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Pinsent Masons Bets on Energy Transition and Infrastructure Build for Australia Expansion

The U.K.-headquartered firm has taken several teams from other firms in Australia.
4 minute read

Law.com

Judge Grants Final Approval to 3M's PFAS Settlement, Cites 'Lack of Substantive Opposition'

Under the deal, 3M will provide at least $10.5 billion but could pay up to $12.5 billion, depending on the number of participants.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

EPA Finalizes Strict Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

The American Trucking Associations said the new rule has "unachievable targets and will carry real consequences for the U.S. supply chain and movement of freight throughout the economy."
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Proposed Environmental Rights Amendment Has Good Intentions, but Likely Unknown Consequences

Broad, open-ended constitutional language is a grant of authority to the courts that have the final decision about what it includes, what it prohibits, and what it requires. In our system, that includes the power to override the will of the two elected branches of the state government.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Bridgegate' Prosecutor Joins Arnold & Porter in Newark

Lee Cortes started his legal career with predecessor Kaye & Scholer before entering public service. The firm also added the leader of the environmental practice at Maine-based Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

PFAS Manufacturer's Ignorance Stymies EPA Effort to Enforce Ban

Inhance argues the EPA exceeded its authority because the company's 40-year-old fluorination process is not a "significant new use" under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Energy Law Special Section 2024

This year's Energy Law Special Section covers onshore wind farms, land disputes over energy projects, and regulatory uncertainties in the U.S.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'The Fine Line Between Bravery and Stupidity': Nicole DeNamur on Taking That Career Leap

"I would emphasize the importance of asking for help and then giving it," says Nicole DeNamur of Sustainable Strategies and Climate Aligned Law.
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Legal and Regulatory Uncertainty for US Clean Fuels Project Developers

"Critical uncertainties exist in the proposed Section 45V regulations," according to Peter Berg of King & Spalding.
7 minute read

Law.com

'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

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