United States: Environmental Law

Fifteen state attorneys general are urging the EPA to include microplastics in its Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule for drinking water, building on the agency's recent decision to add microplastics to its draft Contaminant Candidate List 6. While the CCL inclusion represents progress in understanding microplastics' health impacts, the coalition argues that UCMR designation would impose actual monitoring requirements on public water systems and make results publicly accessible.

Global food and agriculture companies are facing an escalating wave of climate-related litigation that extends beyond traditional greenwashing claims to encompass broader liability for their contributions to climate change itself. Recent legal actions against major producers signal a shift toward more aggressive tort-based theories that could expose companies to expansive damages for environmental harms and government adaptation costs. As plaintiffs pursue novel duty-of-care frameworks grounded in internati

A federal court in California examined whether pollution exclusions in commercial insurance policies bar coverage for environmental claims arising from equine operations.