Kenneth A. Reich

UPDATE: On April 4, 2024, in response to opposition by a number of states to its new climate change disclosure Rules and despite support by other states, the SEC voluntarily delayed the Rules’ effectiveness until resolution by the courts, which might take a year or more. The results of the Presidential election will likely determine…

On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued final Rules requiring covered companies to disclose “material” climate change risk impacts from their operations (“the Rule”). The text of the Rule, which will be published in the Federal Register shortly, can be found at https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/final/2024/3311275.pdf. The Rule was adopted in final form…

I am pleased to announce that I will be moderating a CLE entitled “What Every Attorney Needs to Know to Prepare Clients and Participate Effectively in Mediation” along #mba with a great set of panelists. See the MBA announcement below and please circulate to your colleagues

By Kenneth Reich and Stephen Reich (August 11, 2021) In Hawaii Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui, the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii held on July 15 that the county of Maui’s daily discharges of millions of gallons of wastewater into groundwater wells half a mile from the Pacific Ocean were the…

The rule allowed fertilizers, pesticides and industrial chemicals to flow into small streams, marshes and wetlands. The judge warned of environmental harm. WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday struck down a Trump-era environmental rule that drastically limited federal restrictions against pollution of millions of streams, wetlands and marshes across the country. The Biden administration had already…

This article was first published by Portfolio Media, Inc., a subsidiary of Lexis/Nexis. In Hawaii Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui, the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii held on July 15 that the county of Maui’s daily discharges of millions of gallons of wastewater into groundwater wells half a mile from the…

See this balanced article on the need for better planning by the energy industry to avoid the kinds of blackouts now happening in Texas and earlier in California from extreme weather, a predicted effect of Climate Change . It is a blatant lie that the Texas crisis was caused by frozen blades on wind turbines…

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Kenneth A. Reich of Kenneth Reich Law, LLC. Kenneth has joined IR as our exclusive Environmental Law & Energy Law member in US – Massachusetts. Kenneth Reich Law, LLC is a boutique law firm that serves a broad range of national,…