The court holds that a corporation's sole shareholder and its two parent corporation's which had authority to control the subsidiary's operations are each directly liable as an "arranger" under §107(a)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for the ...

The court holds that absent modification of a national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit, a municipal wastewater treatment plant may not consider the state environmental agency director's findings and orders as a suspension of effluent limitations or a justification of exceedance...

The court enters a consent decree under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) among the United States, Missouri, and several potentially responsible parties (PRPs) at the Missouri Electric Works, Inc. Superfund site in Cape Giradeau, Missouri. The court f...

The court holds that an oil field contractor, which sold oil skimmings to a reclamation company whose property poses an imminent and substantial endangerment to human health and the environment, is liable under §7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) as a solid waste transporter ...

The court holds that a company that purchased the assets and assumed some of the liabilities of another company is not liable as a successor corporation under §107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for response costs the federal government incurre...

The court holds that the U.S. government is not liable as an operator or arranger under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for response costs arising from the cleanup of dioxin and other waste from a private defendant's production of Agent Orange for t...

The court holds that §113(f)(2) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act does not bar a nonsettling party's third-party claim for contribution against a party that entered into a consent decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency resolving its liability...

The court denies a petition for a writ of mandamus that would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to enter a final decision on a power utility's application for approval to transfer easements to the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, for a water pipeline from Lake Gaston to the ci...

The court holds that it has subject matter jurisdiction over a citizen suit that environmental organizations brought against a mining company that allegedly violated the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) by discharging contaminated waste water that seeps and leaches from its tailings ponds...

The South Dakota Supreme Court holds that appropriation of water for waterflow habitat and other wildlife is a beneficial use. The court affirms a state circuit court decision upholding the South Dakota Water Management Board's (the Board's) grant of two water right permits to the U.S. Fish and Wild...