Citizen Suits : Hazardous Waste and Materials

Citizen Suits

Environmental Client Alert
Pepper Hamilton LLP

This alert summarizes an EPA recommendation that telecommunications companies must improve their environmental compliance efforts.
Ninth Circuit Holds That "Hybrid" RCRA Claims Are Not Subject to RCRA Notice Provisions
Derrick K. Watson of Farella Braun + Martel LLP

The Ninth Circuit has held that RCRA's jurisdictional citizen suit pre-filing notice requirements set forth at 42 U.S.C. Â§6972(b) are not applicable to RCRA suits that contain both subchapter and non-subchapter III claims, where such claims are "related in time and location." Covington has strategic implications for RCRA litigants across all industries.
Court Affirms Ban On Epa Overfilling
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court action dismissing an enforceme.
Court Holds RCRA Citizen Suit May Not Be Brought Against State Agency
Daniella Landers of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has held that the Michigan Departm.
Summary of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Environmental Protection Agency

This publication provides a brief overview of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).