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Effluent Guidelines/Clean Water Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Argument that United States Environmental Protection Agency...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in a June 18th Opinion an issue involving the Clean Water Act Effluent Limit Guidelines (“ELGs”). See Waterkeeper Alliance, et al., v....more

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State Court Rejection of Federal Preemption in Product Liability Claim Highlights Uncertainty for Manufacturers

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On Feb. 11, 2025, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District in Durnell v. Monsanto Co., upheld a jury verdict awarding $1.25 million in compensatory damages to plaintiff John Durnell from defendant Monsanto Co....more

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Appellate Court Vacates Requirement that Downstream Entities Reporting by Non-Confidential Accession Number Assert CBI Claims

On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied the Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) petition and granted the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and American Fuel and Petrochemical...more

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EPA Announces Part 2 of Final Rule to Prohibit Asbestos Use in the United States

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Dec. 3 issued Part 2 of a final risk determination providing an overview of the hazards of asbestos “to workers in certain conditions.” The agency will soon begin the risk...more

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Emissions Factors/Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: National Waste & Recycling Association Files D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals...

The National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) filed a Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging a Final Action undertaken by the United...more

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Lime Manufacturing Plants/NESHAP: National Lime Association Files Petition for Review before U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C....

The National Lime Association (“NLA”) filed on September 13th a Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s...more

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Manufacturing Process Unit Exemption/RCRA: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Addresses Applicability Question

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) issued an August 15th decision interpreting the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) term “manufacturing process unit”...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What's New In Washington - September 2018

Following a truncated August recess, the House and the Senate returned to Washington after Labor Day with a full plate of legislative items to address prior to the end of the fiscal year on September 30. That list includes...more

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D.C. Circuit Court Limits EPA’s Sham Recycling Rule

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The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently rejected portions of an EPA rule designed to distinguish true recycling from “sham recycling” under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act...more

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