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  1. December 21, 2023

    The Biggest Environmental Law Cases Of 2023

    From a Supreme Court decision reshaping water rights in the United States to ongoing fights over so-called forever chemical contamination, lawsuits concerning the environment rumbled through the courts in 2023. Here, we look at the lawsuits that shaped the year.

  2. September 13, 2023

    EPA Settles Enviros' Long-Standing Pesticide 'Megasuit'

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled a long-standing "megasuit" filed in California federal court by environmentalists who alleged the EPA's pesticide approval practices put endangered species at risk.

  3. June 15, 2018

    EPA Can't Trash Enviros' Pesticide Suit, Judge Says

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can't nix allegations it failed to investigate the effect of more than 2,000 pesticide products on endangered species, a California federal judge said Friday, but he added that, down the line, environmentalists need to do a "much better job" of linking animals to the chemicals purportedly threatening them.

  4. August 14, 2014

    EPA Scores Partial Win In ESA Pesticide Suit

    A California federal court on Wednesday trimmed an Endangered Species Act suit accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of failing to fully investigate the effect of 50 pesticide ingredients on threatened wildlife, finding some claims are time-barred and others don't meet pleading requirements.

  5. April 23, 2013

    EPA Evades Wide-Ranging Endangered Species Pesticide Suit

    A California federal court on Monday threw out an Endangered Species Act suit accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of failing to fully investigate the impact of 382 pesticides on threatened wildlife, finding that the environmental group plaintiffs need to present allegations for each individual pesticide.

  6. November 19, 2012

    EPA Says Pesticide Controls Comply With ESA In Enviro Suit

    The federal government on Friday told a California federal court a case by environmentalists seeking to force the Environmental Protection Agency to research certain pesticides further before approving them for use around endangered species must be dismissed because the plaintiffs don't say how the agency violated the Endangered Species Act.

  7. June 06, 2011

    Judge Bars Intervenors From EPA Pesticide Suit

    A magistrate judge on Friday partially denied motions by chemical and farming stakeholders to intervene as defendants in a California suit accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of failing to consult with wildlife agencies about pesticides' effects on 214 endangered and threatened species.

  8. April 18, 2011

    Chemical Makers Want Say In EPA Pesticide Suit

    Chemical makers moved Monday to intervene in a California lawsuit accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of failing to consult with wildlife agencies about pesticides' effects on 214 endangered and threatened species, joining agricultural groups also lobbying for a say.

  9. March 21, 2011

    Trade Groups Want Say In EPA Pesticide Suit

    Five pesticide trade groups moved to intervene Friday in a California lawsuit accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of failing to consult with federal wildlife agencies about the effects of pesticides on 214 endangered and threatened species.

  10. March 15, 2011

    EPA, Enviro Groups Seek To Stay ESA Pesticide Suit

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and two environmental groups agreed Monday to call a temporary halt to litigation alleging the EPA is violating the Endangered Species Act by allowing pesticides in the habitats of 214 endangered species across the U.S.

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