Montana is among the states with a constitutional provision recognizing a right to environmental quality, in its case to a “clean and healthful environment.” Mont. Const. art. II, § 3.
Continue Reading Montana Supreme Court Holds that State Constitution Protects Youth Plaintiffs’ Right to Protection from Climate Change
The voluntary carbon markets have expanded rapidly recently, capturing the attention of entrepreneurs, corporate entities, and investors. Today, however, like many burgeoning markets, the voluntary carbon markets are susceptible to
Continue Reading Voluntary Carbon Markets: A New Area of Enforcement
On July 30, 2024, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Jersey Conservation Foundation, et al. v. FERC vacated FERC’s order approving Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company (Transco)’s Regional
Continue Reading DC Circuit Remands and Vacates FERC’s Order Approving the Transco Project
In the recent case of Fresh Air for the Eastside, Inc. v. State of New York (decided July 26, 2024), the plaintiffs sought to compel enforcement of the state’s newly
Continue Reading Clarifying the Scope of New York’s Green Amendment
On May 23, 2024, the Supreme Court of Illinois rendered a judgment in Rice v. Marathon Petroleum Corp., which involved important considerations for both environmental law and personal injury
Continue Reading Navigating the Illinois Environmental Protection Act Through Rice v. Marathon Petroleum Corp.
Last month in New York, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department delivered a victory to landfill operator Waste Management, dismissing a laundry list of tort claims arising out of a real
Continue Reading New York Appellate Court Denies Developer’s Landfill Odor Nuisance Claim in Metrose v. Waste Management as New Green Amendment Cases Await Decision
You are reading this column in the first days of 2024. This might be an apt opportunity in the “environmental practice” column to consider what we environmental lawyers ought to
Continue Reading Some 2024 Resolutions for Environmental Lawyers
Benchmark Litigation United States recognized five Greenberg Traurig attorneys in the firm’s Environmental Practice as Litigation Stars in its 2024 edition.
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Continue Reading Greenberg Traurig’s Environmental Practice Receives 5 Recognitions in 2024 Edition of Benchmark Litigation United States
A Texas state district court in Hale County, Texas recently issued a verdict under Texas state law and determined that wind rights are a severable property interest in the surface
Continue Reading The Severability of Wind Rights from a Surface Estate
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with the Sacketts against the Environmental Protection Agency to narrow the Clean Water Act.
Continue Reading Supreme Court Issues Decision Sharply Limiting Clean Water Act Jurisdiction over Wetlands