Oct 27, 2023 Antitrust Lawsuits Against ESG Initiatives Are Anticipated By Jacob H. Hupart A number of conservative politicians and legal scholars have been advancing, for more than a year, theories that decisions made by...
Oct 25, 2023 Even if money were no object, spending alone isn't going to protect us against our GHG supercharged climate. By Jeff Porter Massachusetts Climate Chief Hoffer today reported close to one hundred pages of recommendations about how we get where we need to get in...
Oct 20, 2023 SEC Division of Examinations Omits Climate Concerns From List of Examination Priorities By Jacob H. Hupart Earlier this week, the SEC's Division of Examinations released its 2024 examination priorities. While many of these priorities are...
Oct 17, 2023 Could the longest running controversy in environmental law be entering its last years? By Jeff Porter Sam Hess of Inside EPA is reporting that Democrats in the House of Representatives and the Senate might be ready to work on legislation...
Oct 13, 2023 When is a job transfer, not a job transfer? SCOTUS set to determine the scope of Title VII prohibitions on employment discrimination By Delaney Busch The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars discrimination in employment transfer...
Oct 13, 2023 There once was, and may still be, a coastal resilience project on Nantucket! By Jeff Porter Over a year ago, a Massachusetts Superior Court Judge ordered the Sconset Beach Preservation Fund to comply with an order by the...
Oct 11, 2023 Gov. Newsom Signs California Climate Disclosure Bills, Although Expressing a Degree of Skepticism Concerning Timing and Cost By Jacob H. Hupart On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom of California signed into law two climate disclosure bills passed by the California...
Oct 10, 2023 Sunshine may be among the best disinfectants but these PFAS defendants are fighting to keep their settlement with Rome, Georgia confidential. Why? By Jeff Porter Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously exclaimed sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants. Of course the Atlanta...
Oct 09, 2023 The US Securities & Exchange Commission Targets AI on Multiple Fronts: AI Sweep Examination By David Adams My last note touched on a recent SEC rule proposal regarding Predictive Data Analytics, and a speech by Chair Gary Gensler highlighting a...
Oct 06, 2023 Lessons we all should learn from the Great Salt Lake Crisis By Jeff Porter Those of us on the east coast have heard that the Great Salt Lake has receded to the verge of a public health crisis, including because...