By Amanda Bronstad | February 3, 2025
Many of the plaintiffs in Monday's lawsuit opted out of the $600 million class action settlement with Norfolk four months ago.
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By Cheryl Miller | January 27, 2025
A Western States Petroleum Association executive accused the bill's author of trying to score political points in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires.
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By Marc Rollo and Charles Dennen and Grace Baccare | January 21, 2025
Some of Pennsylvania’s neighboring states have taken steps to institute their own climate change laws aimed at imposing damages on fossil fuel companies that states allege are responsible for climate impacts.
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By Michael B. Gerrard | January 21, 2025
The author states "In 2024, New York State enacted several laws aimed either at dealing with the adverse impacts of climate change such as extreme heat and increasingly severe and frequent storms or at helping to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions to avoid or minimize the adverse impacts."
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By Alyssa Aquino | January 16, 2025
This “is an incredible opportunity for both U.S. and non-U.S. lawyers who want to help companies” navigate the new environment, said Howard Fischer, a former senior trial counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The panelists spoke at the New York State Bar Association annual meeting.
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By Dan Novak | January 16, 2025
“I believe that climate change is real," Lee Zeldin told senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee. He added that environmental policies should not hamper economic growth.
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By Mason Lawlor | January 15, 2025
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By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | January 15, 2025
Jon Niermann expects to assist project developers with permitting at Vinson & Elkins and to defend clients in enforcement actions.
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By Jeffrey Talbert and Laura Jensen | January 14, 2025
On Dec. 26, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act into law. If it survives the many legal challenges it is expected to face, the act has the potential to affect a large segment of the fossil fuel industry by making companies strictly liable for billions of dollars of costs New York anticipates spending on climate adaptation measures. How is the act designed to work, and what can we expect next?
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By Karen Meara and Christopher Rizzo | January 13, 2025
The authors write "The United States will soon have the presidency and both houses of Congress controlled by a political party whose official, 2024 national platform embraces increasing gas and oil production and eliminating policies designed to speed the transition to electric vehicles. The same party document said nothing about efforts to address climate change, advance renewable energy or tackle other environmental threats."
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