Biden is Reevaluating Chlorpyrifos Pesticide—Why Not Also Atrazine?
February 19, 2021 by Scott Fletcher ChemicalsBy Sara Zaat, Staff Contributor
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The United States may finally ratify the Kigali Amendment—with potential implementing legislation already underway
January 15, 2021 by Lawrence Corbeille Air Chemicals Climate changeSara Zaat, Staff Contributor
Hydrofluorocarbons, an alternative to the ozone-depleting substances that damage the Earth’s protective ozone layer, are potent greenhouse gases that exacerbate climate change. These chemicals are scheduled for reduction under international law: the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Will the United States join the majority of U.N. Member States in committing to phasing down its hydrofluorocarbon production and consumption in accordance with international law in a Biden administration?
Imagining a Greener Future for Post-COVID-19
October 25, 2020 by Brooke McClain Delaney Air Chemicals Climate change Fossil Fuels InternationalBy Hyunjin Kim, Staff Contributor
"Normal was a crisis." When we say we want to "go back to normal," do we really mean the world exactly as we left it? Or, could we use COVID as a means of building something better than what we had, perhaps greener?
Good News for Uniontown, Alabama After Years of Legal Battles
November 15, 2019 by Maxwell Unterhalter ChemicalsBy Maxine Walters, Staff Contributor.
Residents in Uniontown, Alabama get a win in their battle over Arrowhead Landfill.
Cruise Ship Crackdown: Federal Judge Demands More from Polluting Cruise Line Executives
October 31, 2019 by Trevor Herden Chemicals Litigation OceansBy Lauren Griffith, Staff Contributor
Duck, Duck, Sued! – CERCLA’s Game of Contribution Tag
April 27, 2019 by Rebecca Strauss Chemicals LitigationBy Sean Murphy, Staff Contributor
Imagine the polluters in a CERCLA Superfund suit sitting in a circle playing Duck Duck Goose. That’s right—this game isn’t just for kids. CERCLA, the Superfund statute lets polluters play a similar game of liability tag in contribution actions. But is CERCLA really all fun and games?
There is no cause of action against the US Government under the Fifth Amendment for Failure to Protect the Global Climate System
February 28, 2019 by Gregory Harned Air Chemicals Climate change Fossil Fuels LitigationBy Lynn Phan, Staff Contributor
Whenever faced with the decision to declare a “healthful environment” or freedom from harmful contaminants as fundamental rights, federal courts have invariably rejected those claims.
Litigating the Alleged Carcinogenicity of Glyphosate in Monsanto’s Roundup: The Fairness (and Unfairness) of Deciding Causation Independent of Liability
January 17, 2019 by mjb443 Chemicals LitigationBy Leora Friedman, Staff Contributor.
The Northern District of California readies to hear the U.S.’s first federal test case regarding the carcinogenicity of Monsanto’s glyphosate-containing herbicide, Roundup. Controversially, in early January 2019, Judge Chhabria granted Monsanto’s request for bifurcation—agreeing first to litigate glyphosate’s causation to the plaintiff’s cancer and, only afterward, allowing evidence of Monsanto’s alleged efforts to sway agency positions on glyphosate. But can the reliability of scientific studies be determined without considering the institutions that may have housed and/or nurtured them?