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 ...

Several weeks ago, Seth Jaffe posted a piece on this blog about the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act. I disagree with him. If you want to reduce the overall cost to ...

Superfund lawyers would generally consider the answer to that question to be obvious: of course a negligent Phase I cannot support a defense. However, some weeks ago I came across the report of a ...

The Trump administration sued to block two state laws designed to force oil companies to pay the costs of climate change. Several other states are joining the fight, too. By Karen Zraick Vermont made ...

The final costs waste companies expect to face from PFAS treatment is still unclear, but executives expressed optimism about their ability to recover revenue during panels at the National Waste & ...