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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.
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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).
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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).
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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.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
lexblog.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.
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May 8, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Rebecca Lee |Jillian Marullo |Ashley H. Meredith
TAKEAWAYS Maine proposes a new rule to its PFAS legislation, while the Massachusetts Legislature considers two bills around banning specific PFAS-containing products. Since many companies that do business in the United States do so nationwide, these laws stand to add additional tiers of compliance requirements for businesses with PFAS-containing product lines.
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Mar 1, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Anne Austin |Jillian Marullo
In a “groundbreaking” complaint, environmental NGO Global Witness asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate and ESG Task Force to investigate oil major Shell for possible violations of federal securities laws. The complaint, filed this February, alleges Shell misled its investors by including some of its gas-related spending in its “Renewables and Energy Solutions” (RES) reporting segment.
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Feb 28, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Anne Austin |Jillian Marullo
In a “groundbreaking” complaint, environmental NGO Global Witness asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate and ESG Task Force to investigate oil major Shell for possible violations of federal securities laws. The complaint, filed this February, alleges Shell misled its investors by including some of its gas-related spending in its “Renewables and Energy Solutions” (RES) reporting segment.
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Feb 22, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Rebecca Lee |Jillian Marullo |Ashley H. Meredith
TAKEAWAYS Since mid-2022, North Carolina, California, Wisconsin and Illinois each have sued primary and secondary manufacturers of PFAS and PFAS-containing products for alleged environmental damage caused by the distribution of their formulations and products. The states are seeking damages for costs associated with past, present and future cleanup efforts for widely used PFAS-containing chemicals, some of which are claimed to be linked to adverse health outcomes.
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Feb 22, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Anne Austin |Jeffrey Knight |Jillian Marullo
As companies are increasingly defending against lawsuits over allegedly greenwashed marketing campaigns, federal agencies and the Biden Administration are considering codifying relevant non-binding guidance, currently under consideration for updates, into law. TAKEAWAYS Additional definitions of terms used in environmental marketing are being considered by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
