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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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Sep
14
2022
PFAS As Hazardous Substances: Top 5 Implications For Businesses Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
8
2018
Prop 65 Victory For Defendants – Defendants Are Entitled To Have Their Cases Heard In the County Where the Claim Arose Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
21
2022
California Offshore Wind Auction Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
1
2022
California Offshore Wind Lease Sale Announced by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
15
2022
Inflation Reduction Act: Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
2
2010
Update on Initiative to Suspend California's Global Warming Bill Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
20
2010
9th Circuit Upholds Corps Permit and Biological Opinion Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
17
2011
"Over the River" and into the Legal Fray: Christo and Jeanne-Claude Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
2
2011
Environmental Justice Groups Intensify Judicial and Legislative Campaign Against California's Proposed Cap-and-Trade Program Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
12
2020
Significant Changes to State CEQA Filing and Noticing Requirements and Procedures Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
14
2018
After 9th Circuit Ruling in Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui, EPA Considers ‘Clarifying’ Clean Water Act Coverage for Discharges Via Groundwater Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
27
2018
Ninth Circuit Finds District Court Sharply Deviated from Existing Authority on CERCLA Cleanup Costs Between Military Contractor and U.S. Government When it Allocated 100 Percent of Liability to Military Contractor Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
15
2018
Churchill Downs Seeks En Banc Review of Big Fish Decision Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
17
2021
Farm Lending Pitfalls For Urban Lawyers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
3
2023
CFPB Provides Guidance on Auto Finance Data Pilot Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
23
2023
How to Succeed in Environmental Marketing Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
27
2023
California Court Holds Proposed Ballot Measure Excluding Community Plan Area from Height Limit Is Not a “Later Activity” For Purposes of a Within-the-Scope Analysis Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
21
2013
Four Wheel Fashion Re: Lifestyle Branding & Trademark Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
28
2013
Recent Federal and International Developments Good for California Cap and Trade Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
29
2019
Blockchain Continues to Make Headway in the Energy Industry Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
18
2023
FCC Adopts New Pole Attachment Rules to Promote Broadband Expansion Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
26
2019
FERC Proposes Major Changes to PURPA Regulations Impacting Qualifying Facility Rates and Requirements; Throwing Roadblocks in the Path of Renewable Energy Development Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
24
2019
EPA and Army Repeal Clean Water Rule and Move Forward with Plan to Redefine Waters Subject to Federal Regulation under Clean Water Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
14
2019
Fall Season Results in California Coastal Commission Victories Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
31
2014
Developer-Prepared Cost Comparisons Can Show Economic Infeasibility Under CEQA - California Environmental Quality Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
28
2017
Corps and EPA Solicit Public Comment on Restoring Pre-Clean Water Rule Regulations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
29
2024
May 1 Brings Another Privacy Law to the Beehive State: The Utah Motor Vehicle Data Protection Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
2
2014
UPDATE: Comment Period for Office of Planning and Research (OPR) Rethink of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines on Transportation Impacts in Extended Until November 21, 2014 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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