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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Tracy, California Glass Container Manufacturing Facility...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. (“OB”) entered into an April 8th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and...more

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RCRA/11th Amendment: Federal Court Addresses Immunity of Two California Officials

A United States District Court (E.D. California) (“Court”) addressed in a July 31st Order a federal question jurisdiction issue arising out of a Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) judicial action. See...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - 6.02.23 #1

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Chemours Co., E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Inc., and Corteva, Inc. on Friday said they had reached an agreement in principle to pay $1.19 billion to settle claims that they contaminated U.S. public water systems with...more

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Previous Decision on RCRA Liability for Water Supplier

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On July 1, 2022 a panel of the Ninth Circuit issued a superseding opinion in California River Watch v. City of Vacaville, Appeal No. 20-16605, withdrawing its previous opinion in the same case and reaching the opposite...more

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California River Watch v. Vacaville: “A Better Considered Position” Under RCRA

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, on July 1, 2022, took the extraordinary step of reversing its prior decision in California River Watch v. City of Vacaville. The Ninth Circuit ruled that “transportation” under...more

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