A court holds that under the Pennsylvania Hazardous Sites Clean-Up Act (HSCA), the owner of property once used for a landfill may not recover from previous owners the costs of testing the property…

The court holds that the modification of a protected species' habitat may constitute a taking under the New York State Endangered Species Act. Property owners discovered a timber rattlesnake…

The court holds that an insurance agent is liable to a hazardous waste removal company for the negligent misrepresentation of an insurance contract that was supposed to provide basic pollution…

The court holds that a real estate developer, whose proposed subdivision plat for land in Santa Fe, New Mexico, met all enumerated requirements for plat approval, was not entitled to approval of…

The court grants Rhode Island's motion to preliminarily enjoin proceedings before the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in which several state employees sought damages and other relief against…

The court holds that the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is not proscribed from taking into trust for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe of Connecticut land that the tribe purchased from outside…

The court reverses the state environmental department's disapproval of a groundwater contamination plan submitted by an electrical manufacturer. The state agency required the electrical…

The court reverses and remands a district court decision that landowners who sued oil companies in a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) suit did not…

The court holds that the sole officer and shareholder of a company is not personally liable for the company's environmental violations under the "responsible corporate officer"…

The court vacates and remands a district court decision that enjoined U.S. Forest Service timber harvesting in the National Forests of Texas due to on-the-ground Forest Service violations of the…