Kenneth J Warren

January 26, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Laws authorizing cumulative impact assessments protect disadvantaged communities by examining the totality of conditions affecting human health and the environment.

By Kenneth J. Warren

8 minute read

December 08, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Protection of people and ecosystems from the impacts of global warming requires selection and implementation of effective adaptation tools.

By Kenneth J. Warren

7 minute read

October 06, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Climate change may provide the stimulus to integrate water rights and environmental protection into comprehensive watershed plans that balance the various demands for water to best serve the public interest.

By Kenneth J. Warren

7 minute read

August 04, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Relying on the "major questions doctrine," the court in West Virginia v. EPA held that in the absence of clear Congressional authorization, the EPA could not lawfully promulgate regulations that would transform a sector of the economy by requiring coal-fired power plants to reduce their production or to subsidize natural gas, wind or solar sources.

By Kenneth J. Warren

7 minute read

June 09, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Even though the science demonstrating the hazards posed by these substances is solidly grounded, our legal system strains to limit the harms, and to compensate injured parties.

By Kenneth J. Warren

7 minute read

April 07, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a proposed rule released on March 21 for public comment, Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission set forth detailed requirements for disclosure of climate-related information in registrations and reports filed with the commission.

By Kenneth J. Warren

7 minute read

January 27, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Congress created the Superfund program to address the most contaminated sites in the nation. Enacted in 1980, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) is designed to address waste disposal sites posing a threat to human health and the environment.

By Kenneth J. Warren

7 minute read

December 09, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pollution, habitat destruction and the effects of climate change on ecosystems pose grave threats to species survival. A commitment to preservation, restoration and enhancement of habitat is required to stem this loss.

By Kenneth J. Warren

7 minute read

October 07, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Oct. 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its draft strategic plan (plan) for fiscal years 2022-2026. The plan sets forth the EPA's priorities for protecting human health and the environment through various principles, goals and strategies. Public comment on the plan may be submitted to the EPA on or before Nov. 12.

By Kenneth J. Warren

7 minute read

August 05, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Clean Water Act requires persons discharging pollutants to navigable waters to obtain a permit. But where a discharge does not convey pollutants directly to navigable waters, but rather follows an indirect path through groundwater, is a discharge permit required? The answer is, sometimes.

By Kenneth J. Warren

7 minute read