Wiley Veterans in Law: Hard-Hitting Reflections on Service, Challenges, and Advocacy
Environmental Agencies, Superfund Cleanups, and Managing Enforcement Actions
PFAS: Increasing Regulations and Managing Legal Liability
The Current and Future Landscapes of EPA Criminal and Civil Enforcement
Protecting Against Environmental Risks
[WEBINAR] Fairly (or Unfairly?) Traceable: Are Discharges Through Groundwater Subject to the Clean Water Act?
In general, environmental law seeks to protect public health and the environment by providing for liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response to the release or disposal of hazardous substances. And more...more
Whether it’s the Environmental Protection Agency, OSHA, or a state environmental regulator, facing an information request or site inspection can be unnerving. Join Goldberg Segalla partner Sarah B. Mangelsdorf as she reviews...more
This webinar will delve into environmental Notices of Violation (NOVs) issued by government agencies, private entities, and citizen groups. - Explore the various NOV categories - Gain insights into NOV interpretation ...more
On November 20, 2023, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Idaho Conservation League v. Poe, No. 22-35978. Therein, the Court upheld its previous interpretation of “discharged” in the context of...more
On November 21, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Cottonwood Environmental Law Center vs. Edwards addressing various Clean Water Act issues. Its two key holdings were that (1) the district court...more
Abstract - Determining the amount of restoration needed to compensate the public for injury to natural resources is central to estimating natural resource damages (NRDs). Formal restoration scaling methods have not...more
The consultations invite stakeholders’ views on the Environmental Liability Directive and the Waste Framework Directive. In May 2022, the European Commission (Commission) issued public consultations in relation to the...more
The Tel Aviv Magistrates’ Court has set a fine totaling ILS 340,000 on Kishle House (which operates the Setai Hotel in Jaffa) and on two company officers after the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection filed an...more
About seven years ago, one of the worst ecological disasters in Israel’s history occurred. During work to divert an oil pipeline, one of the old pipelines belonging to the government company Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Co. Ltd....more
Actualmente cursan en el Congreso de la República de Colombia dos proyectos de ley que pretenden modificar o derogar la Ley 1333 de 2009. Por un lado se encuentra el Proyecto de Ley 146 — Senado "Por la cual se modifica la...more
Since taking office, President Joseph R. Biden has confirmed his commitment to addressing environmental issues. On April 9, 2021, he proposed allocating $14 billion toward initiatives to fight climate change, including large...more
In this episode of Green Earth White Collar, Wiley Associates Grace Mahan and Holly Wilson discuss the trends they’ve seen in EPA criminal and civil enforcement over the last year and share their predictions for EPA...more
While the texts of environmental laws do not change without an act of Congress, executive branch agencies that enforce those laws have a great deal of discretion in what kinds of violations to prioritize for investigation and...more
With economic downturn comes bankruptcy. It is often observed that the intersections between the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and environmental law can create conflict, because while many federal and state environmental statutes seek...more
In recent years, there has been a fundamental change in the way that breaches of environmental law in England and Wales are dealt with – the number of prosecutions is decreasing, the quantum of fines is increasing and the use...more
The Waterkeeper Alliance and a number of other environmental organizations (collectively “Waterkeeper”) sent a February 13th Notice of Intent to Sue (“NOI”) to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and United...more
In recent years, Wisconsin generally has been a pro-policyholder jurisdiction when it comes to long-tail environmental coverage cases. That trend continues with a decision by a Wisconsin appellate court in a case involving...more
For many facilities and construction sites, the routine practical problems arising from wet weather go with the territory. However, if stormwater management is compromised or if flooding and coastal storm surges occur, a...more
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced in a news release that her office filed two lawsuits against the owner of two LaSalle County, Illinois, clean construction or debris demolition (“CCDD”) facilities. The...more
This case is the latest in a line of cases before the English courts about parent company liability, specifically the duty of care owed for activities of their subsidiaries. ...more
The Ninth Circuit recently ruled that the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act’s (RCRA) anti-duplication provisions under 42 USC § 6905 do not apply in the absence of a stormwater discharge permit issued under the Clean...more
On October 31, 2017, the Ontario Court of Appeal released the latest decision in a nearly 25-year legal saga being pursued on behalf of approximately 30,000 indigenous Ecuadorian villagers affected by environmental pollution...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Titan Coatings, Inc. (“TCI”) entered into a September 5th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of certain hazardous waste regulations. See Consent...more
In a highly mediatised ruling, the English High Court refused jurisdiction over claims brought against Royal Dutch Shell and its Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd, by over 42,000...more
Last year, we told you about a lawsuit brought by three California cities against Monsanto Company, alleging that Monsanto is liable for PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) contamination in San Francisco Bay. The cities—San Jose,...more