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Maytag Corp. v. Navistar Int'l Transp. Corp.

The court reverses a district court and holds that potentially responsible parties (PRPs) at a contaminated railroad yard may seek contribution under the Oil Pollution Act for cleanup costs from the successor to the bankrupt railroad that originally operated the railroad yard. The district court hel...

Oil, Chem. & Atomic Workers Int'l Union v. Richardson

The court affirms a district court decision dismissing labor unions' claims that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) when it decontaminated and decommissioned three buildings at the nuclear weapon...

United States v. Findett Corp.

The court upholds a district court decision finding a chemical recycler liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for U.S. Environmental Protection Act (EPA) response costs incurred at the Findett/Hayford Bridge Road site in St. Charles, Missouri...

National Parks & Conservation Ass'n v. Department of Transp.

The court holds that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) properly analyzed under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) the impact of the Kahului Airport expansion on the introduction of alien species into Maui. The court first holds that the environmental impact statement (EIS) contains...

Jones v. Lakeland, City of

The court reverses a district court decision dismissing riparian landowners' citizen suit action against a Tennessee city for discharging contaminated sewage, sludge, and other toxic, noxious, and hazardous substances into a creek in violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The district court held th...

American Rivers v. Federal Energy Regulatory Comm'n

The court holds that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is bound by Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §401 to incorporate all state-imposed water quality certification conditions into hydropower licenses, and FERC's authority under the Federal Power Act (FPA) is not impaired ...

United States v. Hernandez

The court orders an injunction under the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) compelling owners of houseboats and other floating structures to remove the structures from navigable waters located in a nature reserve in Puerto Rico. The RHA prohibits the creation of any obstruction to the navigable capacity o...

United States v. Lacy

The court holds that defendants convicted of Federal Water Pollution Control Act violations were prejudiced by a district court's jury instruction in violation of Rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Defendants requested that the district court give an instruction that would state tha...

United States v. Smithfield Foods, Inc.

A district court holds that civil penalties paid under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) in actions brought by the government must be paid to the U.S. Treasury. In an earlier proceeding, the court ordered $12.6 million in civil penalties against defendants for FWPCA violations. The cou...

Montrose Chem. Corp. of Cal. v. EPA

The court holds that two internal memoranda of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) do not constitute a regulation amending the national priorities list (NPL) and, therefore, are not subject to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act's (CERCLA's) notice-an...