Topic
Environmental Contamination
104 published works
Food Safety News
Cattlemen contest research that shows dust from feedlots can contaminate irrigation water, leafy greens
By Coral Beach
A national trade organization representing beef producers is pushing back against a research project that has found that dust from feedlots can contaminate produce growing fields and irrigation water. The…
Regulatory Oversight
When Worlds Collide: State AG-Led Tort Claims Meet Government Contractor Defense
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
A state attorney general (AG) and a major American corporation recently battled over the scope and applicability of the government contractor defense. The case is about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…
Regulatory Oversight
North Carolina Court Rules Predecessor Company Liable If AG’s Environmental Lawsuit Succeeds
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
In February 2018, Ohio become the first state to sue DuPont alleging that the company had released perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) into the environment.[1] Since then, multiple state attorneys general (AG)…
Environmental Law +
Sixth Circuit Rejects Nationwide PFAS Class
By Jim Ray
This article was originally published by ACOEL on December 12. “Seldom is so ambitious a case filed on so slight a basis.” Those are words a plaintiff’s lawyer would hate…
Regulatory Oversight
Federal Court Remands PFAS Lawsuit by Michigan AG Against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
A federal judge has denied the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority's attempt to move an environmental lawsuit to federal court to be filed by Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana…
UK Human Rights Blog
Law Pod UK latest: Toxic Torts
Join environmental law expert David Hart KC of 1 Crown Office Row and Roy Harrison, professor of public health and expert in airborne emissions of Birmingham University, for a fascinating…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
Michigan AG Brings PFAS Lawsuit Against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel has filed suit against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority to enforce demands by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy…
Regulatory Oversight
Plaintiffs and 3M Given August 28 Deadline to Respond to State AGs’ Opposition to $12.5B Settlement in the PFAS Multidistrict Litigation
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
Public water utilities and 3M have until August 28 to respond to the bipartisan coalition of 22 state attorneys general (AGs) that opposes their proposed $12.5 billion class action settlement…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
Five State AGs Write Amicus Letter Concerning Environmental Settlement
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
On August 7, California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of five state attorneys general (AGs) in filing an amicus letter concerning a proposed class action settlement between DuPont,…
Regulatory Oversight
Five State AGs Write Amicus Letter Concerning Environmental Settlement
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
On August 7, California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of five state attorneys general (AGs) in filing an amicus letter concerning a proposed class action settlement between DuPont,…