Blogs & Resources
ACOEL members contribute regularly to the ACOEL Blog, writing on topics of current interest in their respective fields. Recently-published blogs are featured below, or you can search the ACOEL blog archive using the search feature.
Current Blogs
Is Litigation the Solution to Plastic Pollution?
November 17, 2023Posted on November 17, 2023 by Seth Jaffe Earlier this week, New York State Attorney General Letitia James filed suit against PepsiCo. At the core of the case are allegations that PepsiCo.’s widespread use of single-use plastics has created or contributed to a public nuisance in the Buffalo River. ...
I must be missing something… CEQ’s Playbook for EJ Strategic Plans
November 09, 2023Posted on November 9, 2023 by Krista McIntyre On November 3, 2023, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a playbook for federal agencies to develop their Environmental Justice Strategic Plans, Strategic Planning to Advance Environmental Justice. This tool provides a ‘how to guide’ for federal agencies...
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Is Litigation the Solution to Plastic Pollution?
November 17, 2023Posted on November 17, 2023 by Seth Jaffe Earlier this week, New York State Attorney General Letitia James filed suit against PepsiCo. At the core of the case are...
I must be missing something… CEQ’s Playbook for EJ Strategic Plans
November 9, 2023Posted on November 9, 2023 by Krista McIntyre On November 3, 2023, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a playbook for federal agencies to develop their...
This never-ending NIMBY challenge to the Vineyard Wind project illustrates that we may be winning renewable energy battles but still losing the war.
November 8, 2023Posted on November 8, 2023 by Jeff Porter Over two years ago I wrote about a lawsuit filed by a Connecticut-based solar farm developer with a summer home in...
What Will Be the Real Consequences of an EPA Decision to List PFAS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA?
November 7, 2023Posted on November 7, 2023 by Seth Jaffe Last week, Inside EPA (subscription required) reported that EPA will reopen CERCLA cleanups due to the presence of PFAS on a...
Oil and Hazardous Substances; Never the Twain Shall Meet
November 6, 2023Posted on November 6, 2023 by Seth Jaffe Late last month, in Munoz v. Intercontinental Terminals Company, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the liability provisions of...
EPA’s New PFAS Reporting Rule – Can It Be Done?
October 13, 2023Posted on October 13, 2023 by Jennifer Nijman Just this month, on October 11, 2023, EPA issued its final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requiring a...
Dammed If You Do, Damned If You Don’t: Who gets scarce water resources from lakes in times of drought?
October 11, 2023Posted on October 11, 2023 by Thomas Sansonetti The old saying goes “water in the East is for drinking and water in the West is for fighting over!” As...
Global Warming and Insurance Underwriting 2024
September 26, 2023Posted on September 26, 2023 by Jeffrey M. Pollock Although most insurance carriers do not speak in terms of global warming, the insurance market is making rapid changes in...
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN CHINA: PERSPECTIVES FROM A RETURN VISIT
September 25, 2023Posted on September 25, 2023 by Robert V. Percival Effective March 1, 2023, the Chinese government abruptly lifted travel restrictions imposed to combat the COVID pandemic. In August I...
ACOEL PRESS RELEASES
ACOEL ANNOUNCES NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS & REGENTS
October 17, 2023October 17, 2023For Immediate ReleaseContact: admin@acoel.org (Washington, DC): The American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) is proud to announce...
ACOEL Announces Newly-Elected Fellows for 2023
July 27, 2023July 27, 2023For Immediate ReleaseContact: admin@acoel.org (Washington, DC): The American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) is proud to welcome...