February 25, 2021 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal Remands Walker River Decree Public Trust Claims for Determination of Alternative Remedies On January 28, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal issued a decision addressing issues related to the extent to which the public trust doctrine may be used to safeguard […]
February 25, 2021 Megan A. Elliott MGKF Litigation Blog On February 22, 2021, the D.C. Circuit granted the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) motion to stay the vacatur of the Trump administration’s Clean Power Plan Repeal Rule until EPA conducts further rulemaking on the issue in the case of American Lung Association […]
Written by Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. There was no shortage of important 2020 developments in federal, state and local environmental law, despite Covid-19. This MCLE annual offering, co-chaired by firm founder Gregor McGregor, Esq. and former MassDEP counsel Pamela Harvey, Esq, features well-known speakers. They will cover significant court cases and […]
On January 26, 2021, several public health advocacy organizations and scientists (Petitioners) filed a notice of intent (NOI) to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to compel it “to perform its non-discretionary duty to address the use and disposal of ‘legacy’ asbestos” in its risk evaluation for asbestos under Section 6(b) […]
Feb 19, 2021
New Jersey Establishes New Climate Office and Green Economy Council – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox
AWARDS $100M IN GREEN TRANSPORTATION GRANTS February 18, 2021 Bruce S. Katcher MGKF Newsflash In a major announcement targeted at further enhancing New Jersey’s image as a state at the forefront of the green economy and the response to climate change, Governor Murphy heralded the following major steps on February […]