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New Jersey AG Platkin Reaches $450M PFAS Settlement With 3M

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On May 13, New Jersey Attorney General (AG) Matthew Platkin announced a proposed $450 million settlement agreement with 3M regarding allegations that, among other issues, contamination of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl...more

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Heightened Risk to the Regulated Community: U.S. EPA Overfiling

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In what could portend significant risk to the regulated community, a recent “overfiling” by U.S. EPA in connection with a Clean Air Act (CAA) settlement between the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) and a...more

McGlinchey Stafford

DOJ to Stop “Piling On” and “Overfiling” Under Clean Water Act

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Is federalism alive and well? Has the federal government decided to give up “piling on” and “overfiling” in environmental enforcement actions? It seems so. On July 27, 2020, in an effort to promote federalism, U.S. Department...more

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112(r)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Clarksville, Tennessee, Brake Manufacturing Facility Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Akebono Brake Corporation (“ABC”) entered into a June 11th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean...more

Holland & Knight LLP

MassDEP Requests EPA Add PFAS to Monitoring Requirements Under the 2020 MSGP

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By letter dated June 1, 2020, Director of Watershed Management for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Lealdon Langley filed comments at www.regulations.gov for Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0372...more

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Ninth Circuit Rules That Varying State Laws Do Not Defeat Predominance Requirement In Class Action Settlement Context

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Satisfying Rule 23(b)(3)’s predominance requirement is undoubtedly a challenge when it comes to a nationwide class. Among the many issues that arise is the extent to which varying state laws can impact...more

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Sue and Settle is Gone: EPA Administrator Revises EPA Litigation Policy

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A prominent characteristic of the Obama EPA was its close relationship with national environmental groups. The most controversial EPA rulemakings seemed to be the by-product of litigation settlements when environmental...more

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Federal Court Dismisses Claims Against Third-Party Administrator

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The Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the Environmental Protection Agency brought certain enforcement actions against Hartford Iron & Metal, Inc. to remediate alleged environmental damage at a scrapyard run...more

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