On April 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of the long-awaited final rule designating two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as “hazardous ...

The culprits of climate change-related damage in Maine should cover repair of that damage. A bill before the Legislature ...

This designation recognizes KBI’s exemplary environmental compliance, robust financial assurances, and state-of-the-art emission controls that prioritize worker safety and community protection. The ...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“5th Circuit”) addressed in an October 27th Opinion an issue arising out of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”) and Comprehensive ...

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Yesterday in CTS Corp. v. Waldburger, the Court ruled – by a vote of seven to two –that the provision of the federal Superfund law (the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a hearing today before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Environment, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) stressed ...

It is not unusual for judges deciding a case under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Contribution, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq. (CERCLA) to acknowledge CERCLA's reputation ...

For nearly a century, the Anaconda Smelter, located in southwestern Montana, refined copper ore for use in phone wires and power lines. The smelter shut down in 1980, the same year that Congress ...