested municipal councils voluntarily disclose information concerning landfills…
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP | USA | 9 Nov 2017
What’s that smell? A Texas landfill case helps clarify the meaning of “taxpayer” under Section 468
The United States Tax Court's decision in Gregory v. Commissioner, 149 T.C. No. 2 (July 11, 2017), clarifies whether cash-method taxpayers are…
Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP | USA | 9 Nov 2017
Federal Court Denies Recovery for Landfill Closure Costs Under CERCLA and New Jersey Spill Act
A recent decision by the United States District Court held that landfill closure costs incurred by a private party were ineligible for recovery under…
Squire Patton Boggs | United Kingdom | 3 Sep 2017
Increased Risk of Clean-Up Liability for Owners of Closed Council Landfill Sites in England and Wales
A recent Court of Appeal case, Powys County Council v Price and Hardwick, has addressed the issue of liability of successor public authorities under…
Corrs Chambers Westgarth | Australia | 24 Aug 2017
Stockpiles of Legal Risk: What do local governments and regulators need to consider when it comes to environmental hazards?
Recent revelations on the ABC's Four Corners regarding the widespread unregulated dumping and stockpiling of materials designated for recycling raise…
Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC | USA | 17 Jul 2017
Landfill Closure Costs: U.S. Tax Court Addresses Section 468 Internal Revenue Code Deduction Issue
The United States Tax Court ("TC") in a July 11th opinion addressed whether the owners of a landfill could deduct clean-up costs (i.e., closure costs)…
Dentons | Canada | 8 May 2017
Much ado about efficiencies
Unique to Canada, the substantive merger control provisions of the Competition Act specifically permit the clearance of mergers that result in, or are…
