Thomas J. Tyrrell

In an article for the New Jersey Law Journal, attorneys Carlos Bollar, Charlie Dennen and Thomas Tyrrell write that the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division’s recent decision upholding the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Environmental Justice Rules sends a clear message: judicial deference to state agency action remains firmly entrenched under New Jersey law, notwithstanding the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo....

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has proposed a transformative rule change to hazardous substance discharge reporting requirements. The suggested amendments are intended to codify and implement the provisions enacted in the 2019 Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA 2.0), as well as supplement various parts of New Jersey statutory law concerning the remediation of contaminated sites....

Attorneys Marc Rollo, Charlie Dennen and Thomas Tyrrell discuss in the New Jersey Law Journal article,” Impact of the ‘Loper Bright’ Decision on New Jersey State Deference” how the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo severely limits the ability of federal administrative agencies in the development, implementation and enforcement of their regulatory authorities. By eliminating the decades-old Chevron deference standard, nearly every federal regulation and action taken thereunder may be subject to non-deferential, or de novo,  judicial review of its underlying statutory charge....