Washington, D.C. — Phil Goldberg, Special Counsel for the NAM’s Manufacturers’ Accountability Project, issued the following statement on the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law hosting a climate litigation panel featuring only advocates of these lawsuits. The event is on the heels of a similar one-sided panel that took place last week ….
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Just one week after the University of Colorado School of Law hosted a forum for advocates of Colorado’s baseless climate litigation, the University of Hawaii is following suit. Today, the University’s William S. Richardson School of Law is hosting an event to highlight the potential for climate litigation in Hawaii. Unfortunately, just like last week’s ….
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Representatives from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) will appear in two forums in Colorado today and continue to push for more baseless climate lawsuits against manufacturers, despite evidence that such litigation does not solve our most pressing environmental challenges. Not only is UCS continuing to push for lawsuits, they are doing so in forums ….
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Washington, D.C. — Phil Goldberg, Special Counsel for the NAM’s Manufacturers’ Accountability Project, issued the following statement in response to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s comment that buildings are “the number-one cause of emissions” in New York City: “Mayor de Blasio’s recent comment that the number-one cause of greenhouse gas emissions in New York City is its buildings underscores the very ….
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On Earth Day, we celebrate the beauty of our planet and highlight the need to preserve and protect it. Manufacturers hope Earth Day can also be an occasion to embrace cooperative solutions to the global environmental challenges we all face and to acknowledge the critical role our industry will play. All too often discussions about ….
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The Manufacturers’ Accountability Project is highlighting key developments in the fight against baseless climate litigation. The MAP has posted several recaps covering a recent congressional hearing on state and local officials’ efforts to combat climate change and two key reports from the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform on the trend of public nuisance litigation ….
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The concerning trend of public nuisance litigation against manufacturers across the country “warrants close scrutiny,” as these municipal suits “have a number of significant consequences beyond the outcomes of individual cases,” argues a recent report from the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, “Mitigating Municipality Litigation: Scope and Solutions.” “The incentives that drive municipal litigation ….
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Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing focusing on state and local officials’ efforts to combat the impacts of climate change. The mayors and county commissioner who appeared made it clear that in order to effectively mitigate the effects of climate change, emphasis needs to be placed ….
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The ongoing surge in public nuisance litigation filed against manufacturers by municipalities across the United States is a “uniquely potent weapon” when wielded improperly by governmental entities and the trial lawyers representing them, according to a recent report by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform. “Waking the Litigation Monster: The Misuse of Public Nuisance” explains ….
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In a Politico Magazine op-ed following the Green New Deal’s 57-0 defeat in the U.S. Senate, Ross Eisenberg, vice president of energy and resources policy at the National Association of Manufacturers, offers substantive solutions that Congress could pursue to act on climate change and help manufacturers continue to lead the way in reducing greenhouse gas ….
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