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Environmental Contamination
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The State AG Report
AG Griffin Reaches $32 Million Monsanto Settlement Over Environmental Contamination
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Napoli Shkolnik Blog
The AI Boom’s Hidden Toxic Threat: Data Centers and PFAS Contamination
As artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly more prominent, opposition is growing nationwide against the data centers that support these systems. In May 2026, the community of Kenilworth, New Jersey, rallied against the opening of…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Court Approves NJDEP State-Wide PFAS Settlements with 3M and DuPont Entities after NJDEP Agrees to Allocate Settlement Funds to Counties and POTWs and Provides a Path to “Passive Receiver” Protections for POTWs
On August 7, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey approved the Judicial Consent Orders (“JCOs”) with 3M and the DuPont Entities (EIDP, Inc., Corteva, Inc.,…
Covering Appeals
Missouri Court of Appeals Finds No Duty to Defend or Indemnify in Class Action Involving Environmental Contamination Beginning in the 1960s
A recent Missouri Court of Appeals decision provides helpful precedent for liability insurers facing legacy environmental claims and class actions. The court strictly construed the policy period, concluding that claims…
The Velvet Hammer
Still toxic after all these years: tragedy at Gas Works Park
Gas Works Park is a toxic waste site where oil and other harmful chemicals fester just below the surface. But the city of Seattle had the great idea of turning…
Food Safety News
Another firm recalls imported shrimp sold at Walmart because of radioactive concerns
By Coral Beach
More shrimp sold at Walmart stores in multiple states is being recalled because of the potential for radioactive contamination. Beaver Street Fisheries LLC of Jacksonville, FL, is voluntarily recalling Great…
Marler Blog
E. coli Warning: Public Health Issues No-Swim Advisory for Big Chico Creek Due to E. coli Risk
By Bill Marler
File under the headline – “After the Cow left the Barn.” Seriously, who would have thought this place might kill your kid? BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. – Butte County Public Health…
Regulatory Oversight
New Jersey AG Platkin Reaches $450M PFAS Settlement With 3M
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team, Ayana Brown
On May 13, New Jersey Attorney General (AG) Matthew Platkin announced a proposed $450 million settlement agreement with 3M regarding allegations that, among other issues, contamination of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Napoli Shkolnik Supports Milberg Amsterdam in Filing Complaint on Behalf of Dutch Fisherman Union Against 3M for PFAS Contamination in the Western Scheldt River
Napoli Shkolnik proudly supports the efforts of Milberg Amsterdam in filing a landmark complaint on behalf of the Dutch Fisherman Union against the 3M Company for the widespread contamination of…
Law Times News
Ontario Superior Court allows environmental contamination lawsuit over Toronto property to proceed
Plaintiffs' knowledge of the contamination did not invalidate their claims: court