Environmental Law Blog

As many of California’s cities have adopted green building ordinances over the last several years, the state’s new Green Building Standards Code, to be added to the building standards code on January 1, 2011, is not likely to hinder development i… Read More

In United States v. U.S. Magnesium, No. 08-4185, the 10th Circuit United States Court of Appeals addressed whether failure to comply with the notice and comment procedures of the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) precluded the United States En… Read More

Responding to a Presidential directive to take coordinated steps to produce a new generation of clean vehicles, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced last week the first ever national… Read More

Nanotechnology, the study of the controlling of matter on an atomic and molecular scale, promises a number of benefits to society. If current trends in manufacturing are any indication, this emerging technology is here to stay. The August 21, 2008 Pr… Read More

In United States, et al. v. Aerojet General Corp, et al. (606 F.3d 1142; 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 11131), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that non-settling Potentially Responsible Parties (“PRPs”)(referred to by the cour… Read More

On September 14, 2010, California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”) released the Green Chemistry Proposed Regulation for Safer Consumer Products, also known at the “Green Chemistry” regulations. DTSC’s adoption of the regu… Read More

In City of Colton v. American Promotional Events Inc.-West, et al., No. 06-56718 (9th Cir. Aug. 2, 2010), the Ninth Circuit considered the issue of whether a CERCLA plaintiff’s failure to establish liability for its past costs precludes its bid to… Read More

The Aerojet General Corp. Superfund site (“Site”), located in Sacramento County, is 5,900 acres and located roughly ½ mile from the American River. Aerojet acquired the property in 1953 to develop, manufacture, and test liquid and solid propella… Read More