Topic: Water Pollution
Date | Action | Topic | Type | Excerpt | Jurisdiction | |
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2016-12-22 | At-Home Drug Disposal Kits | Water Pollution | Other | Connecticut AG partnered with other government and private entities to provide kits for the safe disposal of prescription medication, one goal being to reduce water pollution. |
Connecticut | |
2016-12-19 | Flint Water Crisis Investigation | Environmental Justice, Water Pollution | Criminal Case, Lawsuit v. Other Public Entity, Lawsuit vs. Private Actors | Michigan AG launched investigation to determine criminal and civil liability for violations of state law that caused or contributed to the Flint Water Crisis. |
Michigan | |
2016-05-17 | Criminal Investigation of the Refugio Oil Spill | Natural Resources, Water Pollution | Criminal Case | Indictment of Plains All American Pipeline on Criminal Charges Resulting from the Refugio Oil Spill |
California | |
2016-04-04 | Settlement, Deepwater Horizon Lawsuit | Natural Resources, Water Pollution | Lawsuit vs. Private Actors | Multi-state consent degree settling civil claims between gulf states and BP for civil penalties and damages to natural resources. |
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas | |
2015-08-28 | Murray Energy Corp. v. EPA | Water Pollution | Defense of Federal Standards | Multiple sates intervened to support EPA’s defense of the Waters of the U.S. rule. |
Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Washington | |
2015-05-19 | Kalamazoo River Oil Spill | Energy, Natural Resources, Water Pollution | Lawsuit vs. Private Actors | Michigan AG pursued enforcement action against Enbridge Energy in response to their actions which caused over 1 million gallons of heavy crude oil to spill into the Kalamazoo River. |
Michigan | |
2015-01-07 | Tennessee Dept. of Envt. & Conservation v. TVA | Solid & Hazardous Waste, Water Pollution | Lawsuit vs. Federal Government | Tennessee attorney general filed lawsuit against TVA alleging that a power plant was contaminating water sources. |
Tennessee | |
2013-06-06 | Miami-Dade County Clean Water Act Settlement | Water Pollution | Lawsuit v. Other Public Entity | Florida AG and U.S. government reached settlement with County of Miami-Dade regarding violations of federal and state water pollution laws at three wastewater treatment plants. |
Florida | |
2010-11-23 | Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Control v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Environmental Assessment, Water Pollution | Lawsuit vs. Federal Government | Delaware and New Jersey brought action pursuant to the APA to challenge a decision made by the US Army Corp of Engineers to proceed with a dredging project to deepen the main navigation channel of the Delaware River without obtaining requisite approval pursuant to the CWA, CAA, CZMA, and Delaware code. |
Delaware, New Jersey | |
2006-07-03 | Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd. | Natural Resources, Solid & Hazardous Waste, Water Pollution | Amicus Brief, Lawsuit vs. Private Actors | Washington State intervened and multiple states submitted Amicus Briefs in lawsuit filed by Native American tribe against Canadian smelting company for polluting the Columbia River and Lake Roosevelt. |
Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington |