Category: News

Sep 23, 2020

Environmental Law & Policy Alerts – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn

September 23, 2020 Colorado River Basin States Request a Better Forum to Resolve Concerns with Lake Powell Pipeline In Utah, there is a significant effort underway to build a water delivery pipeline from Lake Powell to transport part of Utah’s Colorado River entitlement to Utah’s St. George area.  As the […]

Sep 22, 2020

New Jersey Enacts Landmark Environmental Justice Law – Uncertainties Abound – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

September 21, 2020 Bruce S. Katcher and Jill Hyman Kaplan MGKF Special Alert On September 18, 2020 Governor Murphy signed legislation that enacts an expansive environmental justice process for environmental permit applicants for a specified list of facilities located in what the law defines as overburdened communities.   With this law, […]

Sep 18, 2020

In Landmark Environmental Law Decision, Minnesota Supreme Court Addresses Environmental Rights and the Public Trust – Update from Jeremy Greenhouse, Esq. of the Environmental Law Group

By: Jeremy Greenhouse The Minnesota Supreme Court, on July 15, 2020, issued an opinion affirming in part and reversing in part, and remanding additional issues to, the Minnesota Court of Appeals. White Bear Lake Restoration Association v. Minnesota Dept. Nat. Res. et al., 946 N.W.2d 373 (Minn. 2020). In sum, the court […]

Sep 18, 2020

EPA Releases Final Rule Intended to Promote Transparency in Developing Regulatory Guidance Documents – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

On September 14, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of a final rule establishing the procedures and requirements for how EPA will manage the issuance of guidance documents consistent with Executive Order (EO) 13891, “Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents.”  The final regulation […]

Sep 18, 2020

China Tariffs: Court of International Trade Lawsuit Challenges Section 301 Tariffs – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

A recent legal challenge may be of interest to some of our clients. The challenge involves a case filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) challenging President Trump’s authority to impose supplemental tariffs on goods from China identified on Lists 3 and 4A and seeking refunds. As our […]