ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
U.S. State Department Releases the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline123
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions125
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Fifth Circuit Finds that Local Jurisdictions’ Police Powers Are Preempted by Federal Clean Water Act in Deepwater Horizon Litigation129
In Re: Deepwater Horizon, ___F.3d___, Case No. 12-30012 (5th Cir. Feb. 24, 2014).
Ninth Circuit Denies Rehearing En banc in Refinery Greenhouse Gas Regulation Suit in the State of Washington131
Washington Environmental Council v. Bellon, ___F.3d___, Case No. 12-35323 (9th Cir. Feb. 3, 2014).
District Court:
District Court Addresses the Issue Whether Plaintiffs Destroyed a Former Dry Cleaning Facility with Knowledge of Potential Environmental Problems to be Tried132
Bel Air Mart v. Arnold Cleaners, Inc., ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 2:10-cv-02392-MCE-EFB (E.D. Cal. Feb. 21, 2014).
District Court Applies Statute of Limitations in CAA New Source Review Case with No Owner Change but Limits Enforcement Bar to Penalties134
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Allegheny Energy, Inc., ___F.Supp.2d__, Case No. 05-885 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 6, 2014).
District Court Bars Reliance on Environmental Law Theory of Liability Not Disclosed in Response to Contention Interrogatories136
In re: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) Products Liability Litigation, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 1:00-cv-01898-SAS-DCF (S.D. N.Y. Feb. 6, 2014).
District Court Affirms PRP Groups’ Ability to Prosecute Both CERCLA Section 107 and Section 113 Claims Simultaneously138
LWD PRP Group v. ACF Industries, et al., ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 5:12-cv 00127 JHM (W.D. KE. Feb. 7, 2014).
District Court finds Defendant Individually Liable for Development’s Clean Water Act Violations140
Stillwater of Crown Point Homeowner’s Association, Inc. v. Robert Stiglich, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 2:09-CV-157-PC (N.D. Ind. Feb 26, 2014).
District Court Strikes Down Nebraska Law Allowing Keystone XL Pipeline142
Thompson v. Heineman, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. CI 12-2060 (D. Neb. Feb. 19, 2014).
District Court Denies Prevailing Defendant in Clean Water Act Litigation Costs because Plaintiffs’ Claim Was Not Frivolous or without Foundation144
Wisconsin Resources Protection Council, et al. v. Flambeau Mining Co., ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 11-cv-45-bbc (W.D. Wis. Feb. 5, 2014).
District Court Addresses Procedural Circumstances to Determine whether a Party May Pursue a Contribution Action under CERCLA § 113(f)(1)145
Whittaker Corp. v. U.S., ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. CV 13-1741 FMO (JCx) (C.D. Cal. Feb. 10, 2014).
