Category: News

Sep 25, 2025

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds that Cultural Uses May Be Considered in Natural Resource Damage Assessments – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

September 24, 2025 Natalia P. Teekah, Esq. MGKF Litigation Blog This month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held in Confederated Tribes of the Colville Rsrv. v. Teck Cominco Metals Ltd, No. 24-5565, 2025 WL 2525853 (9th Cir. Sept. 3, 2025) that CERCLA permits recovery of natural […]

Sep 24, 2025

Environmental Law and Policy Alert – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn

September 23, 2025 Ninth Circuit Clarifies Clean Water Act Irrigated Flows Exemption On September 5, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) issued its decision in Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations v. Nickels, Case No. 23-15599. The decision interprets the scope of the […]

Sep 12, 2025

Microplastics in 2025: Regulatory Trends and Updates – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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, […]

Sep 12, 2025

Riparian Rights in Florida – Update from Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A.

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 […]