Category: News

May 21, 2019

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

May 17, 2019 Nut Harvest on the Horizon:  Funds Available to Replace Nut Harvest Equipment The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District offers monetary incentives for farmers to replace existing nut harvesters (harvest equipment) with new, low dust harvest equipment.  The Low Dust Nut Harvester Program is available for […]

May 21, 2019

Two Recent Cases Underscore the Importance of Highly Skilled Expert Witnesses on Causation – Update by Manko Gold Katcher Fox LLP

May 20, 2019 Megan A. Elliott MGKF Litigation Blog On April 9, 2019, Judge John Z. Lee of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division denied the City of Evanston’s motion for a preliminary injunction against two utility companies in a RCRA action that sought to […]

May 16, 2019

Exxon Urges Denial of Class Certification in Securities-Related Climate Change Suit – Update from Bick Law, LLP

In late April, in the ongoing case Ramirez v. Exxon Mobil Corp., et al., Exxon urged a Texas federal court to deny class certification to investors alleging the company withheld knowledge of climate change costs and misrepresented those costs publicly. Exxon is arguing that the alleged misrepresentations had no significant […]

May 16, 2019

Recent Federal Developments – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Registration Now Open For “TSCA: Three Years Later”: Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health are pleased to present the one day conference “TSCA: Three Years Later” on June 24, 2019. Panelists Alexandra Dunn, Assistant Administrator, […]

May 6, 2019

DWR Withdraws Approvals and Permit Applications for WaterFix, Confirms Plans for Single Delta Tunnel – Update from Somach, Simmons & Dunn

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) formally withdrew its approval for the twin tunnel water project known as California WaterFix, its certification of the environmental impact report for the project, and its Petition for Change in Points of Diversion (Change Petition) pending with the State Water Resources Control Board […]