Litigation related to plastics and microplastic pollution is on the rise. Plaintiffs have brought claims under numerous theories of liability. The state of New York’s common law nuisance claims ...

In a “paradigm shift in environmental liability,” some states are seeking to legislate financial responsibility on large coal and oil & gas companies for the public costs associated with strengthening ...

Followers of this blog will know that I am not a fan of CERCLA. It is not merely because CERCLA is so poorly drafted. It is also because it is a poor use of a finite pool of environmental protection ...

WASHINGTON, May 13-- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change issued the following testimony by Laurie Droughton Matthews, of counsel at Morgan, Lewis and Bockius ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified three industry sectors targeted for future Superfund-related financial assurance requirements and named several others that will “require ...

Jean Pfau and Tracy McNew highlight the ongoing health risks and the need for updated evaluations of the remediation efforts at The Libby Asbestos Superfund Site ...