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  1. March 06, 2018

    DC Circuit Clarifies EPA's 'Sham Recycling' Rule Decision

    The D.C. Circuit Court on Tuesday modified its ruling last year that struck down portions of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's regulatory definition of solid waste, agreeing with industry arguments over scope and making it easier to exclude some material from regulation.

  2. December 15, 2017

    The Biggest Environmental Rulings Of 2017

    Courts answered several important environmental law questions in 2017, including how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may regulate recycling and hydrofluorocarbons, and how the effects of greenhouse gases must be factored into project analyses. Here are the biggest rulings in environmental cases from 2017.

  3. October 20, 2017

    Enviros, Industry Seek Review Of EPA Recycling Rule Decision

    Environmentalists on Friday asked the D.C. Circuit to reconsider a panel decision striking down portions of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's regulatory definition of solid waste, saying it scrapped an important part of the rule, while industry groups made their own case for rehearing.

  4. July 07, 2017

    DC Circ. Pares Down EPA's 'Sham Recycling' Rule

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday struck down portions of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's regulatory definition of solid waste that were challenged by industry groups but left the rest of the rule intact.

  5. April 19, 2016

    Green Groups Slam EPA's 'Sham Recycling' Rule

    The debate over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's exclusions for certain hazardous wastes heated up in the D.C. Circuit Monday as environmentalists slammed the EPA's rule on "sham recycling," saying it doesn't do enough to prevent companies from discarding hazardous material.

  6. March 21, 2016

    EPA Urges DC Circ. To Uphold Regs On 'Sham Recycling'

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday defended its 2015 rule combating what it describes as "sham recycling" of hazardous materials, filing a brief in the D.C. Circuit rebuffing challenges brought by more than a dozen industry and environmental groups.

  7. December 16, 2015

    Chemical Cos. Back Industry In Solid Waste Fight At DC Circ.

    Chemical manufacturers Eastman Chemical Co. and Solvay USA Inc. on Wednesday joined the opposition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's rule establishing a regulatory definition of solid waste, saying it imposes burdensome requirements on materials destined for recycling.

  8. December 10, 2015

    Industry, Enviros Blast EPA's Solid Waste Rule

    Green groups on Wednesday told the D.C. Circuit it should force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw an exclusion for certain hazardous wastes from its regulatory definition of solid waste, while industry groups said the rule improperly addresses certain discarded materials.

  9. July 24, 2015

    5 RCRA Cases To Watch

    The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act has recently been at the center of many high-profile legal battles, including a challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules concerning listing criteria for corrosivity and a lawsuit over whether air pollution that settles on the ground can be considered a solid waste under the act. Here, Law360 looks at five RCRA cases environmental attorneys should be watching.