EASTERN WATER NEWS
National Academy of Sciences Offers Advice to the U.S. Army Corps on Aging Infrastructure307
New Stanford University Study Finds Snowpack Shrinking Faster than
Previously Believed308
EPA Announces Clean Water Act Settlement with Mineral Extraction
Company over Construction Activities at West Virginia Marcellus Shale
Site310
New Jersey Waives Environmental Requirements to Speed Rebuilding of Public Infrastructure in Hurricane Sandy’s Aftermath—Environmental Groups Protest311
News From the West312
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions315
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Environmental Groups File Suit in District Court for the District of Columbia Challenging Trading Provisions of EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load318
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
Ninth Circuit Grants Review of Ruby Pipeline Project Authorization Based on Unenforceable Conservation Measures320
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, ___F.3d___, Case Nos. 10-72356, 10-72552, 10-72762, 10-72768, 10-72775 (9th Cir. Oct. 22, 2012).
Eleventh Circuit Finds It Lacks Original Jurisdiction over EPA Rules Granting General Permitting Exemptions under the Clean Water Act321
Friends of the Everglades v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No.08-13652 (11th Cir. Oct. 26, 2012).
District Court Finds Manufacturer’s Knowledge of PCB-Leaking Railcar Transformers an Insufficient Basis to Impose Arranger Liability under
CERCLA323
American Premier Underwriters Inc. v. General Electric Co., ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 1:05cv437 (S.D. Ohio Sept. 30, 2012).
District Court Denies Request in Clean Water Act/RCRA Case to Commence Discovery While Motion to Dismiss Is Pending325
Apalachicola Riverkeeper v. Taylor Energy Co., LLC, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 12-0337 (E.D. La. Oct. 2, 2012).
District Court Gives Its Blessing to Settlement in Syngenta Class Action Suit Alleging Contamination of Water With Herbicide Atrazine327
City of Greenville v. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., Case No. 3:10-cv-00188-JPG-PMF (S.D. Ill. Oct. 23, 2012).
District Court Finds Government Contractor Not Liable for CERCLA Cleanup Costs by Sufficiently Broad Contract Clause328
U.S. v. ConocoPhillips Company, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. W-11-CV-167 (W.D. Tx. Sept. 30, 2012).
State:
Massachusetts Land Owners Lose Fight to Declare Private Ownership of Beach331
Paulick v. Wellfleet Conservation Trust, Case Nos. 04REG 43391, 02SBQ43038 (Mass. Land Ct. Oct. 24, 2012).
