Anderson v. Teck Metals, Ltd.
A district court granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit against a Canadian mining company for allegedly causing individuals residing near the Upper Columbia River to suffer various health diseases due to toxic and hazardous air emissions from the company's smel...
Community Ass'n for the Restoration of the Environment, Inc. v. Cow Palace, LLC
A district court held that a dairy's application, storage, and management of manure violated RCRA's substantial and imminent endangerment and open dumping provisions. Manure can generally be a useful product when stored and subsequently used as fertilizer. Here, however, the dairy applied manure in ...
W.E. Partners II, LLC v. United States
The Court of Federal Claims held that a company that funded construction of an open-loop biomass facility to provide steam for a chicken rendering plant's electricity needs is entitled to reimbursement costs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARAR), but only for costs associated with ...