Do air emissions of hazardous substances create a cleanup liability under the Superfund? In the closely watched case of Pakootas, et al. v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd., the Ninth Circuit said, “no,” becoming the highest court...more
8/10/2016
/ Air Pollution ,
Canada ,
CERCLA ,
Clean Air Act ,
Cleanup Doctrine ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Contamination ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
RCRA ,
Superfund ,
Tribal Lands ,
Water Pollution
Business groups largely supported the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Amendments?recently signed into law by President Obama—in order to address concerns about the emergence of varying state-by-state requirements that...more
7/12/2016
/ Chemicals ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exceptions ,
Exemptions ,
Green Chemistry ,
Manufacturers ,
New Amendments ,
Preemption ,
Proposition 65 ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
Warning Labels
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President Obama has signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the first time since it was enacted in 1976. The compromise...more
Today, a divided Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated Clean Air Act (the “Act”) decision in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA. In an opinion authored by Justice Scalia, the Court rejected EPA’s application of the Act...more
6/24/2014
/ BACT ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EPA v Utility Air Regulatory Group ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Permits ,
Power Plants ,
SCOTUS ,
Title V ,
Utilities Sector