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National-Standard Co. v. Adamkus

The court rules that §3007(a) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to inspect and take samples at ahazardous waste facility, and holds that EPA's administrative search warrant issued properly. The court initially holds that EPA wa...

Oregon Natural Resources Council v. Lyng

The court holds that a Forest Service sale of dead timber in the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area did not violate the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), or §8(f) of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Act (HCNRA Act), but that §10 ...

Neighborhood Toxic Cleanup Emergency v. Reilly

The court holds that it lacks jurisdiction over a citizen suit under §310 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) seeking to enjoin implementation of a remedial action at a landfill site in New Jersey. Plaintiffs allege that implementation of the Enviro...

Jones Truck Lines v. Transport Ins. Co.

The court holds that although the costs the insured voluntary incurred in cleaning up its dioxin contaminated land are "damages" as that term is used in its general comprehensive liability insurance coverage, the "owned property exclusion" clause precludes coverage for expenses incurred in remedying...

Oregon Natural Resources Council v. Mohla

The court holds that a 1988 congressional continuing budget resolution bars an action alleging that a Forest Service timber sale violates the National Environmental Policy Act because the Service failed to consider significant new information regarding old growth forest ecosystems. Section 314 of th...

Amland Properties Corp. v. Aluminum Co. of Am.

The court holds that the current owner of a site contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that brought a private Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) action against the original owner failed to comply with the National Contingency Plan (NCP) and th...

United States v. Nicolet, Inc.

The court holds that federal law determines whether the corporate veil should be pierced in a cost recovery action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The court first grants the government's motion for leave to file a second amended complaint. Th...