The Ninth Circuit recently upheld a $122.5 million California wildfire settlement, saying that alleged improper tweets by a federal judge were not grounds for recusal.

Join fellow IndyBar members on Friday, August 25 from 9 a.m. to noon to plant and harvest produce that goes straight to local food pantries through a partnership with Gleaners Food Bank. Give back to your local community while networking with your colleagues!

The IndyBar has some updates that you may want to share with your section members or colleagues. Please note: some of these opportunities have fast-approaching deadlines.

In the wake of President Trump's recent announcement to pull the United States out of the 2015 Paris climate change agreement, many U.S. cities, states, and corporations are stepping in and pledging to abide by the country's prior commitment to combat climate change.

Keep up with the happenings: take a look at this quarter's message from Environmental Law Section chair, Mike Reeder.

When much of an environmental lawyer’s day can be filled with resolving violations, litigating a cost recovery action, or managing a remediation, it is nice to periodically focus on clients that maintain a clean history. You now have the opportunity to nominate such a client to receive Indiana’s most prestigious environmental recognition award – the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is accepting comments on a newly developed Draft Excess Liability Trust Fund (ELTF) Application that will be required for all costs incurred on or after July 1, 2017.

In addition to the various legal requirements set forth by statute, regulation, and non-rule guidance, counsel must be aware of the strict timing elements. Navigating this area for the first time – or even the tenth time – can present challenges, especially in the middle of a transaction with multiple parties, interests, and deadlines.

The Office of Environmental Adjudication (OEA) has moved into new facilities within the same building, Indiana Government Center North, on May 5, 2017.

The General Assembly had previously adopted Ind. Code 13-18-5.5 in 2015 following a release from an AST to the Elk River that impacted public water supplies in the area of Charleston, West Virginia.