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'There Is No Conspiracy': Lawyer Fires Back Against Sanctions Motion in DuPont Water Settlement

Jeff Kray, of Marten Law in Seattle, accused of holding up DuPont's $1.19 billion water contamination settlement, called class counsel's sanctions motion an "intimidation tactic" based on a "fantastical conspiracy theory."
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Green Amendment—A Dissenting View

"The proposal may have a feel-good quality for its advocates, but it is not the right approach in New Jersey," writes environmental attorney Lewis Goldshore.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Judge Vacates Florida's 404 Wetlands Permitting Program

A District of Columbia federal district court judge ended the existence of Florida's "404 program" (for protection of federal wetlands) when he published his decision to vacate the EPA's "assumption decision" and its "approval of Florida's assumption application," ruling that the EPA acted illegally when it transferred the federal wetland permitting to the state in 2020.
6 minute read

Law.com

DuPont Water Settlement Class Counsel Moves to Sanction Lawyers: 'False, Slanderous, Meritless and Vexatious Conduct'

A March 15 sanctions motion accused the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's lawyers of a "bad-faith course of conduct" that includes libeling class counsel, disseminating the wrong information to class members and filing frivolous objections.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York City Relaxing Environmental Review Rules for Housing Construction

Faced with a severe housing shortage, NYC is exempting the construction of much new housing from the environmental review processes and taking many other steps to encourage such construction throughout the city. Several of these moves will also help the transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

We Say 'YES' to the 'City of Yes' for Economic Opportunity

The authors discuss New York's "City of Yes" zoning amendments pertaining to carbon neutrality.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Amazon, Italian Grocer Accused of Failing to Warn Consumers About Contaminated Mushrooms

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
3 minute read

International Edition

Kirkland Hires from HSF for London ESG Boost

ESG is today regarded as a lucrative growth area.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Innovation and Coordination Will Battle Climate Change, Not Frivolous Lawsuits

"I would encourage the attorney general and other elected officials who have filed suit against New Jersey businesses to reflect on that decision because of the impact these lawsuits will have on our business community that provides energy to our residents, especially if these lawsuits are unlikely to be able to successfully combat climate change," writes Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Environmental Law and the Brownfield 'Energy Community' Clean Energy Tax Credit Bonus Under the IRA

There may be some confusion over how "brown" a "brownfield" has to be to qualify, but just the label connotes an increased risk of residual liability to those associated with the site to clean up contamination. Therefore, these tax provisions create a demand for the conventional environmental practice tools that manage that risk.
8 minute read

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