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Montana Youth Have Constitutional Right to Safe Environment, State Judge Holds

Monday's ruling is the first of its kind for climate change-related litigation, and it occurred after 16 Montana youth filed a complaint in March 2020 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the state, Gov. Gregory Gianforte and multiple state government departments.
3 minute read

Law.com

'It's Just the Beginning': Lawsuits Charge Electric Utility With Hawaii Wildfires

At least two class actions and one lawsuit already have been filed against Hawaiian Electric Co., the utility in Maui, where nearly 100 people died from wildfires that began Aug. 8.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Lessons From the New Massachusetts Rules for Cape Cod On-Lot Sewage Systems

Cape Cod has a problem with nitrogen pollution of its embayments and waterways. The solution that Massachusetts began to implement on July 7 may offer some lessons for Pennsylvania practitioners.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Insurance Company Seeks Permission Not to Cover Water Treatment Fixes

The insureds discovered PFOS and PFOA in the water they pump up from the Main San Gabriel Groundwater Basin to sell to its customers.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Reforming Regulatory Review: Environmental Lawyers Take Note

While clearly important to environmental lawyers focused on the development and administration of environmental regulations, the recent changes apply broadly across the larger regulatory landscape.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

EPA's Pending Wetlands Revision Must Be 'Sackett' Narrow, Business Groups Say

Industry will not be satisfied with the revised rule, prompting renewed litigation that will again head to the U.S. Supreme Court, an environmental attorney predicts.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Audubon Society Fills GC Slot After Longtime Legal Chief's Quiet Exit Amid Renaming Controversy

Veteran environmental attorney Charlotte Young is taking the legal reins from Lorraine Sciarra, who stepped down in March, the same month the organization announced it would keep the "Audubon" name despite namesake John James Audubon's racist views.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

APPROVED: $103M Settlement Means $18K Payout for Some Households

"Our experts were strong. Our position was strong. But in these environmental cases, the case law in New Jersey may not be in our favor. So that's why I think it certainly could have gone either way," said plaintiff's lawyer Boris Shmaruk.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Judges Press Lawyers on Venue in Challenge to EPA's Renewable Fuel Exemption Denial

EPA says 11th Circuit case involves "nationally applicable" agency action and thus belongs in D.C. Circuit Court.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

ESG Meets AI: Balancing Risk and Opportunity

This rise in AI also comes at a time when more and more individuals are incorporating environmental and social issues into their everyday lives—including their choices as consumers.
7 minute read

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