Mining Company Wins Suit Over Kentucky Flood Safety Violations
A Kentucky mining company on Tuesday defeated claims that it failed to follow safety regulations and had exacerbated flood damage during a July 2022 rainstorm.
More than $630 billion in unfunded clean water infrastructure is needed nationally by 2042 to treat wastewater, control stormwater, and prevent pollution in streams, EPA said in a report published Tuesday.
New York City will take control of 120 acres of Brooklyn’s coastline, intending to develop a rugged patch of land into housing, retail, green space, and a modern, environmentally friendly port.
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The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is calling for a halt to the implementation of EPA’s latest carbon emission rules, according to a request filed late Monday.
In Nevada, can a balance be struck between an endangered toad species and the pressing need to address climate change? The future of NEPA, a 54-year-old environmental law, may hold the answer.
A Kentucky mining company on Tuesday defeated claims that it failed to follow safety regulations and had exacerbated flood damage during a July 2022 rainstorm.
The US audit regulator is targeting next year to issue a proposal that would modernize attestation rules considered a tool that auditors could use to vet corporate disclosures such as carbon emissions.
A Markel Group Inc. insurance unit sued a law firm facing malpractice allegations from the Haitian government, asking a federal court to pause the malpractice suit until the insurer’s liability for any judgment is determined.
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The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is calling for a halt to the implementation of EPA’s latest carbon emission rules, according to a request filed late Monday.
White lawyers in training receive more full-ride scholarships than their non-White counterparts according to a new memo from the American Bar Association.
Business groups and trade associations are seeking a quick win against the Environmental Protection Agency in their challenge to a final rule that they say imposed “impossible-to-meet” water quality standards for Washington state.
The Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with Kyocera AVX Components Corp., to clean up contaminated soil at the Olean Well Field Superfund Site in Olean, N.Y., according to the agency Tuesday.
More than $630 billion in unfunded clean water infrastructure is needed nationally by 2042 to treat wastewater, control stormwater, and prevent pollution in streams, EPA said in a report published Tuesday.
Attorneys representing consumers who settled claims alleging Macy’s Inc. mislabeled cotton sheets with a higher thread-count will be paid $3.5 million, a US court said, while simulaneously approving $1,050 in incentive awards for three named plaintiffs.
A Markel Group Inc. insurance unit sued a law firm facing malpractice allegations from the Haitian government, asking a federal court to pause the malpractice suit until the insurer’s liability for any judgment is determined.
White lawyers in training receive more full-ride scholarships than their non-White counterparts according to a new memo from the American Bar Association.
A federal judge sided with Clare Locke in a fight over $7 million in legal fees that the law firm says it’s owed by a former client.
The corporate law firm of Gunster Yoakley & Stewart PA failed to protect the personal information of nearly 10,000 people, leaving it exposed in a November 2022 data breach, a proposed federal class action said.
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