Hazardous wastes & substances
Environmental Technology Council v. Sierra Club
The court holds that South Carolina laws that limit the amount of out-of-state waste that may be disposed of in South Carolina violate the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. One statute requires South Carolina hazardous-waste...
Shockley v. Hoechst Celanese Corp.
The court upholds the jury conviction of a chemical manufacturer and a chemical reclamation operator for common-law violations stemming from damage to groundwater under adjacent landowners' property, and denies the defendants' post-...