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Oyster Bay v. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.
A district court granted in part and denied in part an aerospace company's motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that it failed to address the release of hazardous materials on an 18-acre property in the town of Oyster Bay between 1949 and 1962 and that has since become a community park. The town&nbs...
Tohono O'Odham Nation v. United States Department of the Interior
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's dismissal of a challenge to BLM's authorization of construction on a transmission line through the San Pedro Valley. Native American tribes and environmental groups argued BLM violated the National Historic Preservation Act by issuing limited notices to ...
Examining State Climate Superfund Legislation
There has been an influx of “climate superfund” bills introduced and adopted in state legislatures across the country. Modeled after the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), these laws are designed to recover costs from large emitters of greenhouse gases (GHGs) to pay for climate adaptation infrastructure.