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DuPont/Chemours Trial. On June 30, 2025, the next bench trial phase or “mini-trial” commenced in NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION, ET AL., VS. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, ET AL., Docket No....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Gallade Chemical, Inc. (“GCI”) entered into a July 11th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the regulations implementing...more
On May 5, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) issued a consent agreement and final order between EPA and Cytonix, LLC (Cytonix). According to the consent agreement, in 2022,...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •EPA Chemical Accident Safety Rule Challenge Ignites AG...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Yenkin-Majestic Paint Corporation (“YMPC”) entered into a February 19th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged Resource Conservation Recovery...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in IMMCO Diagnostics (“ID”) entered into an October 3 expedited settlement agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Resource Conservation Recovery Act...more
The existence of lead pipes in municipal water systems and service lines connecting residential and commercial properties to water mains throughout the United States continues to generate litigation and regulatory action. The...more
On January 17, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $9.5 million settlement with Stericycle, Inc. for Hazardous Waste Management Violations. The settlement resolves...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Griswold Industries (“GI”) entered into a January 3rd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and...more
The Diamond Alkali Superfund site in Newark, New Jersey, which includes the 17-mile Lower Passaic River Study Area, may be one of the country’s most expensive and hotly contested Superfund Sites. The remedy for the...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday issued a new regulation preventing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, from being approved through low volume exemptions — abridged reviews...more
Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the federal Superfund law (PFAS Designation Rule) in September...more
The 18th annual edition of the “NRD State Guide” has now been published . For nearly two decades, this Guide has provided companies, private practitioners, government officials, and researchers with a comprehensive overview...more
California officials have been working on a plan to preserve the state’s leading edge environmental and climate policies, in the event that former President Donald J. Trump returns to the White House and follows through on...more
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (“Alliance”) issued a September 18th news release stating that Pacific Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a ATT&T of California (“Pacific Bell”) has agreed to remove what are described...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the August 7th Federal Register notice of a proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement (“PPA”) with the City of St. Joseph, Missouri (“St. Jospeh”). See 89...more
This year, there have been a number of significant legal developments on the regulation of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Expect more as the year unfolds. New studies that show the presence of PFAS in common...more
A recent enforcement action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlights the perils of incorrectly categorizing marine fuels under EPA's Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and Diesel Fuel programs. Indeed, EPA's...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a May 21st news release stating it had entered into a settlement with Navisun, LLC (“Navisun”). Navisun is described as a solar energy company based in...more
On April 17, 2024, the EPA signed a final rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund. The...more
Simultaneously with the prepublication of a final rule designating two of the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) as Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) hazardous...more
While environmental justice (EJ) concerns continued to drive policymaking in early 2024, EJ efforts increasingly faced headwinds coming from various and sometimes unexpected directions. Below, we will summarize recent...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stayed new climate-related disclosure requirements pending judicial review, the agency said on Thursday, after criticism from across the political spectrum. The SEC’s...more
California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (the Board) have reached a $46 million agreement with engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. to settle alleged violations of California’s engine...more
The Biden Administration’s embrace of a “whole of government” approach to address environmental justice (EJ) issues occasioned litigation across the country. One of the hottest series of disputes has been the tag-team...more