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By Lewis Goldshore | March 20, 2024
"The proposal may have a feel-good quality for its advocates, but it is not the right approach in New Jersey," writes environmental attorney Lewis Goldshore.
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By Herschel Vinyard and Jeff Littlejohn | March 20, 2024
A District of Columbia federal district court judge ended the existence of Florida's "404 program" (for protection of federal wetlands) when he published his decision to vacate the EPA's "assumption decision" and its "approval of Florida's assumption application," ruling that the EPA acted illegally when it transferred the federal wetland permitting to the state in 2020.
6 minute read
By Amanda Bronstad | March 19, 2024
A March 15 sanctions motion accused the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's lawyers of a "bad-faith course of conduct" that includes libeling class counsel, disseminating the wrong information to class members and filing frivolous objections.
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By Michael B. Gerrard | March 13, 2024
Faced with a severe housing shortage, NYC is exempting the construction of much new housing from the environmental review processes and taking many other steps to encourage such construction throughout the city. Several of these moves will also help the transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
9 minute read
By Jodi Stein, Eva C. Schneider and Sam Zarkower | March 13, 2024
The authors discuss New York's "City of Yes" zoning amendments pertaining to carbon neutrality.
8 minute read
By Riley Brennan | March 7, 2024
This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
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By Victoria Flynn | March 4, 2024
"I would encourage the attorney general and other elected officials who have filed suit against New Jersey businesses to reflect on that decision because of the impact these lawsuits will have on our business community that provides energy to our residents, especially if these lawsuits are unlikely to be able to successfully combat climate change," writes Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn.
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By David G. Mandelbaum | March 4, 2024
There may be some confusion over how "brown" a "brownfield" has to be to qualify, but just the label connotes an increased risk of residual liability to those associated with the site to clean up contamination. Therefore, these tax provisions create a demand for the conventional environmental practice tools that manage that risk.
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By Amanda Bronstad | March 1, 2024
Jurors in Conway County Circuit Court, in Arkansas, gave Monsanto its 11th win on Friday in Roundup trials, and New Castle County Superior Court Judge Vivian Medinilla declared a mistrial after jurors in Delaware were deadlocked.
3 minute read
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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