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Federal Suit Seeks to Block Arctic Drilling Approval

The International Energy Agency has said new drilling investments must be halted if nations, including the U.S., hope to reach their 2050 goal of net-zero emissions, meaning only as much planet-warming gas is released into the atmosphere as can be absorbed.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Post & Schell Hires 3 Principals From Marks O'Neill

Michael Kosar, Michael Notartomas and Christian Scheuerman all left the firm before a 19-lawyer group decamped for Gordon Rees earlier this month.
3 minute read

International Edition

Competitors, Law Firms Aid GCs Navigating Ballooning ESG Duties

The growing regulatory requirements are putting general counsel at the head of the table when it comes to managing board-level issues around ESG—both a challenge and an opportunity.
6 minute read

Law.com

Meet the Judge Tasked With Overseeing the Ohio Derailment Lawsuits: Benita Pearson

U.S. District Judge Benita Pearson, who sits in Youngstown, Ohio, is now overseeing 18 lawsuits filed against Norfolk Southern over its Feb. 3 derailment.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Honeywell Taps Arnold & Porter in Lawsuit Over Groundwater Contamination in North Hollywood

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

New York Law Journal

New York's Green Amendment: The First Decisions

This column discusses the emerging jurisprudence under what has been called New York's Green Amendment.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Developer's Early Win Might Create New Reality in Federal, State 'Takings' Litigation

"This case is, in the main, about the extent to which an incorporated municipality can absolve itself of liability under this doctrine by claiming that, in imposing the offensive condition, it was merely enforcing the county's will," U.S. District Judge Roy Altman wrote.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

State Completes 565-Acre Northeast Florida Conservation Land Buy

"Preservation of this ecologically rich property ensures that natural and cultural resources are protected," DEP Secretary Shawn Hamilton said. "This acquisition will further safeguard the area against flooding, erosion and storm surge."
1 minute read

International Edition

Closely Watched Climate-Change Case in France Falters on Procedural Grounds

But the judgment did move the ball forward on some aspects of the law, including the express wish that companies and complainants exhaust efforts to work out plans together before taking them to court, lawyers said.
3 minute read

Law.com

AG's Office: Electron Hydro, COO Could Face $1M in Fines, Restitution for Polluting Puyallup River

"When I took office, very few environmental crimes were criminally prosecuted," Ferguson said in a media release. "I created our Environmental Protection Division to take on bad actors who endanger our shared environment. Electron Hydro and Thom Fischer's reckless conduct damaged this waterway and put species like salmon at risk. My office will hold accountable any companies that pollute our rivers, put aquatic life at risk and endanger the health of communities."
3 minute read

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