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Okla. AG argues state’s regional haze case before Tenth Circuit
DENVER (Legal Newsline) — Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt this week argued the state’s regional haze case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, eight months after the court...
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Honeywell Resins and Chemicals to pay $3M penalty
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Alleged Clean Air Act violations against Honeywell Resins and Chemicals LLC at its Hopewell, Va. plant has resulted in their agreement to pay a $3 million civil penalty....
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A coalition of health and environmental organizations have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to reconsider a federal appeals court ruling in a lawsuit over the...
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Multi-state coalition urges U.S. SC to let EPA reduce air pollution
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Tuesday that a 10-state and five-city coalition filed a court brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate an air...
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Iowa grain processor fined for Clean Water Act violations
Lenexa, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – An Iowa company allegedly violated the federal Clean Water Act in 2011 and has agreed to pay a $129,000 civil penalty to resolve. According to the Environmental...
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EPA forces nine gas stations to improve leak detection
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – To improve the detection of gas leaks, the owners of nine gas stations will spend a minimum of $112,000 as a result of an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection...
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Kansas AG joins 12 other AGs in coalition against EPA regulations
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt joined 12 other state attorneys general Monday to ask the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency not to impose new oil-production...
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Conn. AG announces settlement with coal-burning plant
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) — Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen on Wednesday announced a settlement with the owners of a Pennsylvania power plant that will provide $1 million in...
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U.S. SC denies Alaskan village’s petition for review of global warming case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a case by an Alaskan village that claims global warming is eroding its shoreline. U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts...
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W.Va. joins states in urging U.S. SC to consider challenge to EPA’s...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) — West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Friday the state, joined by two others, has filed an amicus brief asking the nation’s...
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Arkansas AG, U.S. government file lawsuit against ExxonMobil
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has announced a joint lawsuit with the U.S. government against ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. and Mobile Pipeline Co. for alleged...
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State AGs pitted against each other in potential fight over greenhouse gas...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, along with 20 other state attorneys general, is asking the Environmental Protection Agency not to enter into...
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Texas railroad commissioner to run for state AG
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) — The state’s recently elected railroad commissioner is on track to make a run for the office of Attorney General. Smitherman Barry Smitherman, Texas Railroad Commission...
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U.S. DOJ announces agreement with SunCoke Energy
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday a proposed $1.995 million agreement with SunCoke Energy Inc. and two of its subsidiaries to resolve allegations of Clean...
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Multi-state coalition urges EPA to adopt air pollution controls for vehicles
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman submitted a letter on behalf of a multi-state coalition Tuesday to the Environmental Protection Agency to urge the quick adoption...
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Public nuisance case against former lead pigment, paint manufacturers set for...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — Ten California cities and counties are asking a state court to declare that all lead paint on privately-owned residential buildings within their jurisdictions...
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AGs file lawsuit demanding ‘transparency’ in EPA’s settlements with...
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) — Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, joined by 11 other attorneys general, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court requesting access to documents related to the...
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N.Y. AG announces updated settlement with Ravena cement plant
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens announced an amended settlement Tuesday with Lafarge North...
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Report: Okla. AG announces re-election bid
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) — Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt says he will seek re-election in 2014. Pruitt Pruitt, a Republican, was a state senator from 1998 to 2006. In 2010, he was...
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Garlock testimony resumes in N.C.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) — The battle between experts proffering very different opinions about how much asbestos pipe fitters who removed asbestos-covered gaskets decades ago came into contact...
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