November 15, 2023
by Chelsea Welch
Chemicals
Fossil Fuels
Natural Resources
State and Local
Newly proposed EPA regulations targeting coal ash pollution and an expected denial of Alabama’s proposed state regulatory program show EPA’s willingness to flex its muscles in addressing the legacy of one of the country’s largest industrial waste streams.
November 14, 2023
by Conor Winters
Chemicals
Litigation
State and Local
State legislation allowing communities exposed to toxic substances like PFAS to sue for the costs of medical testing before they develop symptoms may improve health outcomes and promote environmental care.
September 28, 2023
by Charlie Dwight
Chemicals
Climate change
Litigation
As American consumers focus more on how their consumption habits impact the environment, companies are seeking to capitalize by claiming their products are “green” even if these claims are dubious – a practice known as greenwashing. In this article, Charlie Dwight walks through the legal landscape of greenwashing and argues FTC and SEC enforcement would help crack down on the practice.
February 19, 2021
by Scott Fletcher
Chemicals
By Sara Zaat, Staff Contributor
January 15, 2021
by Lawrence Corbeille
Air
Chemicals
Climate change
Sara Zaat, Staff Contributor
Hydrofluorocarbons, an alternative to the ozone-depleting substances that damage the Earth’s protective ozone layer, are potent greenhouse gases that exacerbate climate change. These chemicals are scheduled for reduction under international law: the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Will the United States join the majority of U.N. Member States in committing to phasing down its hydrofluorocarbon production and consumption in accordance with international law in a Biden administration?
October 25, 2020
by Brooke McClain Delaney
Air
Chemicals
Climate change
Fossil Fuels
International
By Hyunjin Kim, Staff Contributor
"Normal was a crisis." When we say we want to "go back to normal," do we really mean the world exactly as we left it? Or, could we use COVID as a means of building something better than what we had, perhaps greener?
November 15, 2019
by Maxwell Unterhalter
Chemicals
By Maxine Walters, Staff Contributor.
Residents in Uniontown, Alabama get a win in their battle over Arrowhead Landfill.
October 31, 2019
by Trevor Herden
Chemicals
Litigation
Oceans
By Lauren Griffith, Staff Contributor
April 27, 2019
by Rebecca Strauss
Chemicals
Litigation
By Sean Murphy, Staff Contributor
Imagine the polluters in a CERCLA Superfund suit sitting in a circle playing Duck Duck Goose. That’s right—this game isn’t just for kids. CERCLA, the Superfund statute lets polluters play a similar game of liability tag in contribution actions. But is CERCLA really all fun and games?
February 28, 2019
by Gregory Harned
Air
Chemicals
Climate change
Fossil Fuels
Litigation
By Lynn Phan, Staff Contributor
Whenever faced with the decision to declare a “healthful environment” or freedom from harmful contaminants as fundamental rights, federal courts have invariably rejected those claims.