By Jimmy Hoover | February 21, 2024
The conservative justices express sympathy with the argument that the EPA failed to address potential legal defects in its effort to reduce gaseous pollutants.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Giselle F. Mazmanian and Kate Campbell | February 21, 2024
Lawsuits alleging greenwashing are on the rise, targeting companies emphasizing environmentally conscious business practices and promoting environmental benefits of goods or services.
By Maydeen Merino | February 20, 2024
"Anytime you get a substance that is widely used and is showing up all over the place in the environment, now suddenly brought under the very serious liability regime of CERCLA, you're going to see a lot of potential liability and litigation around that," said UCLA environmental law professor William Boyd.
By Jimmy Hoover | February 20, 2024
The justices will consider the statute of limitations on challenging agency rules and federal environmental authority over states.
By Riley Brennan | February 16, 2024
Judge Gregory A. Phillips dissented from the majority's ruling granting Valero's motion for summary judgment. According to the majority, the dissent concluded that the lower court had correctly granted summary judgment as to Lazy S's legal injury, having relied on Valero's sampling data.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Karen Meara and Christopher Rizzo | February 16, 2024
In their Domestic Environmental Law column, Christopher Rizzo and Karen Meara present the current state of the law for climate disclosures in select major markets, particularly New York, and likely developments in 2024.
By Marianna Wharry | February 13, 2024
The court also ordered the Jimenezes to pay $1,789,972 in victims' restitution.
By Colleen Murphy | February 12, 2024
"The court finds that the settlement agreement is reasonable," U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel said. "As discussed at length ... success against defendants, which 'are responsible for only three to seven percent of the MDL defendants' total alleged PFAS-related liabilities,' is not guaranteed and would only come, if ever, after years of protracted, expensive, complex litigation."
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Scott Fein, Patrick A. Woods, and Harrison Robbins | February 12, 2024
What is the constitutional 'standard of review' the courts should use to judge a government action that allegedly violates the Green Amendment? The standard of review will decide its long-term importance.
By Charles Toutant | February 9, 2024
The property was used for manufacturing of drugs and chemicals from 1915 to 1999, the suit states. During that period, waste was placed in at least 27 large, pondlike storage and disposal areas that were referred to as impoundments, the suit claims.
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