Corporate attorneys and former federal officials are praising the EPA’s bid to coordinate its civil and criminal enforcement teams as a sensible idea that will yield fairer outcomes, reduce unpredictability, and expedite resolutions.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service will submit its endangered species determination for the imperiled longfin smelt by July 22, according to a judgment involving the agency and San Francisco Baykeeper.
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Companies will have to pay millions of dollars to clean up more contaminated sites due to the EPA’s new Superfund PFAS rule, but site selection will take time and use predictable criteria, mandated data, and established processes, attorneys said.
Long-awaited rules governing carbon emissions from power plants are in the crosshairs of widespread industry opposition, but some court observers see the rule on good footing as it faces inevitable judicial review.
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 month after the US offered $1.5 billion to restart one shuttered nuclear power plant, there’s a growing sense among officials in the industry and government that it may not be the last.
The Agriculture and Interior departments would be prohibited from banning the use of lead ammunition or tackle on federal land and water under
The US Fish and Wildlife Service would be required by
Mining leases in northern Minnesota revoked by the Biden administration would be reissued under
A Bureau of Land Management rule to expand conservation on federal land would be blocked under a modified version of
Corporate attorneys and former federal officials are praising the EPA’s bid to coordinate its civil and criminal enforcement teams as a sensible idea that will yield fairer outcomes, reduce unpredictability, and expedite resolutions.
Williams & Connolly is caught in the middle of an industry in fast transition: the country’s largest law firms are growing at a rapid pace with major players turning to the federal government’s revolving door to pad their rosters. Some former lawyers and other observers question just how long the firm can maintain a culture born in the 1970s.
Donald Trump’s blank-check merger will be the focus of preliminary hearings in separate cases before different judges in Delaware’s Chancery Court this week.
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If you think humanity’s addiction to fossil fuels is hard to shake, it’s nothing compared to the strength of our plastics habit. In rich countries, per-capita carbon emissions and crude oil consumption have both fallen by about 15% since the turn of the millennium. That might seem slow, but at least it’s progress: When it comes to polymers, our usage has risen by 29% over the same period.
Lawrence Simon has joined Loeb & Loeb as a partner in the real estate department in the New York office, the firm said Monday.
The US Supreme Court agreed to consider if veterans are entitled to the benefit of the doubt when they’re appealing claims for disability benefits that were denied in close calls.
The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether changes to a complaint about overpriced prescription dog food precludes federal courts from hearing the dispute.
The US Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from the manufacturers of a CBD hemp oil now facing triple damages in a lawsuit brought by a consumer who says the product caused him to fail a drug test and lose his job.
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