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Latest News in Environmental

  • August 13, 2025

    Water Law & Real Estate: A Special Report

    What's more summery than a trip to the shore? That's where Law360 Real Estate Authority has headed — not for a break, but for a special section looking at waterfront real estate, from coastal development challenges to big projects and the lawyers keeping them on course.

  • August 13, 2025

    Judge Blocks Trump Restrictions For $12B In Federal Grants

    A Washington federal judge temporarily blocked restrictions imposed by the Trump administration, such as an anti-gender ideology restriction, on access to more than $12 billion worth of federal grants, ruling in part that the federal government exceeded its authority.

  • August 13, 2025

    2nd Circ. Asked To Review Bid To Bar NYC Congestion Pricing

    The Second Circuit should review a federal court's decision to grant the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority's bid to dismiss a pair of lawsuits alleging Manhattan's congestion pricing tolls are discriminatory and trample on motorists' right to travel, a New York county said.

  • August 13, 2025

    SPAC Behind EV Maker Nikola, Shareholders Strike Settlement

    Stockholders and board members for the blank-check company that took electric-vehicle maker Nikola public said they reached a $6.3 million deal to end a Delaware Chancery Court lawsuit that accused the SPAC of misleading investors about Nikola's prospects.

  • August 13, 2025

    Rising Star: Beveridge & Diamond's Andrew Silton

    Andrew Silton of Beveridge & Diamond PC led a landmark Clean Water Act victory before the U.S. Supreme Court that reshaped how environmental permits are written nationwide, and he's helping cities, developers and tech firms navigate the next wave of environmental law enforcement — earning him a spot among the environmental law attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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Environmental

Areas of Coverage

  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • State and international environmental regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Clean Air Act
  • Clean Water Act
  • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
  • Coastal Zone Management Act
  • Endangered Species Act
  • Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
  • National Environmental Policy Act
  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
  • Safe Drinking Water Act
  • Toxic Substances Control Act
  • Emissions regulation
  • Climate change rules
  • Cap-and-trade programs
  • Alternative energy initiatives
  • Offshore drilling regulation
  • State and international legislation and regulation
  • Environmental lobbying
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Environmental enforcement actions
  • Criminal probes related to environmental issues
  • Pollution investigations and cleanups
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Energy infrastructure projects
  • Renewable energy deals
  • LITIGATION
  • Pollution suits and toxic torts
  • Land- and water-use disputes
  • Environmental nuisance suits
  • Insurance coverage disputes
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of environmental practices

Readership

  • Environmental lawyers at top law firms
  • Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
  • Environmental advocacy groups and lobbyists
  • Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
  • Policymakers at federal and state agencies
  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
  • Attorney and law firm marketing professionals