Sentences with phrase «environmental citizen suit»

Obtained favorable settlement for manufacturer in environmental citizen suit brought pursuant to the Clean Air Act in Western District of Arkansas.

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This access was later enshrined in the form of citizen suit provisions written into many of the environmental laws passed in the 1970s (legal scholars have long disagreed as to the whether and to what extent the ’65 decision influenced the crafting of the National Environmental Policy environmental laws passed in the 1970s (legal scholars have long disagreed as to the whether and to what extent the ’65 decision influenced the crafting of the National Environmental Policy Environmental Policy Act of 1969).

Other parties in the suit include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; eight states including New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey; and 13 citizens groups including the Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, Ohio Citizen Action, Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, and the Hoosier Environmental citizens groups including the Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, Ohio Citizen Action, Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, and the Hoosier Environmental Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, and the Hoosier Environmental Council.

In recent years, animal rights and environmental groups have also sought public interest standing to bring suit as citizens... [more]

Our team has worked with US federal, state and local government agencies to defend against governmental enforcement actions and citizen suits, response cost litigation, indemnification claims, toxic tort class actions, imminent and substantial endangerment litigation, and criminal environmental claims.

We have an Environmental practice that is a marquee practice and I think we will see more private citizen suits in that area.

The legal team at Bick Law has a wealth of experience protecting companies against «citizen suits» brought under state and federal environmental laws.

No Canadian jurisdiction now recognizes a human right to a healthy environment, or authorizes American - style citizen suits to enforce environmental rights.

In recent years, animal rights and environmental groups have also sought public interest standing to bring suit as citizens with an interest in an animal's welfare.

Among other areas, our litigation experience in the environmental area includes governmental and private - party actions under CERCLA (including serving as lead counsel for PRP groups at major Superfund sites throughout the United States), citizen suits under RCRA, the Clean Water Act and other environmental laws, claims for property damage and personal injury arising from industrial emissions or environmental contamination, and defending clients against state and federal governmental enforcement actions.

Intervened on behalf of farmers, ranchers, and agricultural entities in numerous federal ESA citizens suits brought by environmental groups;

When environmental disputes can not be successfully resolved, our attorneys vigorously advocate on behalf of our clients in federal and state enforcement actions, citizen suits, common law toxic tort actions and criminal actions.

Krista deBoer has extensive experience in environmental litigation, regulatory enforcement actions and administrative matters involving tort claims, cleanup and abatement orders under the California Water Code, CERCLA allocation and cost - recovery, RCRA site closures, citizen suits under the Endangered Species Act, and CEQA

Earl L. Hagström, a talented attorney with 27 years of experience specializing in environmental law, citizen suit enforcement actions, and toxic tort litigation, has joined our firm as a partner.

Our environmental litigation practice covers every aspect of federal and state environmental law including rulemaking, permits, enforcement, hazardous substances and toxic wastes, insecticides and fungicides, superfund and natural resources damages liability, land use and contaminated property, citizen suits, and air and water issues.