By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 26, 2017
Business' Buyer Must Remediate Kalamazoo Site Where Acid, Liquid Alum Were Once Made
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | June 23, 2017
Gov. Nathan Deal took a step Friday toward addressing the lingering issue in litigation water wars with Florida—what to do about exponentially increasing irrigation on big commercial farming operations in South Georgia.
By Douglas A. Kysar | June 23, 2017
Thus far, the Juliana plaintiffs have survived the government's motions to dismiss and interlocutory appeal. At this point, the plaintiffs and the federal District Court judge, Ann Aiken in Oregon, stand ready to move the case to a prompt trial. The Department of Justice, on the other hand, has filed a mandamus petition, asking the Ninth Circuit to step in and short circuit ordinary procedures of discovery, trial and appeal.
By Christine A. Fazio and Ethan I. Strell | June 22, 2017
In their Domestic Environmental Law column, Christine A. Fazio and Ethan I. Strell discuss how New York and other states have filled the void in federal climate leadership and are introducing their own methane programs.
By Cogan Schneier | June 21, 2017
Gibson Dunn, representing Dakota Access, must file its opening brief by July 17 regarding the Standing Rock Sioux's request to shut down the pipeline. A decision is not expected for months.
By Jim Saunders | June 20, 2017
A federal appeals court rejected a lawsuit alleging that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' management of water flowing from Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee River caused pollution problems in the Southwest Florida waterway.
By Andrew R. Varcoe | June 20, 2017
Does the U.S. Constitution guarantee a right to be secure against climate change? And do the President and his officers have a legal duty—enforceable by a federal district judge—to pursue and implement an effective strategy to fight climate change? These, to say the least, are cutting-edge questions. And the Ninth Circuit—which remains one of the most important environmental-law courts in the country—may be deciding them very soon.
By Ross Todd | June 20, 2017
Elizabeth Cabraser will reprise her role leading an emissions-related MDL—to the chagrin of at least one of her co-counsel.
By therecorder | The Recorder | June 19, 2017
C.A. 1st; A149861 The First Appellate District granted a petition for writ of mandate. The court held that an air quality management district review…
By Andrew Denney | June 19, 2017
New York lawyer Steven Donziger has been foiled in his bid to enforce a multibillion-dollar judgment against Chevron over allegations of environmental damage in Ecuador, after the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari from an appeals court decision to block its execution.
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