Mon Oct 5th, On Litigation, by Anna Viele
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear an appeal in BP P.L.C. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (No. 19-1189), in which a group of multinational energy companies objected to a lawsuit brought in state court by the City of Baltimore. The suit alleges the oil companies made a deliberate effort to conceal the hazardous climate effects associated with the use and production of their fossil-fuel products. […]
Wed Sep 30th, On Firm News, by Anna Viele
19th Annual Environmental Law Fall Symposium: The Climate Crisis in California in Three Parts Friday, November 6, 2020 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | 1.5 hours of General CLE Credit Program Description The climate crisis is already contributing to increased air pollution, deforestation, ocean acidification, increased frequency and intensity of wildfires, droughts, heat waves, sea-level rise, and heightened intensity and frequency of hurricanes, all of which threaten our health, our […]
Fri Sep 25th, On Rulemaking and Legislative Practice, by Anna Viele
Earlier this week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-79-20, which ends the sale of new gasoline- and diesel-powered passenger cars in California by the year 2035. The order empowers the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) to establish a plan for requiring automakers to sell increasing numbers of zero-emissions passengers vehicles year-by-year until they comprise one hundred percent of all new car sales within fifteen years. The order also provides […]
Wed Sep 16th, On Environmental Law, by Anna Viele
A Harvard study determined COVID-19 patients who lived in regions of the United States with higher levels of air pollution before the pandemic are at a higher risk of dying from the disease than those who live in areas with cleaner air. The nationwide study, conducted by Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was the first to demonstrate a clear link between long term exposure to pollution and high […]
