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Vermont city sues EPA, alleges violation of Clean Water Act
BURLINGTON, Vt. (Legal Newsline) - A Vermont city sued a federal agency on Wednesday, alleging it violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the Clean Water Act and other legislation. -
Vermont city sues EPA for alleged anti-consumer practices
A New England city sued a federal agency on Wednesday, alleging it violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the Clean Water Act and other legislation. -
Ill. steel mill removes class action to federal court
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - A Granite City, Ill., steel mill has removed to federal court a putative class action lawsuit alleging five plaintiffs were driven from their home due to emissions from the mill. -
Mold company faces lawsuit for alleged false advertising
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine sued Mold Foundation Specialist, LLC on Tuesday over allegations the company failed to provide promised services to customers. -
Wis. computer unit maker ordered to pay $95K
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen obtained a judgment against Hutchinson Technology in Eau Claire on Tuesday over allegations that it violated the state's air pollution laws as well as its air pollution permit. -
Wisc. tech company allegedly violates air laws
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen obtained a judgment against Hutchinson Technology in Eau Claire on Tuesday over allegations that it violated the state's air pollution laws as well as its air pollution permit. -
W.Va. AG leads states in filing petition over EPA’s proposed carbon emission regulation
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading the charge in arguing that the Environmental Protection Agency should declare illegal a settlement deal in which the agency promised to issue its proposed Clean Power Plan. -
EPA awards $124K grant to help reduce asbestos exposure in Texas schools
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) – In honor of Children’s Health Month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Texas Department of State Health Services a $124,741 grant to help reduce asbestos exposure in schools. -
Koster: Environmental clean-up settlement reached with U.S. Steel
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced Wednesday that he has joined with other state organizations in a settlement agreement against U.S. Steel for damages to natural resources from a Jasper County mining site. -
Environmental clean up settlement reached with U.S. Steel
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has joined the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Justice in a settlement agreement against U.S. -
EPA accused of collaboration with anti-mining activists, violating advisory committees law
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) – The Environmental Protection Agency secretly collaborated with environmental activists to prevent a mining project in Alaska, a recently filed lawsuit against the EPA alleges. -
Olympic Oil required to remediate spill into Chicago ship canal
Olympic Oil Ltd. will be required under a court order to remediate contaminated soil and groundwater at the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal after a series of spills during the summer, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced on Friday. -
Millions pour into Iowa U.S. Senate race as candidates remain tied
WATERLOO, Iowa (Legal Newsline) – Despite the millions of dollars being spent to persuade voters, the latest poll shows U.S. Rep. and Senate-candidate Bruce Braley still tied with his Republican rival, state Sen. Joni Ernst, a tea party favorite. -
Maryland AG announces settlement agreement with new Sparrows Point owner
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City of Elmhurst fined $25,000 for sanitary system overflows
The city of Elmhurst, Illinois, will pay a $25,000 fine, complete infrastructure improvement projects and conduct a focused study on sanitary system inflow to address system overflows as part of a consent order signed by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Wednesday. -
W.Va. AG asks court to speed up EPA lawsuit over new rules for coal
ASHLAND, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, along with attorneys general from 11 other states, filed a motion Wednesday to expedite the process on a lawsuit filed against the EPA last month.
