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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Motion for Summary Judgment

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Dam Collapse/Flooding: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether Michigan Counties' Efforts to Preserve Lake Depth Constitute a...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (“Sixth Circuit”) in a June 20th Opinion addressed a taking issue arising out of flooding due to a dam collapse. See  Bruneau v. Midland County, et al., No. 23-1761. ...more

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A Louisiana Judge may strike down another EPA Clean Water Act regulation and the Supreme Court would likely see it the same way.

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Several “red” states and three energy industry NGOs have filed a motion for summary judgment in their Louisiana Federal Court challenge to EPA's 2023 rule regarding the state water quality certifications required under...more

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Stay ADvised: 2024, Issue 5

Huggies Diaper Evidence Not a Good "Fit" for #1 Claim, NAD Says - Huggies claimed its diapers were the #1 Best Fitting, a broad claim requiring broad evidence against the market—evidence that the National Advertising...more

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Insurers Face Large PFAS-Related Losses: A Primer on Forever Chemical Regulation, Liabilities, and Insurance Coverage Issues

Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represent major exposures to insurers and their policyholders. Thousands of lawsuits are pending nationwide and several large settlements have already been reached. Insurers are...more

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Lawsuit Challenges USFS CWA Permits for Aerial Firefighting

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The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is seeking Clean Water Act (CWA) Permits from the EPA for anticipated discharges from aerial firefighting efforts that may reach federal water. The Plaintiffs in the suite, Forest Services...more

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This isn't an early April Fools joke -- the US Forest Service is applying for a NPDES permit so that it can keep fighting forest...

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Inside EPA is reporting that the United States Forest Service is going to work with EPA to obtain National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit coverage under the Federal Clean Water Act authorizing it to...more

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Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. District Court Sets Briefing Schedules...

As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court...more

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Bankruptcy/CERCLA(Superfund): Federal Court Addresses Whether Chapter 11 Discharge Nullifies Contribution Action

A United States District Court (D. Maryland) (“Court”) addressed in a October 12th Opinion whether a Chapter 11 bankruptcy discharge barred a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”)...more

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Nutrients/Water Quality Standards: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Montana Variance

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in an October 6th Opinion an issue arising out of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) approval of a Montana water quality standard (“WQS”)...more

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RCRA Cause of Action/Cleanup - Federal District Court Addresses Impact of Sampling Data

A United States District Court (New Jersey) (“Court”) addressed in a September 17th Memorandum and Order Cross Motions for Summary Judgment involving a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) cost recover action. See...more

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Property Access/Superfund: U.S. District Court (W.D. Washington) Addresses U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Request to...

A United States District Court (Western District of Washington) addressed the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) request for access to real property in King County, Washington to undertake certain...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Can You Say “Pyrrhic Victory”?

In 2008, EPA issued an administrative order to Chantell and Michael Sackett, requiring them to remove what EPA had concluded was illegally placed fill on their property in Northern Idaho. Litigation followed, including a...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Injunctions In RCRA Citizen Suits — Broad, But Not Infinite

Two recent cases illustrate the potential scope of, and the potential limitations on, injunctive relief in RCRA citizen suits. First up, Schmucker v. Johnson Controls. Contamination was detected at the Johnson Controls...more

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PSD/Air Enforcement: U.S. District Court (Missouri) Addresses Injunctive Relief Authority

The United States District Court (Eastern District Missouri) (“Court”) issued a February 27th Memorandum and Order (“Order”) addressing whether it had the authority to order injunctive relief for past violations of the Clean...more

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Formaldehyde Standards: Federal Court Addresses U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Implementation Delay

The United States District Court (for the Northern District of California) issued a February 16th decision addressing a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by the Sierra Club and A Community Voice-Louisiana (“Plaintiffs”)...more

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Hearing Set for EPA Motion for Summary Judgement in Neonicotinoid Treated Seed Proceedings

The following documents have been filed in the Anderson v. McCarthy proceedings in the Ninth Circuit: (1) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Notice of Motion and Motion for Summary Judgment; (2)...more

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D.C. Circuit Denies EPA Motion for Summary Affirmance of District Court Order Dismissing ESA Complaint for New Pesticide

On December 7, 2015, in Case Nos. 14-1036 and 15-5168, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an order denying the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) motion for summary affirmance of an order issued...more

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