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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
8
2013
Electric Vehicles Plans in China for GM Varnum LLP
Apr
8
2013
Upcoming Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Meetings and Events Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
8
2013
EPA Announces Chemicals for Risk Assessment in 2013, Focus on Widely Used Flame Retardants U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Apr
8
2013
Michigan Computer Company Owner Sentenced for International Environmental, Counterfeiting Crimes U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Apr
8
2013
U.S Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Issues Two Final Orders on Dodd-Frank Exemptions ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
7
2013
RIN Prosecutions: Where Fraud Meets Environmental Protection . . . Once Again Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
7
2013
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Voids Certificates Approving Import of Over 70,000 Small Recreational Vehicles U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Apr
7
2013
Is EPA Playing Chicken With Clean Air Act Greenhouse Gas Standards? Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
6
2013
Cobasys LLC of Orion of Michigan Absorbed into New Subsidiary Varnum LLP
Apr
6
2013
Maryland High Court Slashes Billion-Dollar Jury Award and Clarifies Toxic Tort Standards Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
6
2013
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Proposes Partially Delisting Texas City from Air Pollutant Watch List Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
6
2013
Predictions of Single-Issue Energy Legislation, Hydraulic Fracturing, and American Energy Independence Mintz
Apr
6
2013
Increased Federal Criminal Enforcement Against Oil and Gas Fracking Companies Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
6
2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Imposes a $975,000 Civil Penalty against Entergy for 27 Violations of Reliability Standard ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
5
2013
Energy Master Plan – New Legislation Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Apr
5
2013
EPA Proposes to Require 36 States to Revise Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Air Emission Provisions in State Implementation Plans Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
5
2013
FTC Voids Confidentiality and Non-Compete Provisions in Non-Reportable Transaction and Requires Notification of All Future Transactions Mintz
Apr
5
2013
IRS Increases Amount Wind and Renewables Receive Via Production Tax Credit Mintz
Apr
5
2013
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (“MassDEP”) Proposes Site Cleanup Program Regulatory Changes under Regulatory Reform Initiative Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
5
2013
EPA Argues Lack of Authority to Promulgate Texas Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
4
2013
NV Energy Proposes Legislation to Close Coal Plants, Invest in Renewables and Natural Gas Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Apr
4
2013
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) Draft Water Quality Trading “How-To” Manual and Guidance Are Open for Public Comment Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Apr
4
2013
Eagle Ford Shale Task Force Report Released by Texas Railroad Commission Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
4
2013
Ford Increases Electric Vehicle Dealers and Pushes Sales Varnum LLP
Apr
4
2013
Texas Landowners Seek U.S. Supreme Court Review of Texas Supreme Court Takings Claim Decision Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
4
2013
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Clean Water Act (CWA) Logging Roads Exemption, Endorses Citizen Suit Enforcement of Ambiguous Agency Rules Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
3
2013
Ruling in Endangered Species Act Whooping Crane Lawsuit Stayed by Fifth Circuit Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
3
2013
Department of Energy (DOE) Issues Guide For Developing Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects on Federal Land McDermott Will & Emery
 

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