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Supreme Court Reverses Ruling Giving States Second Chances At Emissions Plans
Posted on 29 Apr 2014 by Shane Dilworth

WASHINGTON, D.C. — (Mealey’s) In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court on April 29 reversed a District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision that states are excused from adopting implementation plans prohibiting emissions that... Read More

Tags: CAA , pollution liability , environmental law , Environmental Protection Agency v. EME Homer City Generation , emissions , Litigation , Clean Air Act , air pollution , U.S. Supreme Court , District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals , greenhouse gases , Superfund

GM, EPA Reach $23.79 Million Agreement On Superfund Cleanup Costs
Posted on 31 Jan 2012 by James Cordrey

NEW YORK - (Mealey's) The liquidation company for bankrupt General Motors Corp. on Jan. 30 reached a $23.79 million settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to resolve environmental liabilities related to Superfund sites in three states... Read More

Tags: Missouri , Bankruptcy , General Motors , Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act , New Jersey , Chapter 11 , General Motors Liquidation General Unsecured Claim Trust , Litigation , Settlement , CERCLA , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , GM , In Re: Motors Liquidation Company f/k/a General Motors Corporation , Maryland , EPA , Superfund

Judge Orders EPA Not to Destroy Records UP Wants
Posted on 27 Aug 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

OMAHA, Neb. - (AP) A federal judge ordered the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to stop destroying records Union Pacific requested about lead contamination in Omaha, and an expert was appointed to make sure the agency complies. The judge's... Read More

Tags: railroads , lead , records , lead-based paint , Environmental Protection Agency , documents , contamination , CERCLA , backup tapes , e-mails , EPA , Superfund

Mining Company To Pay $263 Million To Settle Superfund Lawsuit
Posted on 14 Jun 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SPOKANE, Wash. - (AP) The largest mining company in Idaho's Silver Valley will pay $263.4 million plus interest to settle one of the nation's largest Superfund lawsuits one of the top 10 such settlements in history, the U.S. Environmental Protection... Read More

Tags: Silver Valley , Coeur d'Alene River Basin , ASARCO , Department of Justice , tribal governments , Coeur d'Alene Tribe , Environmental Protection Agency , silver , Coeur d'Alene , Hecla Mining , cleanup , Idaho , Lucky Friday Mine , Litigation , mining , Settlement , mining wastes , EPA , Superfund