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National Law Journal

5th Circuit Splits Over Proper Venue for EPA's Renewable Fuel Standard Waivers

5th Circuit holds local venue is proper but dissenting Judge Patrick Higginbotham says an EPA regulation that applies nationally should be reviewed by the D.C. Circuit.
4 minute read

International Edition

COP 28: What to Expect

COP28 is a good opportunity to take a step back to consider what sustainability means for each organisation, write two Herbert Smith Freehills lawyers.
5 minute read

International Edition

UK Court Gives Nod for Nigerian Communities' Claims Against Shell in Major Oil Spills Action

The global oil giant now has the option of a settlement or going to trial.
5 minute read

Law.com

Military Housing Communities Sued After Allegedly Continuing to Charge Residents for Fuel-Contaminated Water

The complaints were first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court Offers Another Take on Valuing Contaminated Property

The issues of how one proves that one ought to take a discount from a property's "clean" value for tax, eminent domain, or other valuation purposes, how big that discount ought to be, and how long it ought to last remain vexing.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ohio Business Owner Sues Norfolk Southern for Derailment That Closed His Companies

Edwin Wang filed his federal lawsuit Tuesday. It comes amid government lawsuits against Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern and a class action case on behalf of residents who have complained about the derailment's impact on East Palestine, Ohio.
3 minute read

Law.com

Dallas, Florida's Broward County and Others Object to 3M's PFAS Settlement

More than 20 cities, counties and public water systems objected to PFAS water contamination settlements with 3M and DuPont.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

From Big Sky to the Big Apple: How Environmental Constitutionalism Could Shape New York Dockets

The challenges of guaranteeing the right to a clean and healthful environment will create many legal pariahs in trial courts and intermediate appellate courts, and in due time, New York's Court of Appeals will be confronted with the fresh face of this movement.
8 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A Defense Verdict for Dow and PPG in Quarter Century-Old Environmental Litigation

Mary Rose Alexander and Robert Collins of Latham & Watkins took the lead for Dow and Jason Levin of Alston & Bird represented PPG in a six-week trial in San Francisco Superior Court that resulted in no damages.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York, New Jersey Adopt Laws Requiring Flood Risk Disclosure for Homebuyers, Tenants

In the wake of several incidents of unprecedented rainfall and disastrous flooding, both New York and New Jersey have adopted laws requiring the sellers of residential properties to tell buyers, and landlords to tell tenants, about known flood risks.
7 minute read

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