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New York Law Journal

Debate Over Environmental Rights and State Constitutional Convention

In their Environmental Law column, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan write: Both the New York state and New York City bar associations have come out in favor of a Constitutional Convention. Both would leave the Forever Wild clause untouched. However, they come to opposite positions on an environmental rights provision.
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New York Law Journal

Comparison of Tri-State Area Recreational Use Statutes

In their Domestic Environmental Law column, Christine A. Fazio and Ethan I. Strell write: Beginning in the 1950s, states began adopting recreational use statutes, which shield landowners from tort liability when people engage in certain types of outdoor recreation on those lands, thus encouraging recreation. Although New York's, New Jersey's, and Connecticut's statutes are structured similarly, their application has been far from uniform.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Climate Change Defense Permitted in Pipeline Closure Case

 A judge in Minnesota will allow two defendants facing criminal charges of shutting down a pair of tar sands pipelines to use a "necessity…
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Hurricane Harvey Raises Questions About Chemical Facility Safety

The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30, has already been one of the most devastating on record.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

EPA Moves to Kill Clean Power Plan as Lawsuit Languishes in DC Circuit

The EPA issued a proposal Tuesday to roll back President Barack Obama's signature climate policy, immediately prompting threats of lawsuits from environmental groups and Democratic attorneys general. Meanwhile, the landmark legal battle over the rule may die a quiet death in the D.C. Circuit.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Environmental Lawyer Joins Former EPD Chief at Gilbert Harrell—and Other 'On the Move' News

Alston & Bird partner joins Steve Harvey's empire and The Robbins Firm adds another politico.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Emerging Crisis of PFAS Exposure

Paul J. Napoli and Tate J. Kunkle write: Are PFAS the next MTBE? Or, perhaps the next asbestos? Or, in the words of William Shakespeare, is it much ado about nothing? That is the question from both sides of the bar, as well as industry and the regulatory bodies.
18 minute read

The Recorder

Living Rivers Council v. State Water Resources Control Board

C.A. 1st; A148400 The First Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that the State Water Resources Control Board, in formulating a new…
3 minute read

The Recorder

State of California v. Continental Insurance Company

C.A. 4th; E064518 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that the trial court properly found that an excess insurer’s…
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

White v. Global Companies, LLC

Petroleum Transloading Facility's Permit from DEC Obviated Need for NNSR Permit
2 minute read

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