E. Lynn Grayson
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Exelon and Jenner & Block Beach Cleanup Day!
Exelon and Jenner & Block partnered today with the Alliance for the Great Lakes to cleanup 12th Street Beach, near the Adler Planetarium. Team members worked together to police the beach front picking up and disposing of waste and other discarded materials. The litter was identified, logged, recorded and weighed to aid in understanding the… Continue reading
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You Are Invited: June 12 Environmental Ethics CLE Luncheon
On Monday, June 12, 2017, Jenner & Block is hosting a special program targeted at environmental lawyers titled Drilling Down on the Risks: Ethics and Liabilities for the Environmental Practitioners. The program will be held from 11:45-1:30 at Jenner & Block’s offices, 353 North Clark Street, in Chicago. You may participate in the program in… Continue reading
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World Environment Day 5 June 2017
Today we celebrate World Environment Day—a global celebration of nature and a day to reconnect with the places that matter most to you. Initiated in 1972, World Environment Day is the United Nations’ most important day for promoting worldwide awareness and action for protection of the environment. Continue reading
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Attorney-Client Privilege Does Not Protect Communications with Environmental Consultants
A recent case reminds us that not all communications between lawyers and environmental consultants are privileged despite best efforts to make them so. In Valley Forge Ins. V. Hartford Iron & Metal, Inc., the Northern District of Indiana ruled that the attorney-client privilege doesn’t protect a lawyer’s emails to environmental contractors when the communications concern… Continue reading
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U.S. Water Risks: It’s Not Only About Flint
By and large, Americans are blessed with clean, safe, plentiful and mostly free drinking water sources. The Flint, Michigan contaminated drinking water scandal was a wakeup call for many that drinking water sources we depend upon may not be as reliable, stable, or even as affordable as we think. Continue reading
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World Water Day: The Global Risks Report 2017
Today is World Water Day as proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1993. World Water Day is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. Continue reading
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CDP A-List: Why It Matters
The Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP’s) Global Water Report 2016 titled Thirsty Business: Why Water is Vital to Climate Action analyzes water disclosures made through the CDP’s 2016 information request. It was aimed at companies facing water risks and opportunities and investors seeking to better understand how water issues might impact portfolios. The report provides insights… Continue reading
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World Water Day: Wednesday, March 22, 2017–Jenner & Block Announces Special Water Series
World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about taking action to tackle the water crisis. Today, there are over 663 million people living without a safe water supply close to home, spending countless hours queuing or trekking to distant sources, and coping with the health impacts of using contaminated water. Continue reading
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Trump Administration: 2017 Insights
This week I published an article in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Trump election puts environment into less than green state. In this article, I discuss my thoughts on environmental issues during the transition from the Obama Administration to the Trump Administration. Continue reading
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Gay Sigel, Steve Siros, and Allison Torrence Speak at March 7 CLE Program
Jenner & Block Partners Gay Sigel, Steve Siros, and Allison Torrence will speak at the upcoming program Environmental, Health, and Safety Issues in 2017: What to Expect From the Trump Administration, hosted by Jenner & Block’s Environmental, Workplace Health & Safety Practice Group on Tuesday, March 7 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 p.m. Continue reading