Governance

The court upheld the dismissal of a town's appeal of seven stationary source air permits granted to an energy company by the state's environmental agency. The lower court ruled that the…

A district court remanded to state court a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection lawsuit against a manufacturing company in which it seeks reimbursement of cleanup and removal costs…

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…