Currently representing one of California’s largest egg producers against federal environmental claims brought by the Humane Society of the United States, related to the animal rights group’s Proposition 2 campaign against factory farms. Along with local residents, the Humane Society of the United States alleges that our client violated the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) for failing to report ammonia emissions from its animal waste. CERCLA and EPCRA were enacted to provide the federal government with broad authority to respond to releases of hazardous waste.
