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June 2008 Issue

In this issue:

Message from the Chair
Peter L. Gray…1

Message from the Vice Chair, Newsletter
Mike Freeman…1

The Polar Bear Is Listed As Threatened under the Endangered Species Act: Can the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Stop Its Listing from Shaping Climate Change Policy?
Eric Andreas…3

Recent Ninth Circuit Ruling Likely to Increase NEPA Climate Change Litigation
James G. Derouin, Fredric D. Bellamy, David R. Nelson, and Mark E. Freeze…6

An Update on Global Warming Litigation
Scott E. Hitch and Emily A. Poe…8

EPA’S Selective Use of Science When Establishing Cleanup Benchmarks for Superfund Sites: A Case Study
Todd Stedeford and Marcia Hardy…12

The Ninth Circuit’s Burlington Northern Decision on Arranger Liability—Don’t Cry ”CERCLA” over Spilt Bourbon?
Norman A. Dupont…16

The Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007—Got a Permit for That Puddle?
Rob Fowler and Gretchen Morgan…20

Winning Your 2018 Nano-Exposure Trial Requires Savvy Planning Today
Prof. James T. O’Reilly…22

Cases of Interest and Interesting Cases
Christina Lorino, Jonathan R. Lowe, Ethan L. McWilliams, Ramsey Prather, and Gregory J. DeGulis…26

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June 2008 Issue

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September 17-20, 2008
The ABA Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Summit: 16th Section Fall Meeting
Phoenix, AZ

Global Climate Change and U.S. Law

Amending CERCLA