Jun 13, 2017

District Court Rules Burford Abstention Bars Citizen Suit

DISTRICT COURT RULES BURFORD ABSTENTION BARS CITIZEN SUIT June 5, 2017 | Eric L. Hiser Originally published in the NSR Law Blog In Ohio Valley Envt’l Coalition v. River Cities Disposal, LLC, 82 ERC 1522, 2016 WL 1255717 (E.D. Ky Mar. 29, 2016), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern […]

Jun 13, 2017

Environmental Law Network Members Recognized by Chambers and Partners

June 13, 2017; CLEVELAND, OH – The Environmental Law Network (ELN) received a Band 1 ranking in Environment in the Chambers and Partners 2017 Global Guide.  ELN is also pleased to announce that 12 member firms have been recognized in the Chambers 2017 USA Guide, one member firm has been recognized in […]

May 25, 2017

How Florida’s New Pollution Reporting Legislation May Affect Your Operations

Recent Developments for Pollution Reporting in Florida May 24, 2017 This legislative session, the Legislature passed SB 1018, a part of which creates new pollution reporting requirements for certain types of pollution releases. Though it has yet to be presented to him, the Governor is expected to sign SB 1018. […]

May 11, 2017

Lewis, Longman & Walker Spring Newsletter

Splashing Around in Federal Wetlands Jurisdiction On Tuesday, February 28, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order (Order) aimed at unwinding the rule defining “Waters of the United States,” 80 Fed. Reg. 37,054 (published June 29, 2015) (WOTUS Rule) under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Primarily, the Order instructs the […]