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Recent Environmental Law Articles
U.S. Transportation Department Suing to Stop California EV Mandate
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-03-14T19:50:27-04:00Saturday, March 14th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: CAFE standards, CO2 emissions, Energy Policy and Conservation Act, environmental lawyer Maryland, EPCA, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Stuart Kaplow|
The U.S. Department of Transportation filed a lawsuit last Thursday that may reshape the regulatory landscape not only for vehicles, but also climate policy, and even energy use across the country. Be assured, this litigation is about far more than only electric vehicles in California. ...
Apple Watch “Carbon Neutral” Claim Survives Legal Challenge – A Bellwether for Greenwashing Litigation
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-03-07T16:09:55-05:00Saturday, March 7th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: carbon neutral, environmental attorney Maryland, greenwashing, Kaplow, Maryland environmental lawyer, Stuart Kaplow|
In a decision that may shape the next phase of environment related consumer litigation, a federal judge in California dismissed a proposed class action challenging the “carbon neutral” marketing of the Apple Watch Series 9 by Apple Inc. The case, Dib v. Apple, provides a ...
Tokenization of Real Estate – The Maldives Eco Friendly Resort Offering
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-03-03T21:52:35-05:00Saturday, February 28th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: blockchain, environmental lawyer Maryland, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, stablecoin, Stuart Kaplow, tokenization, tokenized, tokens|
Real estate has long been characterized by friction: high minimum investments, illiquidity, opaque capital stacks, and access largely reserved for institutions. Tokenization challenges that paradigm. A new Maldives resort development provides a real world learning opportunity for how this financial architecture is evolving, and why ...
The Right to Bee – an Ordinance in Peru Gives Rights to Stingless Bees
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-02-23T16:51:32-05:00Saturday, February 21st, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: biodiversity degradation, endangered species act, environmental attorney Maryland, Kaplow, Maryland environmental lawyer, Satipo, stingless bees, Stuart Kaplow|
The Provincial Municipality of Satipo, Peru has approved Ordinance N° 33, declaring the rights of stingless bees. The bees within the territory of the Avireri-Vraem biosphere reserve that spans nearly 16,000 square miles (.. larger than the state of Maryland) from the Amazon rainforest to ...
Climate Change Chapter Omitted from Federal Courts Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-03-14T17:31:54-04:00Saturday, February 14th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, Federal Judicial Center, Judge Robin Rosenberg, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Stuart Kaplow|
On February 6, 2026, the Federal Judicial Center, the research and education arm of the federal judiciary, omitted (i.e., withdrew) a chapter from the newest edition of its reference manual on scientific evidence that addressed climate change. The manual is a guide to help judges make ...
Why Land Subsidence Matters More Than Sea Level Rise
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-05-04T14:40:57-04:00Saturday, February 7th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, Kaplow, land subsidence, Maryland environmental attorney, Mexico City, sea level rise, Stuart Kaplow|
Why Land Subsidence Matters More Than Sea Level Rise When we talk about “sea level rise,” most people immediately think of melting polar ice and warming oceans. But along much of the United States’ Atlantic coast, especially in and around the Chesapeake Bay, that narrative ...
A More Efficacious Way to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-01-31T15:24:54-05:00Saturday, January 31st, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: Carbon Measures, E-ledger, GHG, GHG Protocol, greenhouse gas emissions, Karthik Ramanna, Maryland BEPS, net direct greenhouse gas, product level accounting, Robert S. Kaplan, scope 3|
As an environmental attorney who spends much of my time advising business owners, I have learned an immutable truth: markets work best when the rules are clear, fair, and grounded in reality. Environmental policy is no exception. Contrary to the prevailing narrative in popular media, ...
United States Sues Morgan Hill and Petaluma over All Electric Building Laws
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-01-24T20:32:59-05:00Saturday, January 24th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: all electric building, Energy Policy and Conservation Act, environmental lawyer Maryland, EPCA, Kaplow, Maryland BEPS, Maryland environmental attorney, Morgan Hill, Petaluma, Stuart Kaplow|
On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the cities of Morgan Hill (Santa Clara County) and Petaluma (Sonoma County), California, challenging local ordinances that effectively ban natural gas infrastructure and gas powered appliances in new buildings. The complaint, docketed ...