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Government,
Environmental & Energy,
Administrative/Regulatory

Jan. 18, 2018

Environmental court battles take a backseat

There was no shortage of litigation, but it was climate change and policy shifts and climate change that made the biggest impact.

R. Morgan Gilhuly

Managing Partner
Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp LLP

Email: mgilhuly@bargcoffin.com

Morgan has specialized in environmental litigation and environmental compliance counseling for nearly 30 years. He has represented defendants in complex environmental litigation regarding oil refineries, mining sites, and industrial and commercial facilities.

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David M. Metres

Principal
Beveridge & Diamond

333 Bush St Ste 1500
San Francisco , CA 94104

Phone: (415) 262-4000

Email: dmetres@bdlaw.com

David practices in all major areas of environmental litigation and compliance counseling, focusing on Superfund investigation and remediation, endangered species and natural resources policy and permitting, and water quality and supply for both surface water and groundwater.

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Environmental court battles take a backseat
A small fire burns as a pall of smoke hangs over the charred landscape left by the Thomas Fire in Ventura, Dec. 8, 2017. (New York Times News Service)

2017 IN REVIEW

The year 2017 will probably not be remembered for developments in environmental law. The Trump administration's first year was filled with controversy about the travel ban, the Mueller investigation and the Russia probes, the march in Charlottesville, efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and the passage of tax reform, to name just a few news items. But it was also a truly momentous year for the environment and environmenta...

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