SEER Essentials: Emerging Trends in Litigating RCRA Citizens Suits

- RCRA Endangerment Suits
        -The Basics
        -Imminence
        -Rising Tide
        -Air Emissions
        -Earthquake Activity
        -Future Vapor Intrusion
        -Climate Change
- RCRA Citizen Suits and Coal Ash
        -Coal Ash Basics
        -RCRA Citizen Suits So Far
        -The Coal Ash Rule and Enforcement
        -Looking Forward
- Takeways

Runtime: 1 hour and 32 minutes
Recorded: September 17, 2019

The availability of the RCRA citizen suit claims to address a variety of environmental hazards that may pose an “imminent and substantial endangerment to health or the environment” has led to increased use of the courts to decide whether and how to regulate those hazards. This has led to novel uses of RCRA Section 7002 to address releases to the environment. From climate change and workplace hazards to unregulated contaminants of emerging concern, there is a broad range of environmental issues that can be subject to citizen suit litigation.

This program will feature attorneys who have litigated from both the plaintiffs' and defendants' perspectives on a variety of RCRA citizen suits. Panelists will highlight recent litigation and particular hurdles plaintiffs may face.

This program was recorded on September 17th, 2019.

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