Environmental Law News and Insights

In late December, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the "Fall 2019 Unified Agenda of Regulatory Actions" just a few days before the Calendar turned to the year 2020. (It should be noted that the Spring Agenda was not released until June 24, 2019.) Individual agency agendas were...

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On 28 November 2019, the International Chamber of Commerce Task Force on Arbitration of Climate Change Related Disputes released their Report on Resolving Climate Change Related Disputes through Arbitration and ADR ("ICC Report"). The 66-page ICC Report explores existing and anticipated climate change-related disputes and the benefits of using arbitration to resolve...

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The New York State Supreme Court dismissed with prejudice claims brought by the Attorney General of New York State ("NY AG") against ExxonMobil Corporation ("Exxon") for misleading investors on potential costs related to climate change risk. The Court found that the NY AG failed to provide sufficient evidence that Exxon violated New...

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