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Inhalers and the Planet: Breathing Room in Environmental Policy
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-10-11T14:25:38-04:00Saturday, October 11th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: dry powder inhalers, environmental lawyer Maryland, global warming, inhaler, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, soft mist inhaler, Stuart Kaplow|
The mainstream press was quick to report this week on a startling new study out of UCLA: inhalers used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) produce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 530,000 cars on the road each year. Published on October 6, ...
When Less Regulation Means Better Outcomes: EPA’s Poultry Effluent Rule Withdrawal Explained
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-09-06T18:21:00-04:00Saturday, September 6th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, Kaplow, Make America Healthy Again, Maryland environmental attorney, Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Limit Revisions, Poultry Effluent Rule, Stuart Kaplow|
As environmental attorneys, we are often asked to assist clients in the balance between environmental protection, regulatory authority, and the broader socio economic impacts of government decisions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s September 3, 2025 withdrawal of its proposed rule revising “effluent limitations guidelines” for ...
Mold in the John Hanson House: Court Preserves Government Immunity at the Expense of Human Health
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-07-12T18:44:30-04:00Saturday, July 12th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: Candace McCarthy, environmental lawyer Maryland, John Hanson, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, mold, mold regulation, SB 856, Stuart Kaplow|
Earlier this month, the Maryland Appellate Court issued a controversial ruling in Candace McCarthy v. Board of Commissioners for Frederick County, Maryland, holding that Frederick County is immune from a negligence claim stemming from mold exposure in the historic John Hanson House. The decision, issued ...
Fireworks and the Law: A Rare Case of Regulatory Restraint in Environmental Protection
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-07-03T17:24:57-04:00Thursday, July 3rd, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, fireworks, green building law, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, Stuart Kaplow|
In the storied words of John Adams in his July 3, 1776 letter to Abigail, “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time ...
Maryland Expands Bat Protections: New Law Shifts Approach to Biodiversity
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-06-28T18:53:10-04:00Saturday, June 28th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: bats, eastern small footed bat, Endangered and Threatened Species – Incidental Taking – Bats, environmental lawyer Maryland, green building lawyer, Indiana bat, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, northern long-eared bat, SB 946, Stuart Kaplow, tricolored bat|
Biodiversity degradation is an existential crisis affecting planetary and human health. Since the enactment of the federal Endangered Species Act in 1973, populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, and fish have dropped a shocking 68%. As scientists and policymakers grapple with addressing the rapid and widespread ...
Congress Blocks California’s Gasoline Car Ban
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-05-31T18:17:38-04:00Saturday, May 31st, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: BEPS, Congressional Review Act, electric vehicle, environmental lawyer Maryland, EPA, EVs, green building lawyer, H.J.Res.88, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, Stuart Kaplow|
The Senate has approved three Congressional Review Act resolutions initiated in the House of Representatives that overturn Environmental Protection Agency waivers, which had effectively imposed a de facto ban on the future sale of gasoline powered cars in California and 17 states, as well as ...
Court Indefinitely Pauses SEC Climate Rule Litigation
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-05-18T17:11:52-04:00Saturday, May 17th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: BEPS, environmental lawyer Maryland, green building lawyer, Iowa v. SEC, Kaplow, Maryland BEPS, Maryland environmental attorney, Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance, Stuart Kaplow|
In a striking development with far reaching implications, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has granted the Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance in the consolidated litigation Iowa v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the lead challenge to the SEC’s 2024 climate ...
Maryland is About to Regulate Mold But is the Cart Before the Horse
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-05-15T05:54:11-04:00Saturday, May 10th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, Kaplow, Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland environmental attorney, Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act, mold, regulate mold, Senate Bill 856, Stuart Kaplow|
In a sweeping act moving into a new regulatory space, “where no [hu]man has gone before,” aimed at addressing indoor mold, the Maryland General Assembly passed Senate Bill 856 during the just concluded 2025 legislative session. This legislation, not yet signed by the governor, sets ...