By Jimmy Hoover | March 1, 2024
The companies are asking the justices to review a Hawaii Supreme Court decision clearing the way for a state court to hear Honolulu's lawsuit over the damage and remedial costs associated with climate change.
By Linda A. Thompson | March 1, 2024
Companies that cause severe and irreparable harm to the environment could face fines of up to €1.6 million. Belgium also classified ecocide as an international crime, on par with war crimes, crimes of aggression, crimes against humanity and genocide.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By John J. Fumero | February 28, 2024
Environmental groups that won the ruling cheered, while Florida developers and the DEP were left wondering what would happen next. Some residential projects seeking final permitting are on hold, as are those in the planning stages. Attorneys representing environmental, real estate and local government interests should review how future development projects may be altered or shelved.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Gail Suchman, Eva Schneider and Samuel Zarkower | February 28, 2024
Last year, New York Senator Jessica Ramos introduced S. 2510-A, which would require all major projects located in or adjacent to a "disadvantaged community" to submit a written enhanced public participation plan to NYSDEC as part of the proposed project's permitting process. This article summarizes the bill's requirements and explores both the benefits and drawbacks of the bill as currently drafted.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 27, 2024
A third trial opened on Tuesday involving a class action brought against PacifiCorp on behalf of 5,000 survivors of wildfires in Oregon over Labor Day 2020.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 26, 2024
The wide range of Roundup verdicts, from defense wins for Monsanto to a $2.25 billion award, could be due to what jurors hear at trial about the EPA and foreign regulatory agencies.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary|Q&A
By Matthew Karmel | February 23, 2024
"Law school, for me, was not about becoming a lawyer per se but about enhancing my effectiveness as an advocate for the causes I am most passionate about," says Tarah Heinzen, legal director of Food and Water Watch.
By Jimmy Hoover | February 21, 2024
The conservative justices express sympathy with the argument that the EPA failed to address potential legal defects in its effort to reduce gaseous pollutants.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Giselle F. Mazmanian and Kate Campbell | February 21, 2024
Lawsuits alleging greenwashing are on the rise, targeting companies emphasizing environmentally conscious business practices and promoting environmental benefits of goods or services.
By Maydeen Merino | February 20, 2024
"Anytime you get a substance that is widely used and is showing up all over the place in the environment, now suddenly brought under the very serious liability regime of CERCLA, you're going to see a lot of potential liability and litigation around that," said UCLA environmental law professor William Boyd.
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