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Recent Maryland environmental attorney Articles
Greenwashing Lawsuits Surge in 2025: Navigating the Expanding Risk
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-11-24T07:42:44-05:00Saturday, November 22nd, 2025|Categories: Legal Library|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, green building lawyer, Green Guides, greenwashing, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, net zero, Stuart Kaplow|
The delicate space of business environmental marketing statements and public disclosures became markedly more treacherous in 2025. From food producers to fashion brands and consumer products to commercial real estate, businesses today face a rapidly expanding universe of greenwashing lawsuits. These claims, once niche and ...
Federal Bank Regulators Withdraw Climate Mandates
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-11-01T16:32:04-04:00Saturday, November 1st, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions., Stuart Kaplow|
On October 16, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency jointly “.. announced the withdrawal of their interagency Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions.” This is a positive and, frankly, ...
From Boilerplate to Benchmarking: The New Era of Climate Smart Leases
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-10-25T16:56:05-04:00Saturday, October 25th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: Baltimore environmental lawyer, BEPS, climate smart lease, environmental lawyer Maryland, green lease, Kaplow, lease, Maryland BEPS, Maryland environmental attorney, Stuart Kaplow|
It would be convenient if this were only a prospective conversation about the leases you are about to sign. It isn’t. Tens of thousands of existing leases (many with long renewal terms) are for premises that are subject to greenhouse gas disclosure and reduction laws ...
California Sues Plastic Bag Makers Over “Recyclable”
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-10-19T18:13:31-04:00Saturday, October 18th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, green building attorney, green building lawyer, greenwashing, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, plastic bag, plastic pollution, recycalable, recycle, Stuart Kaplow|
Last Friday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new front in the state’s ongoing battle against plastic pollution. The Attorney General filed suit against three of the nation’s largest plastic bag manufacturers, Novolex Holdings LLC, Inteplast Group Corp., and Mettler Packaging LLC, alleging that ...
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 ...
Interior Department Moves to Cancel Maryland Offshore Wind Project
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-08-30T06:53:52-04:00Wednesday, August 27th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, offshore wind, Stuart Kaplow, wind turbine|
In a significant legal and political development, the U.S. Department of the Interior has announced that it intends to vacate its approval of the Maryland Offshore Wind Project. This decision comes just weeks after the Department moved to block a major offshore wind project off ...
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 ...