John Dernbach

John Dernbach

Author on Sustainable Development and Climate Change Law

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Category Archives: Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

PA Supreme Court: Accounting Required for Environmental Rights Amendment Trust Fund Money

In 2017 and 2021, the Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation (PEDF) obtained decisions from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that royalties and other money the state receives from oil and gas drilling in state forests must be used to…

By John Dernbach • August 17, 2022

Commonwealth Must Consider in Advance Environmental Impacts of its Decisions Under the Environmental Rights Amendment

A newly filed amicus brief in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court argues that the state’s Environmental Rights Amendment requires the Department of Environmental Protection to consider in advance the environmental impacts of its decisions. This is…

By John Dernbach • January 14, 2022

Can Traditional Trust Law Help Protect the Environment?

Imagine that the government had the same responsibility for protecting the environment that your banker has for protecting your money.  Could traditional trust law–the law that protects your bank account–strengthen environmental…

By John Dernbach • February 9, 2021

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