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On February 26, 2026, the British Columbia Court of Appeal released its unanimous decision in R. v. Mossman, confirming that corporate directors and officers can be held personally liable for environmental offences without...more
In United States v. EES Coke Battery LLC, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan found three parent corporations liable for a total of $120,000,000 in penalties and other damages for violations...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a December 17th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Morgan Ready Mix LLC (“Morgan”) addressing alleged violation of failure to obtain coverage...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment -Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Murphy Oil USA, Inc. (“Murphy Oil”) entered into a December 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing a violation of...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a February 2nd Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Volunteer Paving LLC (“VP”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit....more
This webinar is designed to assist attorneys who are getting ready to participate in a mediation involving an environmental dispute. It is designed, in essence, as a checklist of topics to consider and analyze in advance of...more
On Feb. 17, the Eastern District of Michigan held, after a bench trial, that indirect parent companies of EES Coke Battery LLC (EES Coke) are strictly liable as 'operators' for Clean Air Act violations at EES Coke’s facility....more
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and White River Operating LLC (“WR”) entered into a Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing alleged violations of the Louisiana Solid Waste Regulations. See...more
The Department of Interior (DOI), which is in charge of the nation’s public lands and waters, has completed a major scaling back of its environmental regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Mid-Continent Coal and Coke Company (“MC”) entered into a February 19th Consent Administrative Orrder (“CAO”) addressing an...more
On December 5, 2025, the Acting Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance issued a memorandum to enforcement and compliance assurance staff...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • Oklahoma AG Drummond Reaches $25 Million Poultry Pollution...more
A recent Michigan federal court decision emphasizes the need to review the separateness of corporate entities so that operational issues associated with one entity do not result in potential exposure for others....more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Waverly Construction of Alabama LLC (“WC”) entered into a January 8th Special Order by Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of an Alabama Construction...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and FiberPro, Inc. (“FI”) entered into a January 22nd Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Air Act Title V Permit. See...more
Texas AG Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Global Fiberglass Solutions, Inc. and several affiliates (collectively, “Global”) for allegedly violating the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act and an administrative order by...more
Both in Canada and internationally, there has been increased regulatory focus on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) due to their persistence in the environment and concerns regarding their health and ecological...more
The popular perception that we are in a relaxed federal enforcement environment should not lull businesses into taking their foot off the gas on compliance activities....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Garland, Arkansas (“Garland”) entered into a January 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced on February 2, 2026, that it fined Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. $750,000 for two violations of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA)....more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and BFI Waste Systems of Mississippi, LLC (“BFI”) entered into a January 12th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a solid waste permit. See Order...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) issued a January 20th Notice of Violation (“NOV”) to Jefferson County Waste Tire Processing Facility (“Jefferson County”)...more
On January 21, 2026, the German Federal Cabinet adopted a draft bill to implement the EU’s revised Industrial Emissions Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/1785, “IED 2.0”), marking a major step toward stricter environmental...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Genesis Solar, LLC (“GS”) entered into a January 12th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Resource Conservation and...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a December 18, 2025, Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Mountain States Health Alliance (“MS”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee...more