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Canadian pollution, meet American court

Rogers Townsend & Thomas PC
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Canada, USA
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November 26 2012

The Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in Washington has welcomed many tourists to its sparkling waters and sandy beaches for decades

Court affirms decision to order “innocent” landowner to remediate its property

Torys LLP
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Canada, USA
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July 3 2012

The Ontario Divisional Court recently upheld the Environmental Review Tribunal’s decision, which in turn upheld an order that required the City of Kawartha Lakes to remediate the contamination on its land resulting from a heating oil spill on a neighbouring property

Environmental groups sue NJDEP over withdrawal from RGGI

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Canada, USA
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June 15 2012

Two environmental groups, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Environment New Jersey, have reportedly filed a notice with the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, that they will challenge a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP) decision to withdraw from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI

California cap and trade - still aiming for 2012

Lawson Lundell LLP
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Canada, USA
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July 12 2011

California’s First District Court of Appeal has continued the stay of a Superior Court’s order which had enjoined the California Air Resources Board (CARB) from continuing to work on developing its cap and trade regulations for California (See our post “California Updaterenewable energy”

Groups sue Montana DOT over tar sands road project

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Canada, USA
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April 15 2011

Environmental groups and others have sued the Montana Department of Transportation (MDOT), alleging that the agency failed to conduct the required environmental review before approving an oil company's request to transport heavy loads to Canada's tar sands region

Green building litigation update: Destiny USA v. Citigroup

Dentons
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Canada, USA
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November 4 2010

In the Canadian Construction industry, we often refer to the American litigation experience to identify potential project risks which merit attention in contract drafting and project administration

U.S. climate change litigation

Dentons
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Canada, USA
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December 7 2009

The United States remains the centre of international focus as many countries, including Canada, adopt a ‘wait-and-see’ approach to the implementation of domestic climate change legislation based on U.S. developments