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A court in the Eastern District of Washington reversed its prior decision concluding that the deposition of aerial emissions from a smokestack in Canada could support a claim for arranger liability under Washington’s cleanup statute, the Model Toxics Control Act, MTCA.

Railroad industry news about: Union Pacific Railroad, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, former Houston Wood Preserving Works site, environmental cleanup plan, city of Houston, Harris County, Bayou City Initiative, creosote-contaminated soil, wood-ties preservation. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Georgia-Pacific has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision it says misconstrued the federal Superfund pollution law and will force companies to clog the courts with speculative lawsuits against other potential polluters unless it is struck down.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") adopted an updated standard of practice for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments on December 15, 2022.  The updated standard...

On December 15, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a final rule amending the Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries (“AAI”) to...

Union Pacific Railroad Welcomes EPA Letter of General Notice Omaha, Neb., January 31, 2023 At the request of Union Pacific and our community partners, the U.S.... | January 31, 2023

EPA took final action to amend the Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries ("AAI Rule"), which is widely used in real property due diligence investigations.

SEC likely to finalize Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures in 2023, perhaps in March. Proposed rule is based in part on existing frameworks for climate-related disclosures, like Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures recommendations.

The EPA adopted an updated standard of practice for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments on December 15, 2022. The updated standard adds more refined investigation and reporting requirements for parties seeking protection from environmental liability in land transactions.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“U.S. EPA”) has revised the standards by which real property purchasers, lessees and environmental professionals should conduct a Phase I...