The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently lowered the recommended regional screening level (RSL) and regional removal management level (RML) for lead-contaminated soil in areas where children live and play from...more
The US District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued its third opinion on August 19 in the decade-long fight between Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil) and the US government over who is responsible for the costs...more
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released additional interim guidance for field work decisions at cleanup sites under EPA authority, emphasizing its commitment to ensuring the health and safety of the public,...more
The rapidly evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has given rise to several immediate impacts to ongoing cleanups of contaminated sites under state and federal environmental laws. Business closures and remote work...more
In Vine Street LLC v. Borg Warner Corp., No. 07-40440, the Fifth Circuit held that, in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United States, 556 U.S. 599 (2009), BorgWarner...more
The Pakootas decision appears to be the first in which any federal court has directly addressed this issue.
On December 31, 2014, in a case of first impression, Judge Lonny Suko of the U.S. District Court for the...more