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The Legal Intelligencer

Special Section: 2023 Energy/Environmental Law

In The Legal's Energy/Environmental Law supplement read about the attorney fee provision in Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law, green investing, marketing and ESG, and PFAS litigation.
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Law.com

Massachusetts AG Settles Clean Air Act Case Against Penske for Payout of at Least $3 Million

National truck rental company Penske will pay at least $3 million for not fully and lawfully conducting 189 safety and emissions inspections on trucks, under a lawsuit settlement announced by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell.
4 minute read

Law.com

Hueston Hennigan Steps in as Defense Counsel in Lawsuit Over 2017 'Creek Fire' That Burned 15,000 Acres of National Forest Lands

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

The Legal Intelligencer

PFAS Litigation—Like PFAS Itself—Is All Over the Place: Current State of Litigation

With pressure mounting on the federal and state governments to more tightly regulate PFAS, these "forever chemicals" may well be the contemporary version of asbestos or PCBs when it comes to environmental litigation.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Beg to 'Defer': Agency Deference in Recent Pennsylvania Court Cases and Its Future

This article will investigate the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court and Supreme Court's recent rulings on agency deference.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Woke or Broke? Five Business Reasons Why ESG Will Survive the Culture Wars

What is at stake is how we address environmental factors like climate change and water and air pollution, social factors like diversity, equity and inclusion, and governance factors like hiring and lobbying in boardrooms and as a society.
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Attorney Fee Provision in Pa.'s Clean Streams Law May Run Afoul of 14th Amendment

This article argues that requiring a permittee to pay the attorney fees of a third-party challenger to a permit in the absence of bad faith on the part of the permittee would violate the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
9 minute read

Law.com

'It Truly Isn't Perfect': Questions Surface Over 3M's $12.5B PFAS Settlement

Three New York towns filed an objection this week to the 3M settlement, which resolves cases over perfluoralkyl and polyfluoralkyl substances, or PFAS, and attorneys general from 14 states, including New Jersey and Texas, plan to respond this Monday with their concerns.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Evolving Litigation Risks in Green Investing, Green Marketing and ESG

As environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations become more integrated into corporate culture and investing, litigation risks grow, from potential "greenwashing" claims to attempts by certain states to prevent employee retirement funds from using ESG considerations as a metric for investing.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Not in This Town: Suit Claims NY Toll Would Cause Traffic Congestion in Jersey

"After refusing to conduct a full environmental review of the MTA's poorly designed tolling program, the FHWA has unlawfully fast-tracked the agency's attempt to line its own coffers at the expense of New Jersey families," Gov. Phil Murphy said.
5 minute read

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