Forum Versus Substance
Should Climate Damages Cases Be Heard in State or Federal Court? Climate change affects communities in calamitous ways: rising seas; increased storm severity, frequency and duration; disruption of the hydrologic cycle (such as extreme heat, extreme precipitation,...
Forum Versus Substance
Should Climate Damages Cases Be Heard in State or Federal Court? Climate change affects communities in calamitous ways: rising seas; increased storm severity, frequency and duration; disruption of the hydrologic cycle (such as extreme heat, extreme precipitation,...
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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.
www.climatedocket.com
"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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On the News Stand
Browse recent coverage of our cases, clients, practice areas and other timely, relevant issues.
N.Y. town sues 3 companies over PFAS contamination
December 1, 2020
The town of Hempstead sued 3M, DuPont, and Chemours to recoup costs associated with water contamination by “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
Maui’s fossil fuel lawsuit can feel like ‘David versus Goliath’
November 7, 2020
“Our County,” a column from Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino, discusses county issues and activities of county government.
We must protect Delawareans from the fossil fuel industry’s damage, deception
September 15, 2020
Op-ed co-authored by Attorney General Kathleen Jennings and DNREC Secretary Shawn Garvin.
Charleston sues ‘Big Oil’ for flooding in SC Lowcountry caused by global warming
September 9, 2020
Charleston, South Carolina’s largest city, is the first in the South to file such a lawsuit, joining a growing list of West Coast and Northeastern cities and states.
Big Oil Loses Bid to Rehear California Cities’ Climate Cases (1)
August 12, 2020
California cities sued to cover costs of climate damage.
Local Groups Pause Tijuana Sewage Lawsuits, But Solutions are Still Far Off
July 8, 2020
The EPA’s recent promise of $300 million to tackle border sewage issues appears to be cooling tempers and providing a pathway toward resolving a problem that’s existed essentially since the drawing of the current border.
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Forum Versus Substance
Should Climate Damages Cases Be Heard in State or Federal Court? Climate change affects...
Billions to Clean Up Contaminated Water…Who’s Going to Pay for That?
This article originally ran in the June 2020 issue of Water Finance & Management magazine. It...
Welcome Quentin Karpilow
Quentin, who joined Sher Edling in August 2020, is dedicated to protecting the environment and...
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