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ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
President Trump Reverses Obama-Era Ocean Policies via New Executive Order224
Oregon Takes Steps to Regulate Toxic Algae in Drinking Water225
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions228
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Second Circuit Finds State Law Claims Seeking Recovery for Contamination Released during Water Pollution Superfund Cleanup Are Preempted under CERCLA233
Bartlett et. al. v. Honeywell International Inc., ___F.3d___, Case No. 17-1907-CV, (2nd Cir. May 25, 2018).
Ninth Circuit Determines That Property Purchased at Tax Sale Has Contractual Relationship with Previous Landowners for CERCLA Liabil-
ity235
California Department of Toxic Substances Control. v. Westside Delivery, LLC, et al., ___F.3d___, Case No. 16-56558 (9th Cir. Apr. 27, 2018).
Second Circuit Issues Summary Order Denying Review of Order Issued by EPA under Title V of the Clean Air Act237
Finger Lakes Zero Waste Coalition, Inc., v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No. 16-3420 (AG) (2nd Cir. May 15, 2018).
D.C. Circuit Grants Petition Challenging EPA’s Final Rule for the West Vermont Drinking Water Contamination Site to the National Priorities List238
Genuine Parts Company v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No. 16-1416 (D.C. Cir. May 18, 2018).
Fourth Circuit Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by Plaintiff for Local Dispute Alleging Clean Water Act Vio-
lations240
Schneider v. Donaldson Funeral Home and Howard County, Unpublished, Case No. 17-1183 (4th Cir. May 9, 2018).
District Court:
Federal Claims Court Finds EPA Improperly Used ‘Slag’ and ‘Kish’ Purchased by Plaintiff in Bankruptcy Sale Amounting to a ‘Takings’242
Gadsden Industrial Park, LLC v. United States, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 10-757L (Ct. Fed. Cl. May 18, 2018).
RECENT STATE DECISIONS
Washington Supreme Court Exempts State Department of Natural Resources from Liability under State Cleanup Law245
Pope Resources LP, et al. v. Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Case No. 94084-3 (Wash. May 24, 2018).
