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  1. December 21, 2020

    The Biggest Environmental Law Decisions Of 2020

    The U.S. Supreme Court issued a groundbreaking decision on the Clean Water Act's reach, chemical manufacturer Arkema defeated criminal charges over toxic releases in Texas related to Hurricane Harvey, and the Ninth Circuit delivered a big loss to youth plaintiffs that were seeking to hold the federal government accountable for climate change. Here, Law360 breaks down six of the biggest environmental law decisions of the year.

  2. April 20, 2020

    Justices Say Superfund Deal Doesn't Block State Law Claims

    Montana residents can sue Atlantic Richfield Co. under state law for money to clean up their properties on a Superfund site that's already covered by a settlement agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, but any additional remedial action must be approved by the EPA, the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday.

  3. December 03, 2019

    Justices Wrestle With Montana Superfund Dispute

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared torn between Montana residents' claim that they can sue Atlantic Richfield Co. for money to clean up their properties on a Superfund site, and the company's and federal government's argument that federal law doesn't permit such relief.

  4. December 02, 2019

    Up Next At High Court: Second Amendment, Superfund Sites

    A major Second Amendment case will no doubt steal the headlines this week as the Supreme Court returns to the bench Monday for its last argument session of 2019, but the justices will also weigh "one of the most consequential decisions" in years interpreting the Superfund law and an obscure case over public access to legal codes. Here is what to expect.

  5. October 16, 2019

    Landowners Tell High Court To Keep Claims Against Arco

    Montana landowners told the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday pollution levels on their properties are still a problem and Atlantic Richfield Co. shouldn't be able to use federal environmental laws to shield itself from further cleanup costs.

  6. October 04, 2019

    4 High Court Cases Enviro Attys Should Watch This Term

    The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide several important cases of interest to environmental attorneys this term, beginning with a hotly contested battle over whether the Clean Water Act covers pollution that travels through groundwater.

  7. August 29, 2019

    Feds Tell Justices EPA Deal Voids Mont. Superfund Ruling

    The federal government on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Montana Supreme Court's finding that state residents can sue Atlantic Richfield Co. for cleanup costs related to pollution from a Superfund site despite the company's settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

  8. July 19, 2019

    Biggest Enviro Law Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2019

    Here, Law360 takes a look at some of the biggest environmental cases to watch in the second half of 2019, including U.S. Supreme Court appeals based on Superfund and Clean Water Act issues and a challenge to President Donald Trump's authority to shrink national monuments designed by his predecessor.

  9. June 10, 2019

    Supreme Court To Review BP Unit's Mont. Superfund Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it would review a Montana Supreme Court decision that allows state residents to sue Atlantic Richfield Co. for cleanup costs related to the Anaconda Smelter Superfund site's pollution despite remediation work that had already occurred.

  10. May 15, 2019

    Arco Says High Court Must Review Mont. Superfund Site Case

    Atlantic Richfield Co. on Tuesday told the U.S. Supreme Court that the federal government's "Kafkaesque" argument in favor of rejecting a request to review a Montana Superfund site cleanup dispute actually shows the justices should take the case.