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Environmental and energy laws intersect routinely with businesses, in many different niches and industries. From companies developing solar energy systems to a small business selling all-natural, organic foods, these industries collide with legislation and court precedents, and companies must be aware of the regulations impacting their businesses. Visitors to the National Law Review will come across industry news, agency news, and local legislation as well as litigation as it relates to the areas of energy and environmental law.

EPA and other Governmental Environmental Agencies and Legislation

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), the Clean Air and Water Acts, Brownfield Remediation and Redevelopment, and Toxic Substances and Control Act (TSCA), are agencies that the National Law Review covers.  Additionally, the implications of the Endangered Species Act and implications of the changes to this long-standing legislation are analyzed by the legal experts at the National Law Review.

Alternative Energy Production

Additionally, biobased energy production and alternative energy production, including regulations, tax credits, and upcoming legislation are also extensively covered by the National Law Review.  Industry developments, legal developments in the energy sector, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and renewable energy reform and legislation, are among the topics visitors can read about online. Developments in coal, geothermal, solar, wind, hydroelectric, and natural gas both in the US and internationally are also updated on the website.

Environmental Litigation in Federal and State Courts

Many environmental issues and regulations find their way to the courtroom, as different agencies and environmental groups fight for their various interests.  Litigation covering the Clean Water Act and how it is enforced, as well as litigation on CERCLA and Superfund site clean-up costs and environmental litigation brought by the Army Corps of Engineers.

Climate Change and the Environment

Climate change has been a major factor in environmental legal issues, as the impacts of climate change are felt and there is increasing public pressure for companies and governments to pay attention to its devastating effects. The National Law Review provides coverage of corporate responses to climate changecreative litigation for the benefit of children, and the responses to climate change and coverage of world agreements, like the Paris Agreement,  and President Trump’s controversial withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

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Recent Energy, EPA, Climate & Environmental Law News

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Apr
21
2015
Energy Efficiency Bill Heads to President Obama Mintz
Apr
21
2015
Italy Withdraws from Energy Charter Treaty McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
21
2015
FERC Issues Final Order on Gas Day Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
20
2015
The Wait is Over – EPA publishes the Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities Rule ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
20
2015
Congress To Address Offshore Oil Rig Safety; Hydraulic Fracturing; And The Land And Water Conservation Fund; Administration Releases 15-Year Arctic Plan Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
20
2015
This Week in Congress – April 20, 2015 re: Energy Efficiency Improvement Act, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, Ambush Elections and more Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
18
2015
Risk and Reward in the UK Continental Shelf: Key Developments in Q1 2015 Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
17
2015
Massachusetts Municipalities Lose First Round in Bid to Hold PCB Manufacturers Liable For Environmental Impacts Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
17
2015
Sustainable Fashion – It’s About More Than Just Being Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
17
2015
Zoning Deficiencies Not Cured by Existing Structures Exception for Approval Not Required (ANR) Plans Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
17
2015
EPA Supplemental Environmental Projects Policy Updated for First Time Since 1998 Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
17
2015
MassDEP Provided Substantial Discretion to Interpret Legislative Mandate in Global Warming Solutions Act Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
17
2015
Troubles for Massachusetts Town’s Wind Turbine Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
17
2015
European Parliament Committee Votes for a Mandatory System for Conflict Minerals Importers Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
16
2015
Pennsylvania Court Declines to Aggregate Separate Compressor Stations Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
16
2015
British Columbia Provides Model for Massachusetts Carbon Pricing Mintz
Apr
16
2015
Tax Day Update: 2015 Inflation Adjustments and Prices for Energy Credits Released by IRS Mintz
Apr
15
2015
The Impact of Distributed Generation On Electric Utilities: How Big, How Likely and How Soon? Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
15
2015
Permit Shield Extended to General Permits by Sixth Circuit Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
15
2015
Recent Ohio Supreme Court case Could Impact Enforceability of Discharge limits in Wisconsin Wastewater Permits Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Apr
15
2015
Arizona Enacts New Asbestos Trust Claim Disclosure and Evidence Statute Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Apr
15
2015
Overturning ALJ, Mine Commission Rejects Own Precedent Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
14
2015
Court Limits the GHG Permit Rule to Align with UARG v. EPA ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
14
2015
US Chamber of Commerce Joins House of Representatives in Calls for Greater Regulatory Transparency From EPA Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
14
2015
Ninth Circuit Widens Judges’ Discretion to Allocate CERCLA Contribution Damages Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
13
2015
Get Your Green on At Work: Earth Day Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
13
2015
Army Corps Jurisdictional Determinations Subject to Pre-Permit Judicial Review, Eighth Circuit Says Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
13
2015
UK Privatised Water Companies – Not so Private! Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
 

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