Governance

The court holds that an insurer does not have the duty to defend a policyholder against a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) claim where evidence of the…

The court denies a suggestion for rehearing en banc of its prior decision in Natural Resources Defense Council v. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 22 ELR 21381, which held that the Board…

The court holds that an Arizona statute, which relinquished state claims to lands below the high watermark of all navigable watercourses, in order to protect existing private title assumptions…

The court grants the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) motion for summary judgment that agency documents regarding adoption of state regulations as applicable or relevant…

The court holds that a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps') cease and desist order requiring a land developer to suspend construction on wetlands' portions of a residential…

The court holds that none of the parties challenging the Virginia State Water Control Board's issuance of a state pollutant discharge elimination system (SPDES) permit to the city of Galax…

The court holds that an insurance company must defend and indemnify its insured in a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) liability case brought in…

The court holds that state and federal agencies involved in a proposed port project in Searsport, Maine, reasonably decided to restrict the analysis in an environmental impact statement (EIS) of…

The court holds that the seller of real property, whom the buyer alleges sold the property with soil contamination, is not entitled to indemnification or contribution from the buyer's…

The court rules that Indiana waste transportation and disposal laws that impose restrictions on fleet dedication, backhauling, vehicle registration, bonding, and fees to discourage disposal of out…