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U.S. Supreme Court Refuses To Take Up Due Process Challenge To EPA Orders
Posted on 7 Jun 2011 by Shane Dilworth

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on June 6 declined review of a District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling holding that the Environmental Protection Agency's use of unilateral administrative orders to enforce... Read More

William A. Ruskin: Did the Supreme Court's 2009 BNSF Decision Change CERCLA Cost-Recovery Practice?
Posted on 10 Dec 2012 by William A. Ruskin

By William A. Ruskin The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United States , 129 S. Ct. 1870 (2009) [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], examined two unsettled areas of CERCLA: (1) the... Read More