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By Christine Schiffner | November 7, 2022
"The Russian-Ukraine war should serve as an impetus to think about how we accelerate the energy transition because one thing that's become very clear is the overreliance on Russian gas," Covington & Burling senior adviser Thomas Reilly said.
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By Maria Connolly, TLT | November 7, 2022
Clients and job seekers are starting to interrogate firms as they become more familiar with the ins and outs of target-setting.
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By Greg Andrews | October 24, 2022
The environmental, social and governance programs that many legal departments have been ramping up could take a hit as companies put resources elsewhere, according to a new survey by KPMG.
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By Christopher Niesche | October 21, 2022
Gerard Malouf & Partners says consumers were likely misled, alleging the two automakers tampered with their diesel engines to skirt regulatory emissions requirements. The allegations are similar to Volkswagen's historic "dieselgate" scandal.
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By Linda A. Thompson | September 19, 2022
One of the two lawsuits is being handled by U.K. firm 11KBW and Baldon Avocats, the French firm that won what has been dubbed as the "climate case of the century."
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By Bruce Love | August 22, 2022
Regulators and plaintiffs firms want more than just policy statements. Law firms are having to prove the data behind their clients' ESG efforts to avoid claims that it's all for show.
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By Linda A. Thompson | July 25, 2022
Fossil Fuel companies are using a 1990s investment agreement treaty to recoup investment losses suffered as a result of governments' plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions. NGOs have called the treaty a "climate action killer" and lawyers say it has created a regulatory chill.
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By Alexander Rhodes and Polly Green, Mishcon de Reya | July 25, 2022
'The law needs to catch up with society's standards for sustainable practices and converge over the coming years around a set of self-regulatory best practices.'
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By Linda A. Thompson | July 13, 2022
Three NGOs contend that a KLM ad campaign violates European consumer law. The lawsuit comes as legal disputes over greenwashing claims are on the rise.
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By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | July 6, 2022
Several international law firms have expanded their offerings in the area as ESG continues to underpin much of their clientele's decisions.
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By Jimmy Hoover | March 1, 2024
The companies are asking the justices to review a Hawaii Supreme Court decision clearing the way for a state court to hear Honolulu's lawsuit over the damage and remedial costs associated with climate change.
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By Linda A. Thompson | March 1, 2024
Companies that cause severe and irreparable harm to the environment could face fines of up to €1.6 million. Belgium also classified ecocide as an international crime, on par with war crimes, crimes of aggression, crimes against humanity and genocide.
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By John J. Fumero | February 28, 2024
Environmental groups that won the ruling cheered, while Florida developers and the DEP were left wondering what would happen next. Some residential projects seeking final permitting are on hold, as are those in the planning stages. Attorneys representing environmental, real estate and local government interests should review how future development projects may be altered or shelved.
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By Gail Suchman, Eva Schneider and Samuel Zarkower | February 28, 2024
Last year, New York Senator Jessica Ramos introduced S. 2510-A, which would require all major projects located in or adjacent to a "disadvantaged community" to submit a written enhanced public participation plan to NYSDEC as part of the proposed project's permitting process. This article summarizes the bill's requirements and explores both the benefits and drawbacks of the bill as currently drafted.
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By Amanda Bronstad | February 27, 2024
A third trial opened on Tuesday involving a class action brought against PacifiCorp on behalf of 5,000 survivors of wildfires in Oregon over Labor Day 2020.
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By Amanda Bronstad | February 26, 2024
The wide range of Roundup verdicts, from defense wins for Monsanto to a $2.25 billion award, could be due to what jurors hear at trial about the EPA and foreign regulatory agencies.
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By Matthew Karmel | February 23, 2024
"Law school, for me, was not about becoming a lawyer per se but about enhancing my effectiveness as an advocate for the causes I am most passionate about," says Tarah Heinzen, legal director of Food and Water Watch.
7 minute read
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.
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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.
7 minute read
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.
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