Legal Alerts

On November 13, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a)(7) regulation for reporting and recordkeeping requirements for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). 90 Fed. Reg. 50923. As reported in our October 3, 2023, memorandum, the final rule requires […]

 During the 2025 term, the Maryland Supreme Court issued its decision in In re: Foster Farm, Case No. 25, Sept. Term, 2024. Foster Farm is the first Maryland Supreme Court case to address Maryland’s Right-to-Farm laws, which offer protections to agricultural operations from nuisance claims. The dispute in Foster Farm concerned the stockpiling and application […]

November 13, 2025 Reilly Wright, Esq. MGKF Litigation Blog On October 3, 2025 a three judge panel for the Second Circuit ruled that Exxon Mobil Corporation, BP P.L.C., Shell Oil Company, and the American Petroleum Institute (“API”) must pay New York City (“the City”)’s attorneys’ fees and costs for advancing […]

Pre-Enforcement Review in Environmental Law: When Companies Can (and Should) Challenge EPA Interpretations Last month, we published an article on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in the case of McLaughlin Chiropractic v. McKesson. While this wasn’t an environmental case, as we discussed in the article, it nonetheless has the […]

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® released its 2026 “Best Law Firms” rankings. Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP (MGKF), the environmental, energy, safety, land use law and litigation firm located in suburban Philadelphia was included in national and regional rankings in two practice areas. National Tier 1:  Environmental LawNational Tier 2:  Litigation – […]