Amanda Halter

Jan 7, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Amanda Halter |Jillian Marullo |Ashleigh Myers

In a “paradigm shift in environmental liability,” some states are seeking to legislate financial responsibility on large coal and oil & gas companies for the public costs associated with strengthening infrastructure against climate change-related weather events. Takeaways New York has followed Vermont as the second state to enact a Climate Superfund law, which was signed into law by Governor Hochul on December 26, 2024, with funds due in 2026.

Mar 7, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Amanda Halter |Robert Lee James |Michael McDonough

Whether by land, by sea or through human innovation, carbon sequestration is likely coming to (or already happening in) a destination near you. As our planet, overdosed on greenhouse gases, battles climate disasters, a logical solution is to simply stop pumping carbon dioxide into the air. Legislation worldwide is aimed at that target, but reducing output alone may not be enough.

Feb 27, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Amanda Halter |Jillian Marullo |Ashleigh Myers

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) published a proposed rule aimed at modernizing and streamlining the “Type A” Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) regulations under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA).

Feb 26, 2024 | lexblog.com | Amanda Halter |Jillian Marullo |Ashleigh Myers

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) published a proposed rule aimed at modernizing and streamlining the “Type A” Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) regulations under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA).

Dec 1, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Amanda Halter |Jillian Marullo |Ashleigh Myers

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) anticipates proposing a new rule that would revise its “Type A” Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) regulations under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) in Fall 2023.