A district court held that an insurance company has a duty to defend the former owners and operators of a nuclear waste facility in EPA's CERCLA action against them for remediation costs associated with the site.

A district court denied a rifle club's motion to dismiss an individual's claims against it for discharging pollutants into wetlands and waterways without a NPDES permit and disposing of and storing hazardous lead waste without a RCRA permit.

A district court held that the United States' cost recovery action against the current owner of a hazardous waste site in New York is time barred under CERCLA.

The Ninth Circuit held that FWS regulations authorizing the non-lethal take of polar bears and Pacific walrus by oil and gas activities in and along the Beaufort Sea on the Northern Coast of Alaska do not violate the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) or NEPA.

The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a lower court decision denying Native American tribes' motion to preliminarily enjoin BLM's approval of a large gold mining project on Mt. Tenabo, Nevada, which has religious significance for the tribes.

A district court halted a timber sale in roadless areas of the Tongass National Forest pending the U.S. Forest Service's preparation of a supplemental EIS (SEIS).

The Second Circuit affirmed a lower court decision that held an energy company liable under CERCLA for costs incurred during the cleanup of two manufactured gas plants operated by a subsidiary of the company's corporate predecessor.

The D.C. Circuit denied a petition for review of two EPA regulations implementing CAA §209(e), which prohibits states from imposing certain emissions-related regulations on various categories of engines and vehicles.

The Ninth Circuit held that environmental groups were not prevailing parties in their action against BLM in which they sought a preliminary injunction against a timber sale and, thus, are not entitled to attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act.

A district court approved a bankruptcy reorganization plan requiring a mining company to pay $1.79 billion to fund past and future environmental cleanup and restoration costs incurred by federal and state agencies at more than 80 sites in 19 states.