Category: News

Mar 6, 2024

Local Law Prohibiting Natural Gas Piping is Preempted, Ninth Circuit Holds – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

February 27, 2024 Alice Douglas Solomon, Esq. MGKF Litigation Blog In California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley, 89 F. 4th 1094 (9th Cir. 2024), the Ninth Circuit was tasked with determining whether the City of Berkeley’s attempt to prohibit the use of natural gas pipelines in new buildings through a […]

Mar 6, 2024

Federal District Court Holds that CERCLA Procedure for Natural Resource Damage Assessments Not Required as a Matter of Law – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

February 29, 2024 Natalia P. Teekah, Esq. MGKF Litigation Blog In Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd., No. 2:04-CV-00256-SAB, 2024 WL 627260 (E.D. Wash. Feb. 14, 2024), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington held that CERCLA does not mandate a procedure for conducting natural resource damage […]

Mar 6, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court in Tyler v. Hennepin County, MN Applies Regulatory Takings Jurisprudence to Municipal and State Real Estate Taxing Authority – Update from McGregor Legere & Stevens, P.C.

Written by Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. Tyler owned a condominium that accumulated about $15,000 in unpaid real estate taxes along with interest and penalties. The County seized and sold it for $40,000, keeping the $25,000 excess over Tyler’s tax debt, as per a state statute. A term grew popular to describe […]

Mar 5, 2024

EPA Announces Pollution Prevention in Action: New Webinar Series with OCSPP – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

MARCH 01, 2024 On March 1, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) announced a new webinar series, “Pollution Prevention in Action.” On the second Wednesday of the month, Jennie Romer, EPA… Read More ABOUT THE FIRM B&C®  helps companies making and using […]

Mar 5, 2024

European Industries Call for “Bold and Impactful” Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

MARCH 01, 2024 EuropaBio, the European Association for Bioindustries, announced on February 21, 2024, the release of a position paper calling for “bold ambition, and five core principles to ensure impactful industrial growth.” According to the position paper, “EC… Read More ABOUT THE FIRMB&C®  helps companies making and using chemicals commercialize […]