U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
MI Dept of Env, Great Lakes v. Gerald R. Ford Int'l Airport
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- Eugene Edward Siler Jr.
- Filed
- Nov. 22, 2024
- Case
- MI Dept of Env, Great Lakes v. Gerald R. Ford Int'l Airport
- Case status
- Decided
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 24a0464n.06 Case No. 24-1085 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED Nov 22, 2024 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ) KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ) ENERGY, et al., ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED Plaintiffs-Appellees, ) STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR ) THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF v. ) MICHIGAN ) GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL ) OPINION AIRPORT AUTHORITY, ) ) Defendant-Appellant. ) ) Before: SILER, GRIFFIN, and MATHIS, Circuit Judges. SILER, Circuit Judge. This case arises from claims by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (“EGLE”) and Attorney General Dana Nessel (collectively, “State Parties”) against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority (“Airport Authority”) for alleged environmental contamination. The State Parties assert that the Airport Authority’s use of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (“AFFF”), a firefighting agent containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), led to contamination of the surrounding environment in violation of Michigan’s Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (“NREPA”). The Airport Authority removed the case to federal court under the f…
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