The conservationist purpose of several environmental statutes is eroding. This casenote examines the Supreme Court's decision in Bennett v. Spear, in which the Court expanded standing by holding that even commercial entities ...

The author asserts that aggressive identification and correction of compliance problems are the best defenses in an environmental enforcement action. The purpose of the article is to provide an understanding of how civil ...

Federal environmental enforcement is currently on the rise. United States Environmental Protection Agency ("USEPA") statistics indicate an increase in criminal prosecutions and the targeting of individual employees. It is ...

Overview of the role and function of the Illinois Pollution Control Board in citizen enforcement and other actions, and the Board’s role in recent environmental achievements.

This article analyzes liability of owners and operators of underground storage tanks for tank leakage. Theories of liability include the federal Resource, Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA"), breach of contract, negligence, ...

This article examines the state of law for landowner liability caused by the release or threat of release of "hazardous substances" in Illinois prior to the enactment of the Brownfields Act. It demonstrates the inadequacies ...

In this article, the authors explain the critical role of the Attorney General in the enforcement of Illinois' environmental laws. Improvements made in the attorney-client relationship between the Attorney General's Office ...