Governance

The court upheld a jury verdict absolving a company from liability for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination at a former state government building. The verdict was based on the jury's…

The court reversed a lower court decision holding that a conservancy group lacked standing under the Connecticut Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) to challenge a municipal development plan that…

The court affirmed a lower court's grant of summary judgment in favor of a chemical company in a lawsuit failed against it by approximately 600 former residents of a trailer park in…

The court affirmed a lower court decision dismissing an environmental group's petition for judicial review of an administrative law judge (ALJ) order concerning an air emission permit issued…

New York 's highest court upheld a lower court decision denying a motion to dismiss individuals' lawsuit alleging that a city's negligence in creating and maintaining the Pelham Bay…

The court upheld a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection denial of a utility's application for a modification to its New Jersey pollutant discharge elimination system (NJPDES)…

The court held that various exclusions contained in a mobile home insurance policy do not bar coverage for underlying claims stemming from an explosion in the insured's trailer. The insured,…

A court an amendment to a county zoning regulation that prohibits the siting of liquefied natural gas facilities in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas of Baltimore County, Maryland. The amendment…

The Supreme Court of California held that an airport land use commission's adoption of a land use compatibility plan was exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental…

The court vacated a lower court decision in favor of the U.S. government in their suit seeking to enjoin enforcement of a Massachusetts law designed to reduce the risk of maritime oil spills and…