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Wenning Environmental

Applying the US Natural Resource Damage Assessment Framework to Post-Conflict Damage Assessment

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The United States and the European Union have legal tools to remedy damages to the environment. However, neither the U.S. nor the EU approaches explicitly address injuries and damages caused by armed conflict....more

Burr & Forman

EPA To Assess Health Threat Posed By At Least Some PFAS Substances, But There Are Doubts About Objectivity

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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has announced an effort to assess the potential health risks posed by a class of chemicals known as per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have been found in significant concentrations...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Finds District Court Sharply Deviated from Existing Authority on CERCLA Cleanup Costs Between Military Contractor...

TDY Holdings v. United States, et al., 872 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir. 2017) - TDY brought suit for contribution under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) against the U.S. government...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

SEQRA Remains a Hot Topic for the NY Court of Appeals in Friends of P.S.163 v Jewish Home Lifecare and New York State Dept of...

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On December 12, 2017, the New York State Court of Appeals issued a joint decision on the appeal of two Article 78 proceedings challenging the same proposed development....more

Cozen O'Connor

Shutting Down a Capital City: How High Will Business Interruption Claims Go?

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On Thursday, January 9, 2014, a major chemical spill into West Virginia’s Elk Rivet cut off water to more than 300,000 people in the Kanawha Valley and surrounding nine counties. The chemical leak was from a facility owned by...more

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Missouri To Pilot Reforms To Corrective Action Clean-Up Program

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Businesses involved in clean-up of environmentally contaminated sites often face a time-consuming and expensive process. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Environmental Protection Agency will pilot reforms...more

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