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On this page, environmental lawsuit means "a lawsuit where the well-being of an environmental asset or the well-being of a set of environmental assets is in dispute". Also on this page, lawsuit with environmental relevance means "a lawsuit where a non-environmental entity or a set of non-environmental entities is in dispute, but whose outcome has relevance for an environmental asset or for a ...
Velsicol Chemical Corp., 855 F.2d 1188 (6th Cir. 1988), [1] was an environmental lawsuit filed by citizens of Hardeman County, Tennessee, led by Steven Sterling, who sued Velsicol Chemical Corporation for contaminating their water supply through improper disposal of toxic chemicals.
The suit was filed after the environmental groups plead with the county on civil grounds to seek an NPDES permit in the years prior. [11] In 2014 the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii found for the plaintiffs, agreeing that the facility needed NPDES permits for the injection wells and for the facility itself. [12]
In return, the environmental groups agreed to dismiss all of their lawsuit’s claims against FDEP. A federal judge acknowledged the settlement and dismissed the claims against the state on Monday.
Victims of the Los Angeles wildfires, likely the costliest in U.S. history, are seizing upon a unique California legal doctrine that allows them to collect from their power utility if its ...
MTBE spreads more easily underground than other gasoline components due to its higher solubility in water. [1] Cost estimates for removing MTBE from groundwater and contaminated soil range from $1 billion [ 2 ] to $30 billion, [ 3 ] including removing the compound from aquifers and municipal water supplies, and replacing leaky underground oil ...
Los Angeles County has filed suit against the world's largest beverage companies — Coca-Cola and Pepsi — claiming the soda and drink makers lied to the public about the effectiveness of ...
Lists of lawsuits cover various types of lawsuits. They are organized by topics and fields, and by individual companies or people. They are organized by topics and fields, and by individual companies or people.