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
Tony Bennett may have left his heart in San Francisco but the City’s appeal of its NPDES permit is on its way to the United States Supreme Court
April 18, 2024Posted on April 18, 2024 by Jeff Porter DOJ and EPA have submitted their brief arguing that the Supreme Court should leave alone a split Ninth Circuit decision upholding a NPDES permit condition prohibiting the permittees, the City and County of San Francisco, from “causing or contributing” to any...
AT A GLANCE: SEC Climate Disclosure Rule Challenges
April 10, 2024Posted on April 10, 2024 by Bessie Daschbach On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its long-awaited climate disclosure rule. The rule, formally titled, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors,” came nearly two years after the SEC’s initial proposal and after...
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ACOELA—A Suitable Mascot for ACOEL?
December 11, 2023Posted on December 11, 2023 by Jeff Civins Virtually all colleges have nicknames—my alma maters’ include Fighting Judges (Brandeis), Nittany Lions (Penn State), and Longhorns (Texas), and not only...
Whales, Lobsters, and the Paradox of Winning Too Much
December 7, 2023Posted on December 7, 2023 by Jerry Reid “We’re gonna win so much, you may even get tired of winning. And you’ll say, ‘Please, please. It’s too much winning....
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...
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...