The meaning of “indistinguishable” and what that says about one man’s North Carolina waterfront property is the focus of litigation that his attorneys are positioning as the next Supreme Court showdown over Clean Water Act wetlands regulation.
Electric transmission line projects in certain areas of the West, Great Plains, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast could be deemed in the “national interest” as part of potential transmission corridors released by the Biden administration Wednesday.
The oil industry’s top trade group filed a petition in federal court challenging Biden administration mandates cracking down on planet-warming methane emissions from wells, tanks and pipelines, even as it pushes the government to make administrative changes.
New York, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., and a coalition of other supporters told judges on Monday that the EPA was right to turn down a West Virginia air plan to make way for tougher ozone air quality actions.
The EPA’s decision to broadly prohibit as many commercial and industrial uses of the solvent methylene chloride as it did in a rule issued last week is likely to be challenged in court, attorneys said in recent interviews.
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.
Banks are being advised to avoid using carbon credits to offset their financed emissions, as lawyers warn that new regulations in Europe will make greenwashing litigation a lot easier to pursue.
Georgie Messent has joined Squire Patton Boggs as partner in the environmental, safety, and health practice group in the London office, the firm said Wednesday.
Electric transmission line projects in certain areas of the West, Great Plains, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast could be deemed in the “national interest” as part of potential transmission corridors released by the Biden administration Wednesday.
<-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-57f4-d4b6-a98f-f7f51c500000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Shell Plc has agreed to sell its Singapore refining and chemicals assets to a joint venture between commodity trader
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By many accounts, the primary yardstick used to measure the finance industry’s progress on climate change is deeply flawed.
One of the companies behind the world’s biggest carbon offsets project is asking an Indonesian court to allow it to continue to operate on 36,000 hectares in Borneo, an area roughly the size of Las Vegas.
The EPA’s decision to broadly prohibit as many commercial and industrial uses of the solvent methylene chloride as it did in a rule issued last week is likely to be challenged in court, attorneys said in recent interviews.
The meaning of “indistinguishable” and what that says about one man’s North Carolina waterfront property is the focus of litigation that his attorneys are positioning as the next Supreme Court showdown over Clean Water Act wetlands regulation.
<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/601012%20CH%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-5785-d4b6-a98f-f7b5be8b0002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Longi Green Energy Technology Co. announced one of its solar cells has set a new record for converting sunlight into the most power, a key technological benchmark for the industry.
Lawyers should not reveal any information relating to a client’s representation to a wide group of lawyers in a computer listserv, or group email list, without informed consent, the American Bar Association has advised in a formal opinion Wednesday.
Donell Andre Hicks has joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani as a partner in the construction practice group in Seattle, the firm said Wednesday.
Banks are being advised to avoid using carbon credits to offset their financed emissions, as lawyers warn that new regulations in Europe will make greenwashing litigation a lot easier to pursue.
New York State court leaders named the state’s first civic engagement coordinator, who will be tasked with facilitating access to justice programs and helping the public understand the role of the courts.
Adam Cohen and Mark Chorazak have joined Skadden in the Washington, D.C., and New York offices, respectively, as partners and co-heads of the financial institutions regulatory group, the firm said Wednesday.
Cryptocurrency exchange <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1738202D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-58a2-d4b6-a98f-fdb70f370000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">FTX has amassed billions of dollars more than it needs to cover what customers lost in its November 2022 collapse, setting them up to receive full recoveries, plus interest, a rare outcome in US bankruptcy proceedings.
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