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Sierra Club v. Pruitt

9th Cir.; 15-15894 The court of appeals affirmed a district court judgment. The court held that because a consent decree entered into between the Sierra…
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Dirty Fight, Clean Win—How Enviro Experts at Beveridge and Diamond Beat Arnold and Porter in Fight Over LA's 'Biosolids'

A decade-long legal fight between the City of Los Angeles and neighboring Kern County over, ahem, biosolids came to a close last week. It was a critical test case over what to do with what gets flushed down the toilet.
18 minute read

National Law Journal

Legal Scholars, Backing Whistleblower, Question Interior Dept.'s Senior Reorganization

Thirteen legal scholars, in a letter to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, say U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's reassignment of 50 senior executives is illegal if the moves are part of an attrition strategy or to punish views inconsistent with the Trump administration's policies.
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What You Need to Know About the Superfund Task Force's Recommendations

There are over 1,300 sites listed on the Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List of contaminated sites that require cleanup, over a hundred of which are located in Pennsylvania. In May, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt promised to get "hands-on" with the Superfund program in order to expedite the cleanup of contaminated sites around the country, with a focus on those NPL sites. As part of Pruitt's strategy, he established a task force to provide recommendations on how to "restructure the cleanup process, realign incentives of all involved parties to remediate sites, encourage private investment in cleanups and sites and promote the revitalization of properties across the country."
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Niagara Falls Water Board Ordered to Stop Waste Discharges

New York's Department of Environmental Conservation has ordered the Niagara Falls Water Board to stop discharging wastewater from its sediment settling basins after the discharges turned water at the base of the falls black in July.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Center for Biological Diversity v. Mattis

9th Cir.; 15-15695 The court of appeals reversed a district court judgment and remanded. The court held that a non-profit environmental organization…
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Decision May Not Mark the End of NY Pipeline Battle

The companies behind the Constitution Pipeline project say they are "weighing all options" after the Second Circuit decision Friday dismissing their lawsuit challenging the state's decision not to grant water permits for the project.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYU Law Center to Help State AGs Protect Environment

New York University School of Law has launched the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center, which will serve as a resource for attorneys general across the country who are fighting to preserve climate, clean energy, and other federal environmental protection initiatives through the courts.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Upholds DEC Decision to Reject Gas Pipeline

A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a lawsuit by owners of the natural-gas Constitution Pipeline challenging the state's decision last year not to grant water permits needed to build the pipeline.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Approvals Required for Interstate Pipelines Subject of Circuit Court Appeals

The fast-paced growth of natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale region, coupled with increased demand for the abundant and relatively inexpensive gas, has led several interstate natural gas pipeline companies to petition the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approval to expand or construct new pipeline facilities to transport Marcellus gas to markets in the Northeast United States.
7 minute read

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