McMillian v. Snyder
A district court granted state defendant's motion to dismiss in a case involving water contamination in Flint, Michigan. Plaintiffs alleged violations of the SDWA as well as state tort claims. The court dismissed the SDWA claims for failure to notify officials of intent to sue and declined to exerci...
Baker v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.
A district court declined to dismiss state-law tort claims stemming from perflurooctanoic acid (PFOA) that leached into groundwater from a factory in Hoosick Falls, N.Y. Plaintiffs found their water supply contained levels of PFOA that were significantly above safe levels. PFOA is associated with in...
NRDC v. McCarthy
A district court denied EPA's motion to dismiss a claim by environmental groups that the Agency must review California's emergency waiver of federal water quality standards. In the wake of an historic drought, California's governor issued a Drought Emergency Proclamation and directed the State Water...
Conservation Alliance of St. Lucie County, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Transportation
The Eleventh Circuit held that the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) approval of a new bridge in Port St. Lucie, Florida, was not arbitrary or capricious despite claims by environmental groups. The groups claimed that FHWA abused its discretion in not selecting their proffered alternative pa...