The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply limited the federal government's authority to police water pollution into certain wetlands, the second decision in as many years in which a conservative majority narrowed the reach of environmental regulations.

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An appeals court affirmed a judgment siding with a Clean Water Commission penalty against two Platte County farming and trucking companies.

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The Missouri Supreme Court overturned an $8 million punitive damages award for the second time in a 20-year case that sprung from a fuel tank contaminating soil in a Missouri city.

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National Parks Conservation Association v. McCarthy (MLW No. 68891/Case No. 12-2910 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)

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State of Nebraska v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (MLW No. 68748/Case No. 12-3084 – 15 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)

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City of Harrisonville v. McCall Service Stations (MLW No. 66045/Case No. WD74429 – 41 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ahuja, J.)

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Environmental attorney Christopher Erker has joined Polsinelli as a shareholder.

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The U.S. Supreme Court signaled it is poised to throw out a state lawsuit that seeks to force five companies including American Electric Power Co. to cut their emissions of the gases that contribute to climate change.

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Sierra Club v. Otter Tail Power Company, et al. (MLW No. 61061/Case No. 09-2862 – 24 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Murphy, J.) Where the Sierra Club brought a Clean Air Act citizen suit against the owners and ...

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Great Rivers Habitat Alliance v. Federal Emergency Management Agency, et al. (MLW No. 61065/Case No. 09-3183 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, C.J.) Where appellants challenged a decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to revise ...

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Great Rivers Habitat Alliance and the Adolphus A. Busch Revocable Living Trust had challenged the Federal Emergency Management Agency's approval of the Lakeside 370 levee in St. Peters. But the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Thursday the groups failed to bring up any new scientific information for FEMA to consider.

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