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State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q2 2025

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PFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties.  See the attached graphics, updated through the second quarter of 2025.  We will continue to update these graphics on a quarterly basis....more

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Supreme Court Declines to Limit Environmental Citizen Suits

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On June 30, 2025, the Supreme Court denied industry group petitions to review and reverse two cases—one out of the Fifth Circuit and the other out of the Ninth Circuit—that could have significantly restricted the ability of...more

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Three Takeaways From $745 Million Louisiana Verdict Against Chevron for Coastal Wetland Damage

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Public companies can face significant liability based on past operations. While most industrial companies have long-term experience evaluating potential remediation obligations imposed by laws such as the federal...more

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Environmental Enforcement Update: What to Expect In the Second Trump Administration

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We anticipate President Trump’s upcoming term will usher in significant shifts in U.S. environmental enforcement priorities and practices. Beveridge & Diamond has helped clients navigate every change in administration since...more

Goldberg Segalla

[Webinar] Lithium-Ion Battery Technology: Design 101 and Litigation/Regulatory Issues - September 21st, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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What makes Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) technology both the best thing since sliced bread and potentially hazardous? Join Goldberg Segalla attorneys Robert J. Hafner, Cheryl A. Possenti, and John W. Meyer to learn the basics behind...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Le haut dirigeant d’une société minière trouvé coupable d’infractions environnementales

Introduction - Le 7 juillet 2023, la Cour provinciale de la Colombie-Britannique (la « Cour ») a déterminé que le président et chef de la direction d’une société minière était coupable de plusieurs infractions...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

“The Buck Stops at the Top” – Lessons Learned: Mining Company Executive Found Guilty of Environmental Offences

Introduction - On July 7, 2023, the British Columbia Provincial Court (Court) found the president and chief operating officer of a mining company guilty of several environmental offences arising from the discharge of waste...more

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DOJ Returns to Using Supplemental Environmental Projects Including to Mitigate Harms to EJ Communities

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On May 5, 2022, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its new environmental justice (EJ) strategy, which has been a priority to the Biden Administration. While the strategy is comprehensive and involves many federal...more

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Tenth Circuit Grants Standing to NonProfit Seeking to Enforce Clean Air Act Tampering Provisions

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A unanimous three-judge panel in the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed on December 28, 2021 that private citizens and environmental groups have the right to seek enforcement of the Clean Air Act’s...more

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The New Environmental and Human Rights Treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean You Should Know About

The Escazú Agreement came into force in April 2021 with 12 ratifications (out of a possible 33) from Latin American and Caribbean countries. Guided by a secretariat at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the...more

White & Case LLP

Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell Plc: UK Supreme Court allows Nigerian citizens' environmental damage claim to proceed against UK parent...

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The UK Supreme Court has issued the latest in a series of landmark decisions on parent company liability under English law for claims alleging environmental damage and human rights abuses. In a unanimous reversal of the...more

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EPA Guidance Concludes COVID-19 Can Constitute Force Majeure Event for Parties Performing CERCLA/RCRA Remediation

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has announced interim guidance for the Agency’s regional offices to “ensure that decisions about new or ongoing cleanup...more

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EPA Issues Temporary Policy for Violations Caused By COVID-19

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On March 26, 2020 EPA issued a temporary policy for enforcement of environmental legal obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy provides the framework for the agency's use of its enforcement discretion where...more

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Supreme Court finds that UK-domiciled parent company may owe duty of care to third parties for the acts of its foreign...

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On 10 April 2019, the Supreme Court in Vedanta Resources Plc v Lungowe, determined that a UK-domiciled parent company may owe a duty of care to third parties affected by operations of its foreign subsidiary....more

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Company And Its Executives/Owners Charged With Criminally Violating Worker Safety And Environmental Laws That Led To Workers’...

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  A railcar cleaning company and its executive officers were recently charged in a 22-count indictment with conspiracy, violating worker safety standards resulting in worker deaths, violating the Resource...more

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China's Changing Environmental Landscape: Lessons Learned From a $45B Compliance Crisis

The recent shutdown of an auto parts supplier in Shanghai for violating environmental laws demonstrates a new era in China – one in which environmental concerns are being prioritized and laws enforced. Companies should rise...more

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Another Retailer Shells Out for Hazardous Waste Violations: Big Lots Ordered to Pay $3.5 Million

Following closely on the heels of Dollar General’s hazardous waste settlement (about which we reported in our April, 19, 2017 blog post), another discount retailer has been held to account in a big way for its failure to...more

Stoel Rives - Environmental Law Blog

Retailers Beware! Dollar General Just Hit with $1.125 Million Judgment for Improper Hazardous Waste Handling and Disposal

Here’s another major reminder to retailers to know their waste streams and to make sure they are being managed and handled properly. On Monday, Kern County Superior Court Judge Sidney P. Chapin ordered Dollar General (Dolgen...more

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No English jurisdiction over Nigerian oil pollution claims against Shell

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In a highly mediatised ruling, the English High Court refused jurisdiction over claims brought against Royal Dutch Shell and its Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd, by over 42,000...more

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