ENVIRONMENTAL LAW NEWS & MORE

A Pfizer subsidiary is facing a nine-figure fine to clean up a superfund site in South Jersey. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice have ordered Wyeth Holdings, LLC to pay $194 million to clean up six disposal areas at the...

For property owners and developers, the question of whether property contains a wetland regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has generated substantial litigation. The Clean Water Act prohibits the discharge of dredge and fill material into navigable waters...

The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed that the former Kil-Tone Company factory site in Vineland, New Jersey be added to the United States’ list of “most hazardous waste sites.” The proposal came after testing revealed both lead and arsenic in the soil...

The Duke Energy Corporation of North Carolina recently announced a settlement agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Duke Energy operates coal power plants around the state and finally settled a 15 year-old...

In conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has issued a ban prohibiting boaters from dumping sewage into Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake. The ruling also extends to the Seneca River, which flows...

In August, the Environmental Protection Agency awarded a six-year financial grant to the University of Maryland to fund an Environmental Finance Center (EFC). The goal of the EFC is to provide an infrastructure for communities in which to create and access programs...

ExxonMobil Corporation and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) received court approval of a $225 million consent judgment on August 25, 2015, in a closely-watched dispute over natural resource damages (NRD) caused by the oil giant. In signing...

ExxonMobil Corporation and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) received court approval of a $225 million consent judgment on August 25, 2015, in a closely-watched dispute over natural resource damages (NRD) caused by the oil giant. In signing...

As part of the Obama Administration’s Climate Action Plan, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced proposed standards to reduce the emissions of methane and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the oil and gas industry. The proposed standards seek to...

Pennsylvania Water Utility Agrees to Reduce Sewage Discharges The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have confirmed they have reached a settlement with a Pennsylvania water utility called the Delaware County Regional Water...

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) proposed requirements for regulating CO2 emissions, known as the “Clean Power Plan,” will present challenges businesses in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  If Pennsylvania does not meet the standards of EPA’s new plan,...