National Law Journal | Analysis
By Linda A. Thompson | May 8, 2023
The executive body that sets rules for EU member countries is seeking to stiffen laws to deter environmental offenses. A separate movement calls for the addition of ecocide to the core crimes of international law heard at the International Criminal Court in the Hague—crimes that include genocide, war crimes, the crime of aggression and crimes against humanity.
By Russ Bynum | The Associated Press | May 8, 2023
Georgia conservation group One Hundred Miles moved to dismiss its lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers after the agency announced Friday that it would voluntarily conduct the study. The group sued in December, asking a U.S. District Court judge to order the Corps to produce such a report.
By Adolfo Pesquera | May 3, 2023
The refinery had experienced multiple, recurring instances of unauthorized emissions and permit violations caused by operator errors, equipment malfunctions, and poor maintenance practices, according to the commission.
By Mason Lawlor | May 2, 2023
Georgia plaintiffs attorney Jim Butler Jr. has added another $100 million verdict to his resume—this time in a case over damage to land he once co-owned with his former law partners.
By Marianna Wharry | May 2, 2023
The 2-1 majority disagreed with Murphy's contention and said the company "overreads" the limit of the law's congressional commitment to timber production in the O&C Act, and that it "improperly discount[ed]" the statute's delegation of authority to the Department of Interior and its secretary for managing land from the act for uses other than timber.
By Jimmy Hoover | May 1, 2023
Justices will examine whether courts should consider deferring to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutory authority.
By ALM Staff | April 28, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the document here.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By David G. Mandelbaum | April 27, 2023
In February, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided that the Environmental Hearing Board could award attorney fees and litigation costs to a prevailing third-party appellant under the Clean Streams Law.
National Law Journal | Editor's Letter
By Christine Schiffner | April 24, 2023
The National Law Journal's Bureau Chief Christine Schiffner shares highlights of the NLJ's May/June magazine issue, including the fall Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, as well as if there will be a bailout PFAS defendants.
National Law Journal | Analysis
By Christine Schiffner | April 24, 2023
State attorneys general and plaintiffs firms join forces in fight against environmental pollution caused by "forever chemicals," ushering in a new era of litigation which could cost billions.
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