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In this Stoel Rives Environmental Law blog, attorneys Rachel Aramburu, Esq. and Krista McIntyre (with co-author summer associate Jessica Wright) share their insights on the Supreme Court’s recent 6-3 decision in Corner Post v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, which expands the timeframe to challenge agency actions. https://ow.ly/wn7m50SURmJ   #StoelRives #EnvironmentalLaw #SCOTUS #FederalReserveBoard #FederalReserveSystem #StatuteOfLimitations #Lawyer #Attorney

Listen in! The latest episode of #ActivistLawyer features Garden Court Chambers Barrister, Marc Willers KC. Covering his latest significant wins in #climatejustice actions, Marc also discusses legal representation in relation to travellers and gypsies who continue to experience widespread discrimination on many levels. A really important and enjoyable episode! (I think so anyway!) If you enjoy our podcast episodes please share and provide a review!

Since 2018, the NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (NJDEP) has been increasingly pursuing natural resource damages (#NRD) litigation. In an article for New Jersey Lawyer magazine published by the New Jersey State Bar Association, attorneys Vinita Banthia, Matt Conley, and Daniel Farino discuss the controversy stemming from the state’s current focus on environmental enforcement and the need for more concrete guidance from the NJDEP.   Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3VnFF9s #EnvironmentalLaw #ArcherGreiner #NJLawyers #NJSBA

Our article, "The Private Litigation Impact of New York's Green Amendment," was recently published in the Columbia Journal of Environmental Law. In it, we examine a single question: Whether New York's Green Amendment (NYGA) grants private rights that are enforceable against private parties? One of the impetuses for this article was a 2022 trial court decision that held, with cursory analysis, that the NYGA does not allow private parties to sue other private parties. After a more rigorous inquiry, we conclude the opposite. That case, Fresh Air for the Eastside, Inc. v. New York, is now awaiting an appellate decision (4th Department). You can read the article here: https://lnkd.in/efU_hu7q Evan Bianchi Martin Lockman Sean D.

On March 28, Hausfeld Associate Samantha Derksen will join an expert panel at The George Washington University Law School Environmental and Energy Law Program’s annual Shapiro Environmental Law Symposium in Washington, DC. This year’s symposium, “Environmental Justice Solutions Summit: Strategic Litigation, Resilience, and Hope,” will explore environmental justice with a cross-sectional and interdisciplinary lens and feature youth climate activism, climate migration, strategic litigation, and community engagement perspectives. Samantha will be a panelist on the “Strategic Litigation to Promote Human Rights and Environmental Protection” panel. For more information and to sign up: https://bit.ly/3TFavL4 #Hausfeld #EnvironmentalLaw #EnvironmentalJustice #HumanRights

Where will U go? This summer, we're exploring your options at Miami Law. This week, we look at environmental law. As an environmental lawyer, you can work on legislating for ecological protections to representing cases relating to contaminated spaces, endangered species protection, and reconciling the challenges between land development, water use, and conservation. Learn how this path may be right for you at https://ow.ly/5kMl50SBWyX

For a detailed look at how international wildlife agreements addressed the connections between human health and wildlife after the COVID pandemic, check out this compelling article in the William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review, coauthored by members of Stetson's environmental law community. We love to see faculty, staff, and alumni collaborate on such important work. Congrats, Lauren Beames, Katherine Pratt, and Royal Gardner! Read the article: https://bit.ly/3UilARy #stetsonlaw #stetsonlawalumni #wearestetson #lawschool #environmentallaw

Discover the power of Earth Law for the Charles River! Join the Earth Law Center & Boston College Environmental Law Society with Prof. Zygmunt Plater, lawyers Tony Zelle & Rachelle Adam from ELC, and attorney Zeus Smith from the Charles River Watershed Association. Let's give our environment a voice! 🌍💧 #EarthLaw #CharlesRiver #LegalRights #ProtectNature #RightsOfNature #EnvironmentalJustice #earthlaw #nature #naturelife #animalrights #ecuador #webinar #law #naturelaw #rights #climatechange #ClimateAction

It was both fun and a privilege to speak at a symposium at the at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Saturday (Jan. 20) on "The Constitutional Right to a Clean Environment." It was especially good to speak on a panel with Maya van Rossum, James R. May, Franklin Kury and Kate Burgess. Six states have environmental rights amendments to their constitutions, and only four authorize judicial enforcement of them. These states are Pennsylvania, Montana, Hawaii, and New York. (As a legislator in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Franklin Kury drafted, and led the effort for adoption of, the Pennsylvania amendment.) The symposium featured a lively and thoughtful discussion about the extent to which such provisions improve environmental and public protection. Their potential to effectively address climate change also received a lot of attention. I spoke about a draft article that analyzes the many court decisions under these provisions. The article draws three main conclusions about how they have thus far worked in practice: 1) Constitutional environmental rights and public trusts limit governmental authority to act contrary to their provisions.   2) They provide additional authority for governmental efforts to protect the environment and natural resources.   3) In Montana, they provide the basis for legal actions against private parties.  The article is available here: https://lnkd.in/e3EatS6g Many thanks to Jessie Levin and the editors and staff at the Journal of Constitutional Law for putting on a lively and informative program. #widenercommonwealthlaw #WidenerLawCW #WidenerLawCWExpertise #constitutionallaw #constitutionalrights #publictrust #climatechange  #law #legal #ABAEnvlaw #environmentallaw #lawyer 

My latest Marquette University Law School faculty blog post explores what we can expect from the states in a new era of diminished federal agency power over environmental resources.