Microplastics are, in recent years, at the forefront of regulatory and policy driven conversations across the United States. Regulatory measures to address microplastics at both state and federal levels have been introduced with increasing frequency. This trend holds true in 2025, which has already seen a significant quantity of legislative, […]
By Andrew J. Baughman, Esq. Florida boasts 2,000 miles of coastline, countless lakes, and 11,000 miles of rivers, streams, coasts and water ways. Despite such a wealth in waterfront property, (1) nothing is limitless, and (2) when it comes to waterfront property, “they aren’t making any more of it.” These […]
Environmental Disclosure Laws in Real Estate: Your Legal Duty to Inform Buyers and Tenants In California, real estate owners owe various legal duties to inform prospective buyers and tenants of environmental hazards on their properties. Noncompliance with these legal duties can expose owners to substantial liability, so it is essential […]
September 4, 2025 Sean F. Fahy, Esq. MGKF Litigation Blog On June 30, 2025, the Supreme Court denied the Port of Tacoma (the “Port”) and SSA Terminals LLC’s (“SSA”) petition for writ of certiorari to review the 9th Circuit’s decision in Port of Tacoma v. Puget Soundkeeper Alliance addressing whether the Clean Water […]
September 4, 2025 2025 Developments with the State of Idaho’s Regulation of ESPA Groundwater Pumping SSD Environmental Alerts in 2023 and 2024 reported on the Idaho Department of Water Resources’ (IDWR) administration of the Surface Water Coalition’s (SWC) delivery call on Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer (ESPA) groundwater users. This Alert […]