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 ...

On June 3, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new Superfund Solutions Initiative (Initiative), as well as two proposed rules to amend its regulations under the ...

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 ...

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 waste industry is beginning to identify the cost of treating landfill leachate for PFAS as technology spreads. Republic Services and Clean Harbors are already driving revenue from treatment, with ...

Historically underserved and socially vulnerable communities, including Black, Asian, and other minority populations, are disproportionately exposed to Superfund sites—places where contamination poses ...

Vermont’s Climate Superfund Act became law last summer. New York followed its lead in December. Four days later, the Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute sued Vermont for abusing ...

EPA's office of the inspector general identified numerous Superfund sites at risk of creating new contamination due to increasingly extreme weather. The reports released last month examine natural ...