Law and Environment

MAY 27, 2022

On April 28, 2022, the California Attorney General launched an investigation into the “fossil fuel and petrochemical industries for their role in causing and exacerbating the global plastics pollution crisis.” See our previous coverage on the NY and MA AG’s investigations.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2022

On August 5, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Sunoco Pipeline L.P., Residents who believe the Mariner East Pipeline has affected their water supplies, who may have misplaced a letter sent to them by the Office of Attorney General, send an email to watertesting@attorneygeneral.gov or call 570-904-2643 to sign up for water testing.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2024

The Pennsylvania State Police urges the public to take advantage of our free, convenient prescription drug drop-off boxes in the lobbies of 65 of our stations,” said Colonel Christopher Paris, Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner. Together, we can make our communities safer and healthier for everyone.” According to the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2021

On October 5, Attorney General Josh Shapiro, in conjunction with the 45th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, announced the Office of Attorney General’s Environmental Crimes Section has charged Energy Transfer, L.P. Under our state laws, if convicted, this company will be sentenced to fines and restitution.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 15, 2023

The Attorney General’s office made a procedural argument rather than seriously engaging with the plaintiffs’ claims. It’s hard to see what, if anything, the plaintiffs’ lawyers at Our Children’s Trust will do differently in their upcoming state and federal trials based on this victory. that justified the harm.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Minott joined the Council as a staff attorney in 1982 and has served as the organization’s executive director and lead attorney for more than 35 years. Climate change is the most critical issue of our time, and I will continue to support the growing movement calling for climate action.”

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 11, 2024

.” - - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] House next voting day April 10, 15, 16, 17, 39, 30 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day April 10, 29, 30 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Westmoreland County-Based Protect PT Calls For Ban On Road Dumping Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater; (..)

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Arnold Porter

MARCH 20, 2023

In our “Spotlight: White Collar” video series, our white collar attorneys will talk through a broad range of subject matter expertise--from financial regulation to cryptocurrency, government contracts to national security, and life sciences to environmental law. Watch our videos below.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Not to be outdone, 19 Republican state attorneys general also joined the fray in August, falsely claiming that “woke” asset managers are politicizing their investments by adopting ESG criteria instead of focusing solely on financial returns, as required by law, at the expense of their state pension funds.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 1, 2022

It’s been building and building,” said Rob Michaels, an attorney for the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC), a Chicago-based legal group, who is working to limit CAFO manure discharges in Ohio and Michigan. A Food and Water Watch attorney said the Justice Department has been in touch to schedule a negotiating meeting.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“We look forward to the opportunity to defend PA’s RGGI Rule and our members’ rights under the Pennsylvania Constitution’s Environmental Rights Amendment in this case,” said Jessica O’Neill, Senior Attorney at PennFuture, on behalf of the parties.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

It is meant to serve as a guide for compliance with the new law but not as a substitution for conferring with an attorney to confirm you are in fact in compliance with the law. Click here to access our checklist. The below checklist, current as of March 3, 2023, summarizes the required operational and onboard changes.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 22, 2024

The environmental injustice of slaughterhouse pollution Earthjustice attorney Alexis Andiman notes that slaughterhouse pollution “disproportionately harms under-resourced communities, low-income communities, and communities of color”—the same communities that bear the heaviest brunt of all pollution in the United States.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Holding people and companies accountable for their environmental actions was a big part of his campaign and actions he took as Attorney General. Josh refuses to accept the false choice between protecting jobs or protecting our planet – we must do both.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 7, 2021

There is a duty to protect our air and water, and when companies harm these vital resources through negligence — it is a crime.” – Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Pennsylvania will charge an energy company with four dozen environmental crimes committed during the construction of a natural gas pipeline.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

On August 2, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced she joined a coalition of 14 Attorneys General in urging the Biden administration to adopt a more comprehensive strategy to combat the plastic pollution crisis. The 14 Attorneys General sent a letter to the U.S. Plastic does not fully degrade.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

Bomstein brings a wealth of experience, leadership skills, and a passion for our mission, protecting everyone’s right to a healthy environment. Alex is a brilliant, driven advocate who leads with integrity and vision both inside our organization and in the broader community. The Council could not be in better hands.”

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

It’s also a reminder of how excited we are at the Emmett Institute to welcome Mary Nichols as our newest faculty member. We look forward to sharing more news on our work in this area in the months ahead. The details of Mary’s remarkable career are well known, but worth repeating. Download as PDF.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2023

On June 2, Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the Office of Attorney General has taken action against DuPont and two other chemical companies for the continued manufacturing and distribution of products containing PFAS “forever chemicals,” which have been proven to be harmful to the environment and animals and increase risk of human disease.

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Law and Environment

MARCH 24, 2022

The Summit is an opportunity for further education and collaboration among all those concerned about the proliferation of plastics in our environment. The post Foley Hoag Attorneys Contribute to French-U.S. universities and research institutions focused on making the science of plastic pollution accessible to decision-makers.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2022

As solar projects continue to multiply across the country, many Pennsylvanians are looking for easy-to-access, practical knowledge on what the solar development process looks like in our state. Join us for an early preview of our Solar Guidebooks for Pennsylvania Landowners and Municipal Leaders.

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Legal Planet

JULY 27, 2023

But in our system of dual federal and state sovereignty, federal policies frequently generate indirect effects on state revenues or state spending.” These days, conservative Republican state attorney generals are likely to sue to stop any liberal policy, while the converse is also true. against an executive agency or officer.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2022

On March 10, the PA Supreme Court heard oral argument in two cases challenging lower court decisions that shielded Sunoco Pipeline, LP from paying attorneys fees where public interest groups and land owners won legal victories related to Sunoco’s water permits for the Mariner East Pipeline Project.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2022

“I decided to take direct action because I do not consent to our government allowing a serial offender that harms the waters of our local reservoir,” said Christine “PK” Digiulio. “My If our state agencies won’t protect the people, the people must act to protect ourselves.” Without water, life is impossible,” said Connor Young.

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The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2023

For further questions regarding this topic, contact Liskow attorneys Jeff Lieberman and Neil Abramson or visit our CCS practice page. The Blog/Web Site should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state regarding a particular matter.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 9, 2024

Below is an abridged version of our discussion. Even though the agency dropped plans to require companies to report their Scope 3 emissions and scaled back other provisions, 10 Republican state attorneys general filed a petition in March to block the rule, calling it “unlawful.” (I EN: First, let’s talk about the upcoming proxy season.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

On its face, it seems absurd, and I was struck by the failure of any city official to defend massive tree removal on substantive grounds: that’s not the attorneys’ job, but shouldn’t someone argue that it’s a good idea? I will leave the rest of this discussion for now to our resident hydrogen expert, Gabe Greif ).

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 21, 2024

Smucker For Dodging Metal Detectors After Assault On US Capitol -- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion -- Financial Times: Biden’s Energy Policies Are Fueling Ex-President’s Campaign In Pennsylvania -- AAA Gasoline Prices: PA- $3.81 National- $3.67

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For further questions regarding this topic, contact Liskow attorneys Jeff Lieberman and Randee Iles or visit our CCS practice page. The Blog/Web Site should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state regarding a particular matter.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2022

Case Consultant: When cases are just starting, attorneys usually seek out experts who can provide background information, summarize the state of scientific literature for a specific topic, analyze relevant facts and data, and interpret scientific materials. As scientists, we are used to having our knowledge tested. Ways to Engage.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 26, 2023

One face flaunts how green, clean, and environmentally conscious they pretend to be (what we call greenwashing ), but the other shows their true nature: decades of lies, disinformation , and efforts to halt progress so that they continue to profit off their products that are poisoning people and our planet.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 17, 2022

But in July 2020, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Municipal Law Unit struck down the first such ban that came across its desk as inconsistent with other state law. It looks like our crystal ball was working! “Crystal Ball / Glaskugel” by manoftaste.de is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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Legal Planet

JULY 29, 2021

This month, the Emmett Institute is thrilled to welcome two of our core faculty members, W illiam Boyd and Alex Wang , to new roles at the Institute. Both will serve as faculty co-directors alongside our faculty director Ted Parson. As many of you know, our long-serving faculty co-director Prof. In their new roles, Prof.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Our Pocono Waters Initiative will host a September 6 webinar Living with Logistics: Introduction to PennFuture's Model Zoning Ordinance for Logistics Facilities starting at 7:00 p.m. Visit the Our Pocono Waters Initiative website to find out more about protecting the exceptional value water resources in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

Save Our Streams PA is hosting an Abandoned Well Weekend Workshop April 28-30 to explore the historic Bradford Oil Field in Bradford County. Visit the Save Our Streams PA website for more information on abandoned and orphan oil and gas wells. Hotel accommodations, meals and materials will be provided. RSVP by April 14.

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Arnold Porter

APRIL 3, 2023

In this latest installment in our “Spotlight: White Collar” series, partner Valarie Hays discusses the recent trends in the DOJ’s white collar enforcement, the areas that they are increasing scrutiny, and the expectations for corporate compliance programs. Do you and your company know the most recent guidance?

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Shapiro and CNX natural gas taking steps to better monitor air emissions from certain shale gas drilling operations-- “Clean air and pure water are a constitutional right and are essential to defending our children’s health and lives from the multiple threats imposed upon them by the fossil fuel industry. More than 1.5

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