Environmental Law

Pa. health official clarifies new gas drilling law – msnbc.com

Smith pointed out that it was pushed by environmental groups and replicates language used on the federal level for decades. Avila said the law is meant to give doctors explicit access to information off-limits to the general public. In an … Continue reading

NY official: No date yet for fracking update – Associated Press

“You could spend $100 million for lease rights, only to be at the mercy of a 3-2 town board vote.” West argued that state environmental law clearly states that local zoning is trumped by state regulations when it comes to … Continue reading

Pa. health official clarifies new gas drilling law – AP – msnbc.com

Smith pointed out that it was pushed by environmental groups and replicates language used on the federal level for decades. Avila said the law is meant to give doctors explicit access to information off-limits to the general public. In an … Continue reading

Wearing the Earth Day E-Gear Green – Philadelphia Daily News

Environmental groups focused on the (fraught with eco-peril … We Done Good: Patting itself on the back – and maybe hoping to stave off more unwieldy state laws mandating recycling – the Consumer Electronics Association reported this week …

Pa. health official clarifies new gas drilling law – Businessweek

Smith pointed out that it was pushed by environmental groups and replicates language used on the federal level for decades. Avila said the law is meant to give doctors explicit access to information off-limits to the general public. In an … Continue reading

Remembering Russ Busch: 1943-2012 – Seattle Times

He graduated in 1971 from the University of Washington Law School, where he studied environmental law. He worked as a clerk at the Washington State Court of Appeals and later joined the Seattle firm of Ziontz Pirtle, where his career … Continue reading

Brian J. Danzig Joins Gordon Thomas Honeywell as Partner and Chair, Seattle Real Estate Group – Yahoo Finance

Employment Law, Energy and Renewable Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate & Land Use, Employee Rights & Discrimination, Estate Planning, Injuries & Wrongful Death, Governmental Affairs …

BP Spill Fight Looms With Feds, Despite Settlement Of Private Claims – Huffington Post

Federal and state claims could yield penalties and fines totaling as much as $60 billion, according to Robert Verchick, an environmental law professor at Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans. “There is still the potential that BP could … Continue reading

State high-speed rail board to get environmental report – Fresno Bee

The report is required under both federal and state environmental law before the state rail authority and the Federal Railroad Administration can proceed with actual construction of the project. More than 700 letters, emails and web comments …

Water torture! – New York Post

Now we’re getting $1,400 and $1,900 water bills,” said Samaroo’s son-in-law, Patrick May … Despite de Blasio’s findings, the Department of Environmental Protection insists that the system is a success. “DEP has seen no significant change …