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The attorneys and staff at Sher Edling are dedicated professionals at the forefront of cutting-edge litigation. We help our clients hold polluters accountable for deceiving consumers about climate change, for contaminating the drinking water people rely on, and for threatening our communities and health with dangerous chemicals in our land, air and water. Get to know our team, and click through to explore career opportunities.
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“Baltimore originally filed this lawsuit because we are suffering the costs and consequences of the fossil fuel defendants’ deception campaign targeted at our community,” Baltimore Acting Solicitor Dana P. Moore said. #climatelitigation
Booming Climate Litigation Movement Faces Supreme Court Test
Baltimore officials had natural disasters on their minds in 2018 when they filed an ambitious climate lawsuit that’s now reached the U.S. Suprem...
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The Baltimore v. Big Oil SCOTUS battle has little to do with climate on its face, but the underlying lawsuit stems from global warming impacts that have been steadily boiling and swallowing the city for years. I took a look for one of my last E&E stories👇
LAW: Flood-hit city heads to Supreme Court over climate damage
A Baltimore lawsuit claiming that oil companies should pay for climate-related damages will be taken up by the Supreme Court this month. The outcome c...
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"...Delaware also included the API, alleging that like the companies, the lobbying group knew for decades that their products cause climate change, but deliberately deceived the public about those harms." #ClimateLitigation
Climate Suits Grew in 2020, Could Clear Huge Hurdle in 2021 - The Climate Docket
A Supreme Court review could sway the fate of climate liability suits filed in 2020, but it's not deterring communities from filing them.
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"Filed just weeks after Minnesota and the nation were rocked by the police killing of George Floyd, @keithellison's suit detailed for the first time the disproportionate toll climate change is taking on low-income communities and communities of color."
Climate Suits Grew in 2020, Could Clear Huge Hurdle in 2021 - The Climate Docket
A Supreme Court review could sway the fate of climate liability suits filed in 2020, but it's not deterring communities from filing them.
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"Dow is currently being sued by 27 water suppliers on Long Island, which accuse the chemical manufacturer, along with other chemical companies, of knowingly allowing 1,4-dioxane to pollute drinking water."
Dow Chemical Backs Effort to Use New York City‘s Drinking Water on Long Island
New York state has approved a treatment system to effectively remove the chemical 1,4-dioxane from Long Island‘s water system. But one advocacy ...
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