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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Contamination Natural Resources

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

9th Circuit Expands Scope of Recoverable Natural Resource Damages Under CERCLA

On Sept. 3, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit held that the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) authorizes recovery of natural resource damages for the lost use of...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Ninth Circuit Harmonizes Available CERCLA Natural Resource Damages with D.C. Circuit

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Defining the scope of CERCLA natural resources damages is a rare occurrence in the Ninth Circuit, which is what is interesting about the recent decision in the case of Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation v. Teck...more

Holland & Knight LLP

PFAS Designation Rule Will Impact Operational Compliance, Enforcement, Litigation and Policy

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Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the federal Superfund law (PFAS Designation Rule) in September...more

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PFAS/CERCLA: New Mexico Department of Justice Files Contribution Claim Against the U.S. Departments of the Air Force/Army

The New Mexico Department of Justice (“NMDOJ”) amended a complaint in the United States District Court against the United States, the United States Department of the Army, the United States Department of the Airforce alleging...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

New Ninth Circuit Decision Precluding CERCLA Liability for Airborne Emissions

Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued in the long-running Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd. litigation another important decision further defining the scope of liability under the federal Comprehensive...more

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