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The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Justices Scrutinize Commonwealth Court's Preliminary Injunction Standards

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection argued that the Commonwealth Court has grown too loose in its standards for granting preliminary injunctions against regulatory action by the Executive Branch.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Big Law Attorneys Secure Contempt Finding Against East Hampton and $250,000 in Fees and Costs in Airport Litigation

In addition to the $250,000 fine, the town must also cover associated attorneys fees and costs associated with the contempt motion, Suffolk County Supreme Court Judge Paul Baisley Jr. ruled.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SEC Keeps Delaying Rollout of Controversial Climate Disclosure Rules

"Given the legal and political challenges, along with the need to craft a balanced set of rules—one that would be likely to survive a court challenge—it's hardly surprising that the process is taking longer than anticipated," according to Cydney Posner, a Cooley special counsel.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Expected SEC Disclosure Rules Leaves Questions for Attorneys and Clients

Anticipated SEC Scope 1 to 3 emission disclosure rules may—at least in part—fall short of cost-benefit analysis for corporate clients.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Environmental Review; 'Essential Services': This Week in Scott Mollen's Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen discusses "Mutual Redevelopment Houses Inc. v. Metro. Transp. Auth," where an MTA's subway project was found to be exempt from environmental review and "Chai Found. Inc. v. NYS Div. of Hous. & Cmty. Renewal," where a DHCR rent reduction based on reductions in 'essential services' was upheld.
15 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Blank Rome to Defend Shell Chemical Appalachia From Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Corporate Legal Departments See ESG Among Growing Future Risks

"If we agree that ESG encompasses data privacy and cybersecurity, then ESG rises to the top as one of the most important risks on the horizon over the next three to five years by corporate legal departments around the world," Reuters analyst Natalie Runyon wrote.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Environmental Group Sues EPA Over Allegedly Delayed Implementation of Pa.'s Smog Rules

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

International Edition

Ranked: UK Law Firms by Carbon Emissions

Which law firms use up the most power and how do they compare?
3 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

In Another Win for NJ, Delaware, SCOTUS Won't Hear Arguments on Climate Change Case Jurisdiction

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied fossil fuel companies a write of certiorari, sending environmental cases against them back to state courts in Delaware and New Jersey.
3 minute read

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