By Jane Wester | October 22, 2019
The attorney general's office has argued that the cost models were inconsistently and confusingly applied, which led investors to pay more than they should have paid for Exxon securities.
By Jason Grant | October 11, 2019
The attempt by the coalition of states and localities to intervene on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency is for a limited purpose: defending the EPA's legal authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants under section 111 of the federal Clean Air Act.
By Charlotte A. Biblow | September 25, 2019
In her State Environmental Regulation column, Charlotte Biblow discusses how the New York Green Bank has become a significant player in clean energy finance throughout the state and writes that "having a working familiarity with the NYGB and its goals and operations may help attorneys best advise their "green" clients on obtaining the financing they need for their operations."
By Jacqueline Thomsen | September 20, 2019
The lawsuit marks the state's 60th lawsuit against the Trump administration.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Stephen L. Kass | September 12, 2019
In his International Environmental Law column, Stephen Kass presents a 15-point program to address both climate mitigation (reduction of greenhouse gases) and climate adaptation (helping the U.S. and the world adapt to the now inevitable impacts of climate change) that the next U.S. administration should "aggressively pursue."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan | September 11, 2019
Although the courts decided 46 cases under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) in 2018, Michael Gerrard and Edward McTiernan write that the most important action under the Act was in the Legislature, followed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
By Dan M. Clark | September 5, 2019
A pair of environmental groups argued before the New York Court of Appeals that a section of state law, and a plan by a state agency, should inhibit public snowmobile use on the road.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 16, 2019
In a motion filed Thursday, lawyers in the lead case over the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, sought appointment of five lawyers and retired U.S. District Judge Layn Phillips “in contemplation of the possibility of reaching a settlement with some or all of the defendants.”
By Cheryl Miller | August 14, 2019
Trump's plan will "keep the oldest and dirtiest of coal plants in the country on life support," Mary Nichols, chair of the California Air Resources Board, said Tuesday.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Charlotte A. Biblow | July 24, 2019
In her State Environmental Regulation column, Charlotte Biblow discusses “two of the most significant environmental bills in recent memory” which were passed by the New York State Legislature in June. The bills, she writes, will affect New York State residents, property owners, developers, businesses, local governments, and other entities and institutions in the state in large and small ways.
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