On November 20, 2024, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of state preemptive firearm laws that prohibit municipalities from passing local gun regulations. Attorneys Michael T. Korns and Anna Hosack discuss the implications of this decision for municipalities on gun regulation in Pennsylvania.
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PFAS, known as “forever chemicals” due to their persistence in the environment, have been manufactured and used in a variety of industries for nearly 80 years. Following decades of concerns with human health effects and environmental contamination, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) laid out its PFAS Strategic Roadmap. This spring, the EPA finalized two of the most significant measures described in its PFAS Roadmap. Environmental Attorneys Jean Mosites, Sloane Anders Wildman and Amanda Brosy discuss the regulations developed under the EPA’s PFAS Roadmap that go beyond PFOA and PFOS, inviting scrutiny by the public, regulated entities, and various stakeholders. As the science proceeds and the EPA implements the actions outlined in its PFAS Roadmap, the PFAS regulatory environment will remain uncertain, and additional litigation will follow. To view the full article, click here.
Jean Mosites
Amanda Brosy
Sloane Anders Wildman
In her recent article The Devil is in the Details (and the Deemed Approval Deadlines) with Max Junker, Anna Jewart discusses some common deadlines and requirements for landuse decisions and how municipalities can avoid a deemed approval of zoning, subdivision or land development applications. To view the full article, click here.
In her recent article EPA Bets on Low-GHG Hydrogen and Carbon Capture & Sequestration Technologies in Latest Proposed Power Plant Clean Air Act Rule with Gary Steinbauer, Christina Puhnaty discusses the EPA’s proposed rule and how it relies heavily on hydrogen co-firing and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) deployment as part of the decarbonization of the power-producing sector. To read the full article, click here.