US Supreme Court Revisits Wetlands Protection in Session Opening Case
Engineering News-Record (by Pam McFarland & Mary B. Powers)
October 3, 2022
The nation's high court opened its 2022 session on Oct. 3 with oral arguments in Sackett v. EPA, a major wetlands case taking yet another look at what the language of the federal Clean Water Act says about methods and tests used to determine when property owners need a federal permit to build on a site containing federally protected waters.
August 2022 Legal Industry News Updates: Law Firm Hiring and Expansion, Industry Awards and Recognition, and Women in the Legal Field
The National Law Review
August 19, 2022
Benjamin F. Wilson, former Chairman of Beveridge & Diamond PC, has been honored with the 2022 Environmental Achievement Award from the Environmental Law Institute. Recognized for his visionary leadership and service to local communities over the span of his entire career, Mr. Wilson has provided representation on a wide range of clients on environmental matters, both at Beveridge & Diamond and in other private practices. He has previously served in the Civil Division of the U.S.
People in Your Neighborhood: La Jollan Mark Laska guides environmental consulting into a ‘new era’
La Jolla Light (by Elisabeth Frausto)
June 8, 2022
La Jolla resident Mark Laska has a unique eye on the environment, helping companies attend to ecological issues and earning accolades for his efforts. Laska founded the consulting firm Great Ecology 20 years ago to “bring higher ecological thinking to leading governments and companies,” he said. “We try to also repair the world through ecology. … We strive toward habitat restoration.” Habitats are degraded through urbanization and contamination or pollution, Laska said.
To fight US plastic pollution, California AG calls for more resources and more accountability
Waste Dive (by Megan Quinn)
September 30, 2022
Attorneys general have a significant role to play in holding major polluters accountable for the current “global plastic crisis,” said California Attorney General Rob Bonta during an Environmental Law Institute seminar Thursday. . . .
Congress faces climate roadblock after Supreme Court ruling
E&E News (by Lesley Clark & Niina H. Farah)
July 15, 2022
The Supreme Court’s landmark climate decision is expected to reverberate far beyond the walls of EPA — and possibly all the way up to Capitol Hill. A number of legal observers say the justices’ 6-3 ruling last month in West Virginia v.
Supreme Court muzzles EPA on climate
E&E News (by Pamela King)
July 18, 2022
Environmental lawyers say the Supreme Court sent a clear message in its landmark ruling in West Virginia v. EPA: If a federal agency wants to craft robust climate regulations, it better not crow about them.
EPA Environmental Justice Move Has Companies Bracing for Impact
Bloomberg Law (by Dean Scott)
October 4, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency’s launch of a new national environmental justice arm has left industry attorneys waiting to see how far the agency will go—and how fast. The new office is set to influence actions across the agency, including clean air and water permitting, targeted enforcement, and environmental regulations. The extent to which the move, aimed at helping disadvantaged communities, affects core EPA missions will play out over the coming months. . . .
Carbon Cost Loss Won't Stop Red States' Climate Policy Fight
Law360 (by Jess Krochtengel)
October 25, 2022
The Eighth and Fifth Circuits have shot down a boundary-pushing attempt by Republican attorneys general to challenge a greenhouse gas metric used by the Biden administration, but that defeat won't deter states from testing their ability to fight Biden environmental policies. . . .