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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The U.S. Department of Justice filed lawsuits against New York and several other states, challenging their newly enacted state Superfund laws (Superfund lawsuits). The laws aim to address the ...
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 ...
From Cass Lake’s St Regis Paper Co site on the Leech Lake Reservation to more than 1,300 nationwide, here’s how EPA’s Superfund cleanup and liability process works ...
In a recent issue of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, there was a story covering an oil-holding tank leak near a current Superfund site in Norphlet. Although it wasn't at the actual site, the name ...
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 ...