Feb 24, 2022 Another "Maui" Citizen Suit in New York Continues to Meander Along in its Tenth Year By Jeff Porter A Magistrate Judge and EPA continue to strongly disagree about the application of the Safe Drinking Water Act to septic systems and...
Feb 23, 2022 SEC Begins to Issue Comment Letters on Climate Disclosures By Jacob H. Hupart As indicated by the sample comment letter provided by the SEC in September 2021, the SEC has begun issuing comment letters to companies...
Feb 18, 2022 Internal Dissension at SEC Delays Climate Change Disclosure Regulations By Jacob H. Hupart The Biden Administration has clearly announced that addressing the issue of climate change is one of its key policy priorities. One of...
Feb 18, 2022 Red States Move to Penalize Companies That Consider Climate Change When Making Investments By Jacob H. Hupart A number of conservative-leaning states, particularly those with a significant fossil fuel industry (e.g., Texas, West Virginia), have...
Feb 17, 2022 We need to walk and chew gum when it comes to planning in the City of Boston By Jeff Porter The City of Boston is abuzz over Mayor Wu's announcement that she is putting the planning of the Downtown Waterfront on ice while the...
Feb 16, 2022 When it comes to coastal resilience, late isn't better than never! By Jeff Porter It is one of the most well worn maxims in the English language: better late than never! But yesterday the National Oceanic and...
Feb 14, 2022 Just when you thought the Waters of the United States saga couldn't get any stranger By Jeff Porter Lara Beaven of Inside EPA reports on the standoff between the State of Florida and the United States Environmental Protection Agency over...
Feb 04, 2022 SEC Commissioner Lee Suggests Role for ESG in Executive Pay By Jacob H. Hupart SEC Commissioner Alison Herren Lee recently availed herself of the opportunity presented by the re-opening of the comment file on the...
Feb 04, 2022 Biden Nominee for Federal Reserve Under Fire For Promoting Climate Change Regulations By Jacob H. Hupart Sarah Raskin, the Biden Administration's nominee to be the Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision, has faced significant...