The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By David G. Mandelbaum | August 8, 2019
On July 29, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court returned to Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation v. Commonwealth, a leading case on the Environmental Rights Amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Jason Grant | August 1, 2019
In an environmental case focused on where hundreds of millions of dollars gained from leasing state land for oil and gas extraction should go, the Commonwealth Court has ruled that a still-in-dispute portion of the funds can be funneled into the state's general fund—for any use—rather than into the state's conservation-minded environmental public trust.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jean M. Mosites and Matthew C. Wood | August 1, 2019
On July 22, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued an opinion addressing an industry trade group's challenges to parts of the state's unconventional well regulations
By The Legal Intelligencer | July 30, 2019
In The Legal's Energy/Environmental Law supplement read about important changes for Pennsylvania's agricultural development, cleaner energy and the use of brownfield sites as a home for solar fields in the state.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lindsay Brown | July 26, 2019
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of chemicals that have received a lot of regulatory, scientific and legal attention in recent years, and all indications are that this is just the beginning. To be sure, the lack of federal guidance and the patchwork of state regulations addressing these chemicals is problematic for the regulated community.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Dan Reiter and Karen H. Davis | July 26, 2019
While solar markets in many other states have flourished, Pennsylvania has been left largely in the shade, with less than 1% of the commonwealth's electricity generated by solar.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kaitlyn R. Maxwell | July 11, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court recently had the opportunity to overturn Auer deference, Kisor v. Wilkie, No. 18-15, (U.S. June 26, 2019). A 5-4 majority declined to do so, but not without emphasizing the limits of the doctrine.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Mark L. Greenfogel | June 13, 2019
In this case, initially filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in August 2015, a group of 21 children allege that the federal government defendants, including the United States, the president, and the heads of several executive agencies, have denied them their constitutional rights to life, liberty or property without due process of law.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jillian C. Kirn | June 13, 2019
According to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, flooding is the most frequent and damaging natural disaster impacting the commonwealth. Many of Pennsylvania's communities are located adjacent to waterbodies.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | June 6, 2019
Liz Klingensmith left Blank Rome to join Womble Bond Dickinson's new Houston office, where she will help build the oil and gas litigation practice.
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