Alerts From the Stoel Rives Web Site http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?show=2419 en-us Copyright 2010, Stoel Rives clientservices@stoel.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 9/10/2010 7:59:24 PM http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6993 On August 17, 2010 the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES") permit is required for stormwater runoff from logging roads. In NEDC v. Brown, No. 07-35266, three judges ... Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=3448 Yesterday, the Sixth Circuit struck EPA's aquatic pesticide rule in Nat'l Cotton Council of Am. v. EPA, No. 06-4630 et seq., 2009 WL 30292 (6th Cir Jan. 7, 2009). In November 2006, EPA promulgated a new rule concluding that pesticides applied in accordance ... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=2494 In a closely watched decision, a federal district court judge ruled recently that chemicals created by the decomposition of raw wood waste in the aquatic environment can create Superfund liability for the owner of the site where the wood waste is located. ... Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=2420 by Steven J. Thiele, Douglas J. Steding, and Christopher R. Hermann (Published in The Water Report, May 15, 2007, Issue #39) Over the last 150 years, hundreds of forest products facilities, from small sawmills to large pulp and paper facilities, ... Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT