Brielle Brown

Mar 28, 2024 | lexology.com | Brielle Brown

In State of Louisiana et al. v. U.S. Envt’l Prot. Agency et al., 2:23-CV-01714, 2024 WL 994651 (W.D. La. Mar. 7, 2024), a federal judge rejected certain states’ and industry groups’ motion for preliminary relief to enjoin the EPA’s revised Clean Water Act (“CWA”) rule (“2023 Rule”).

Nov 21, 2023 | lexology.com | Brielle Brown

On November 1st, 2023, in a split 4-1 opinion with a dissent, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held that Pennsylvania cannot participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (“RGGI”) because the regulations intended to implement RGGI pursuant to the Air Pollution Control Act (“APCA”) constitute an impermissible tax rather than a fee. Bowfin KeyCon Holdings, LLC vs. Pa. Dep’t of Env’t Prot. and Pa. Env’t Quality Bd., 2023 WL 7171547, at *1 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Nov. 1, 2023).

Aug 3, 2023 | lexology.com | Brielle Brown

On July 25, 2023, a Third Circuit panel rejected an environmental group’s challenge of federally approved changes to Pennsylvania’s State Implementation Plan (“SIP”), holding that the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) emissions-based analysis did not violate the Clean Air Act (“CAA”). Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Env’t Prot. Agency, 2023 WL 471884, at *6 (3d Cir. 2023).

Jul 28, 2023 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Brian Harris |Francis J. Lawall |Brenden Dahrouge |Brielle Brown

For any new attorney, the evaluative process can generate a range of emotions. For some, the prospect of receiving feedback is exciting. Others, however, experience feelings of anxiety and insecurity. For many attorneys of color, as well as those with a disability, different ethnicity or sexual orientation, the performance evaluation process tends to spawn mixed feelings. As a Black associate, there was only one question that came to my mind before my mid-year review.

Jul 28, 2023 | law.com | Brielle Brown

For any new attorney, the evaluative process can generate a range of emotions. For some, the prospect of receiving feedback is exciting. Others, however, experience feelings of anxiety and insecurity. For many attorneys of color, as well as those with a disability, different ethnicity or sexual orientation, the performance evaluation process tends to spawn mixed feelings. As a Black associate, there was only one question that came to my mind before my mid-year review.