February 8, 2012

Legal Analysis and Law Articles on EPA, CEQA, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable Energy, CERCLA and Clean Air Act

The National Law Review is a free resource of articles addressing environmental, climate change, and clean technology legal issues. Environmental law topics include : environmental permitting issues, compliance, impact requirements, hazardous waste disposal requirements under federal and state law and liabilities under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, National Pollution Discharge Elimination System "NPDES" ; National Environmental Policy Act "NEPA"; California Environmental Quality Act “CEQA"; Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 “CERCLA"; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act “RCRA” and state Superfund legislation. Energy and natural resource legal issues include: renewable energy generation, such as wind, solar, hydroelectric and geothermal power, biomass, ethanol, and biodiesel as well as coal, oil and natural gas and nuclear power.

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DMCA Safe Harbor Held to Protect Content-sharing Website McDermott Will & Emery 2/7/2012
New Lakers Will Have Latest Emissions Scrubbing Technology Varnum LLP 2/7/2012
Q&A / Exploring Global Opportunities: Challenges and Resources for Midwest Companies Much Shelist, P.C. 2/7/2012
FERC Staff Proposes Process on Advising EPA on Extension Requests Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/7/2012
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait? Michigan Governor Delays Energy Policy Statement Varnum LLP 2/6/2012
Report Recommends Great Lakes Separation to Address Asian Carp Varnum LLP 2/6/2012
Yes Auditors, Our Legislation Encourages “Deadhead” Travel Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/6/2012
Maryland Poised to Develop Offshore Wind Resources McDermott Will & Emery 2/6/2012
Presidential Commission Recommends Nuclear Waste Management and Funding Reforms McDermott Will & Emery 2/5/2012
EPA Offers a Regulatory Reprieve to Great Lakes Steamships Varnum LLP 2/5/2012
FERC Rejects Revised Tariff Provisions and Orders Filing of Revised Service Agreement When Provision Is Deemed Unduly Discriminatory January 19, 2012 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/4/2012
FERC Disclaims Jurisdiction Over Kenai Pipelines and Related Facilities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/3/2012
FERC Eliminates Semiannual Natural Gas Storage Reporting Requirements Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/2/2012
UK Government Takes Further Steps Towards Increasing Nuclear Energy Capabilities McDermott Will & Emery 2/2/2012
Energy Department, Volvo Partnership Builds More Efficient Trucks and Manufacturing Plants U.S. Department of Energy 2/1/2012
Tapping into Wave and Tidal Ocean Power: 15% Water Power by 2030 U.S. Department of Energy 1/31/2012
Oregon Potato Company pays EPA penalty for failing to report ammonia release U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1/30/2012
The Emerging Risks of 2012 Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/30/2012
Section 550 of the Bankruptcy Code Won’t Cap the Flow of Avoidance Action Liability Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/30/2012
Italian Government Stops Incentives for Ground-Mounted PV plants on Agricultural Lands McDermott Will & Emery 1/30/2012
Loophole in Senate Bill May Create Nuclear Risks Center for Public Integrity 1/30/2012
Ozarks Electric Cooperative Sued By EEOC For Religious Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/29/2012
Texas Commission Requires Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals McDermott Will & Emery 1/29/2012
Toxic Inertia Regulators Have Done Little to Protect the Public from BPA, Critics Say Center for Public Integrity 1/29/2012
Cell Tower Emissions (or Radiation) - the Law Varnum LLP 1/28/2012
2010 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data from Large Facilities Now Available U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1/28/2012
A Critical Step Toward Sustainable Nuclear Fuel Disposal U.S. Department of Energy 1/27/2012
Henry Gifford’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Green Building Council Dismissed Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/27/2012
Michigan Initiates 2011 Ballast Water Reporting Program Varnum LLP 1/25/2012
LEED 101: A Look at the Proposed LEED Update – LEED 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/24/2012
Increasing Energy Security U.S. Department of Energy 1/23/2012
EPA To Exercise Enforcement Discretion on Boiler MACT Deadlines Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/22/2012
DOJ and EPA propose more time to complete Baton Rouge Sewage Treatment Plant upgrades U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1/22/2012
EU ETS to Cap Aviation Greenhouse Gas Emissions McDermott Will & Emery 1/22/2012
Environmental Law Alert - EPA Proposed New MACT Rules for Industrial Boilers Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/22/2012
New National Biodefense Science Board members will advise HHS U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 1/21/2012
Pioneering Technology to be Used at Cellulosic Biobutanol Refinery Varnum LLP 1/21/2012
Environmental Law Alert - EPA Proposes Changes to Waste Incineration Rules Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/20/2012
Air Turbulence Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/19/2012
Court Requires Reinstatement of Boiler and Incinerator MACT Rules Schiff Hardin LLP 1/19/2012
Naval Base Kitsap Fails to Properly Monitor Fuel Tanks near Puget Sound for Leaks U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1/19/2012
FERC Approves Settlement Resolving Electric Power Market Manipulation Investigation into North America Power Partners Officer Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/19/2012
As Electric Vehicles Take Charge, Costs Power Down U.S. Department of Energy 1/18/2012
FERC Clarifies Information Required in Cost and Revenue Studies in NGA Section 5 Investigations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/18/2012
Consultation Describes State Aid for Third EU Carbon Emissions Trading Period McDermott Will & Emery 1/18/2012
States Slow to Act Against New England Polluters Center for Public Integrity 1/17/2012
Rebooted California Self-Generation Incentive Program Opens Opportunities for Distributed Generation McDermott Will & Emery 1/17/2012
Here We Go Again: Another Attempt at Recovery for Ratepayers Resulting from KeySpan-Morgan Stanley Swap Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/17/2012
CFTC Interim Rule Limits Futures and Swaps Positions; Challenge Filed, Delay Rejected McDermott Will & Emery 1/16/2012
Congress Passes New Bill Aimed at Pipeline Safety Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/16/2012
FERC Enforcement Priorities Unchanged for 2012 McDermott Will & Emery 1/16/2012
Clean Energy’s Environmental Problem: The Need for Planning and Consensus Among Unlikely Foes Williams Kastner 1/16/2012
New Federal Excise Tax Rates: New FET Rate Will Apply to Certain Aircraft Operators Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/15/2012
Wyoming: Work at Your Own Risk Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/15/2012
EC to Regulate Market Abuse in Wholesale Power and Natural Gas Transactions McDermott Will & Emery 1/15/2012
Top 12 Energy Issues for 2012 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/14/2012
Michigan Riparian Rights: 2000 Baum Family Trust v Babel Varnum LLP 1/14/2012
Google Invests $100 Million in Oregon Wind Farm Williams Kastner 1/14/2012
Fee-Shifting Ruling Encourages Intervention in Clean Air Challenges Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/14/2012
Court Vacates EPA’s Stay of the Boiler MACT and CISWI Rules Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/14/2012
Settlement to Require Eaton Corporation to Address TCE Contamination at Vehicle Group Plant in Kearney, Neb. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1/14/2012
DOL Notifies Workers of 17 Facilities Associated with Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act about Potential Eligibility under EEOICPA U.S. Department of Labor 1/13/2012
Oregon 2nd, Washington 6th in Nation in Promoting Clean Energy Williams Kastner 1/13/2012
The $24 Million Vapor Intrusion Remedy Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 1/13/2012
Keeping Pace in Tough Economic Times Williams Kastner 1/12/2012
Environmental Law Alert - IDEM Significantly Revised Draft Remediation Closure Guidance and Major Step Towards Final Adoption Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/10/2012
EPA Releases 2010 Toxics Release Inventory National Analysis U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1/9/2012
Insurance for 50 Years? Check Cell Tower Leases. Varnum LLP 1/7/2012
Department of Energy Launches Initiative with Industry to Better Protect the Nation’s Electric Grid from Cyber Threats U.S. Department of Energy 1/6/2012
West Virginia Enacts Comprehensive Horizontal Gas Wells Statute Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/6/2012
FERC Rejects Duke-Progress Merger Mitigation Plan Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/4/2012
Court Stays Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Schiff Hardin LLP 1/4/2012
Breaking Up (Hydrogen) No Longer As Hard To Do U.S. Department of Energy 1/3/2012
FERC Imposes Conditions on Proposed Duke-Progress Merger Poyner Spruill LLP 1/3/2012
Public Comment Sought on EPA’s Vessel General Permits Varnum LLP 1/2/2012
Literally, A Million Dollar Question: Can (or Will) Local Governments Regulate Fracking? Poyner Spruill LLP 1/2/2012
Industry Responds to DOE Electric Reliability Report and EPA Power Sector Rules Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/31/2011
Essroc Cement Company to Pay $1.7 Million Penalty to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12/31/2011
Energy Center Planned for Site TBD on Muskegon Lake Varnum LLP 12/31/2011
Europe’s Cargo Theft Troubles: Risk Atlas Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/30/2011
They’re Still Talking About Historic Mercury and Air Toxics Standards U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12/28/2011
No Countervailing Duties on Chinese Imports: Possibility of Refunds Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/28/2011
EPA Finalizes 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12/27/2011
MSHA Announces Results of November Impact Inspections U.S. Department of Labor 12/26/2011
EEOC Sues Midwest ISO for Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/26/2011
Broad Scope and Impact of California “Green Chemistry” Regulations McDermott Will & Emery 12/26/2011
Department of Energy Releases its 2011 Critical Materials Strategy U.S. Department of Energy 12/26/2011
Michigan Coal Plant(s) Off the Table Varnum LLP 12/26/2011
Polluters in Your Area Center for Public Integrity 12/25/2011
Michigan Environmental Regulatory Reforms Enacted Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/23/2011
USEPA Announces Final Utility MACT Rule Schiff Hardin LLP 12/23/2011
EPA Issues First National Standards for Mercury Pollution from Power Plants U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12/23/2011
D.C. Circuit Upholds Rule Change by National Mediation Board Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/20/2011
CEQ Issues Draft Guidance to Promote Efficient NEPA Environmental Reviews Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/20/2011
Treasury Clarifies 5 Percent Safe Harbor Ownership Guidelines for Section 1603 Grants for Renewable Energy Projects McDermott Will & Emery 12/19/2011
Taking a Cue From Brazil's Sustainable Development Practices Past and Present Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/19/2011
Sino-U.S. Trade: Increasing Government Intervention Leads to Added Friction Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/19/2011
Mercury Falling: Groundbreaking Power Plant Emissions Rule Imminent Center for Public Integrity 12/18/2011
Gingrich Brings in Double the Cash from What was Disclosed from Ethanol Lobbying Group: A Good Friend in Corn Center for Public Integrity 12/18/2011
FERC Finds Market Manipulation in ISO-NE Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/17/2011
Lake Michigan Winds Being Measured Varnum LLP 12/16/2011
Technical Conference on Penalty Guidelines Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/16/2011
Paper Mill Air Pollution Standards 25 Years Out of Date, Environmental Groups Sue EPA Center for Public Integrity 12/16/2011
U.S. Clean Water Act Settlement in Chicago to Reduce Sewage Overflows U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12/14/2011
USEPA Proposes Revisions to Boiler and Incinerator MACT Rules Schiff Hardin LLP 12/14/2011
Brominated Battle: Soda Chemical has Cloudy Health History Center for Public Integrity 12/12/2011
Transit Pass and Vanpool Benefits to Shrink to $125 Per Month in 2012 McDermott Will & Emery 12/11/2011
As Congress Tries to Wrest Control from Agencies, Questions on Safety and Health for Citizens Center for Public Integrity 12/10/2011
Commission Orders BPA to Provide Comparable Transmission Access Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/10/2011
Drop-in Biofuels Take Flight in Commerce City, Colorado U.S. Department of Energy 12/9/2011
Task Force Established by President Obama Releases Final Strategy for Reversing Deterioration of Gulf Ecosystem/USDA $50 million financial assistance for restoration projects announced as Task Force efforts shift from planning to action U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12/7/2011
Charting Supply Chain Risk in China – It’s Worse Than in Japan Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/6/2011
DNR Receives Petition to Adopt Rules on Silica Air Emissions Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/3/2011
EPA Releases Formerly Confidential Chemical Information U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12/2/2011
Limits on Mercury and Soot Could Save Billions, Improve Public Health, Studies Say Center for Public Integrity 11/27/2011
Could Gila Bend, Arizona, Become the Solar Capital of the World? U.S. Department of Energy 11/26/2011
Columbus Steel Castings to Pay $825,000 and Install Monitoring Equipment as Sentence for Violating Clean Air Act U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 11/25/2011
We Can’t Wait: Obama Administration Proposes Historic Fuel Economy Standards U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 11/23/2011
DOE and EPA Release 2012 Annual Fuel Economy Guide U.S. Department of Energy 11/23/2011
The Cost of Natural Gas Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/23/2011
EPA Proposes Changes to Underground Storage Tank Regulations Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 11/22/2011
China’s First Merger Control Decision Approving a Joint Venture—GE & Shenhua 11/20/2011
First Sale Doctrine of U.S. Copyright Law Does Not Apply to Foreign-Made Works McDermott Will & Emery 11/18/2011
Climate Change Causes Some Extreme Weather Events: United Nations Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/18/2011
Three DOE Labs Now Connected With Ultra-High Speed Network That is 10 Times Faster Than Commercial Internet Providers U.S. Department of Energy 11/15/2011
U.S. Department of State to Delay Decision on Keystone XL Pipeline in Order to Assess Different Pathway Through Nebraska Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/15/2011
Solar Panels Hit Energy Milestone For Potawatomi and Milwaukee U.S. Department of Energy 11/12/2011
DRBC Releases Final Draft Regulations on Natural Gas Development Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/11/2011
FERC Issues Order Affirming Its Findings on Remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals Schiff Hardin LLP 11/11/2011
Department of Energy Announces Funding to Help Consumers Better Manage Their Energy Consumption U.S. Department of Energy 11/10/2011
Design Professionals’ Lawsuit Challenging LEED Certification System Dismissed Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/10/2011
FAA Scrutinizes Non-Citizen Trusts Vedder Price P.C. 11/7/2011
Allegations of Conspiracy to Fix Prices in Ohio Rock Salt Duopoly Flunk "Plausibility" Analysis Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/6/2011
Nebraska May Trip Up Pipeline: Canadian Company that Wants to Build Oil Pipeline Through Six States Increases Lobbying in Nebraska and Washington, D.C. Center for Public Integrity 11/6/2011
California's High Speed Rail Project: Business Plan Released Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/6/2011
ARB Passes Final Regulations for Cap-And-Trade Program Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/4/2011
First-Of-Its-Kind Search Engine Will Speed Materials Research U.S. Department of Energy 11/3/2011
Walmart Sees the Light for Parking Lots U.S. Department of Energy 11/2/2011
Reregistering Vessels After Foreclosure Sale Vedder Price P.C. 11/2/2011
HS Football Playoffs = Use of Charter Buses Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/1/2011
ISS Requests Comments on Proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Policy Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/31/2011
GOP to Subpoena White House over Solyndra Center for Public Integrity 10/31/2011
Looking for Something Haunting this Halloween?: DC’s Scariest Statistics Center for Public Integrity 10/29/2011
Prison Time and Export Controls: University Professor's Case Illustrates Dangers of Ignoring Export Compliance Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/29/2011
Trade Commission Likely to Play Growing Role in U.S. Renewable Energy Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/28/2011
Department of Energy to Invest $60 Million to Develop Innovative Concentrating Solar Power Technologies U.S. Department of Energy 10/28/2011
OFAC, BIS Double Up Flow Serve: What the Flowserve Settlement Says About Corporate Compliance Programs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/28/2011
Fifth Circuit Vacates Intrastate Pipeline Posting Requirements Under FERC Order Nos. 720 and 720-A Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/28/2011
10th Circuit Upholds Sharp Restrictions of Clinton-Era Roadless Rule in Forests Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/26/2011
FERC Issues Order on Rehearing Affirming Approval of Midwest ISO's Transmission Planning Process Schiff Hardin LLP 10/26/2011
Fisker, Tesla, and American Auto Innovation U.S. Department of Energy 10/24/2011
Can Your Environmental Permit Save Your Insurance Coverage? One Court Says "Yes" Much Shelist, P.C. 10/24/2011
Energy's risky $1 billion bet on two politically-connected electric car builders Center for Public Integrity 10/24/2011
8.6 Million Californians Participate in ShakeOut Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/21/2011
EPA Awards $50 Million for Clean Diesel Projects /Reducing diesel emissions helps decrease asthma attacks and premature deaths U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 10/21/2011
The Top Five Traps in Energy M&A Transactions McDermott Will & Emery 10/19/2011
EPA Reaches for the Air Emissions of Hydraulically Fractured Wells and Beyond Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/19/2011
Department of Energy Announces New Clean Energy Partnership with the Republic of Korea U.S. Department of Energy 10/18/2011
Environmental Law Alert - EPA Issues New Guidance for Certain CERCLA Landowner Liability Protections Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/17/2011
Republicans score another symbolic defeat for EPA — this time over toxic coal ash Center for Public Integrity 10/17/2011
The Digital Threat Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/17/2011
Oil Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act and Obstruction Crimes in Louisiana U.S. Department of Energy 10/16/2011
The Perils of a Highway Bill -Boehner, Others Want New Road Spending, but Watch Out for Special Interests Center for Public Integrity 10/16/2011
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Issues Draft Guidance on the Aggregation of Air Sources Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/15/2011
California's High Speed Rail Project: Still on Track for 2012 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/14/2011
IRS Guidance on Travel Armstrong Teasdale 10/13/2011
New Missouri Environmental Statutes Aimed at Streamlining Permitting Process May Cause Problems Armstrong Teasdale 10/11/2011
EPA Releases Final Health Assessment for TCE U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 10/11/2011
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Announces December 8, 2011 Permitting Deadline Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/8/2011
Governor Corbett Outlines Plan for New Standards, Fees on Shale Drilling Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/7/2011
Ninth Circuit Declares that “The King” Is Dead (in Copyright Cases) McDermott Will & Emery 10/6/2011
California AB 32's Cap-And-Trade Program Developments Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/6/2011
New York Issues Draft Fracking Regulations for Public Comment Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/4/2011
Donor Warned Obama that Solyndra 'could haunt him' Center for Public Integrity 10/4/2011
Solyndra Executives Refusing to Answer Bankruptcy Questions Center for Public Integrity 10/1/2011
The Passenger Bus Safety Inspection Strike Force Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/29/2011
Solyndra excutives stonewall Congress Center for Public Integrity 9/28/2011
Following a 2-year refusal to comply, anthracite mine operator in Pennsylvania installs mandated communications and tracking system U.S. Department of Labor 9/27/2011
Twelve Defendants Arrested for Involvement in the Illegal Distribution and Sale of Pesticides in New York’s Chinatown U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 9/26/2011
Shelved Ozone Standard Would Have Had Modest Impact on Business, Politics Center for Public Integrity 9/25/2011
New GHG Regulations for Minor Sources Create Major Regulatory Challenges Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/24/2011
EPA Releases Strategy to Protect People’s Health and the Environment in Communities Overburdened by Pollution U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 9/21/2011
House Republicans Scrutinizing Decisions Benefiting Obama Donors Center for Public Integrity 9/21/2011
A Liquid Layer Solution for the Grid U.S. Department of Energy 9/20/2011
Indiana Court of Appeals Rejects Tort Claims Acts Arguments In Dispute Over City Sewer Line Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/20/2011
Environment : Energy : The Politics of Energy New GOP Target at EPA: Graduate Student Interns Who are Tools of Obama’s 'Radical Policies' Center for Public Integrity 9/19/2011
The Truth about Clean Energy Jobs U.S. Department of Energy 9/19/2011
Administration Technology Experts Slow to See Threats from Wireless Network Center for Public Integrity 9/18/2011
President Obama Returns Ozone Rule to EPA Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/18/2011
New U.S. Government Trade Initiative with the Middle East McDermott Will & Emery 9/17/2011
Former EPA Fugitive Sentenced to More than Seven Years in Prison for Asbestos Training Scam U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 9/17/2011
Obama Administration Withdraws Draft Ozone Ambient Air Quality Standards and Reinstates 2008 Standards Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/16/2011
DOE Awards $43 Million to Spur Offshore Wind Energy U.S. Department of Energy 9/16/2011
Corrected Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) For Second Half Of Calendar Year 2011 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/15/2011
WVDEP’S Emergency Rules On Horizontal Gas Wells Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/15/2011
Fuel Efficiency Standards of the Future Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/13/2011
Solyndra Investigation Expands as Agents Visit Executives’ Homes Center for Public Integrity 9/11/2011
9/11 Security Flaws Remain: Congressional Reform and Inoperability Still Plagued by Systematic Problems Center for Public Integrity 9/9/2011
DOE Publishes Proposed Revisions to Export Control Regulations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/8/2011
Congressional Hearing to Focus on Obama Administration Loan to Failed Energy Firm Center for Public Integrity 9/8/2011
Oil and Gas Companies Should Expect Increased SEC Scrutiny of Operations and Reserves Andrews Kurth LLP 9/6/2011
A Crawling Issue: Head Lice Treatments Worse Than the Pest Itself? Center for Public Integrity 9/6/2011
Department of Energy Cites Washington Group International, Inc. for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Violations U.S. Department of Energy 9/5/2011
Holders of TCEQ-Issued Permits Are Not Immune from Civil Liability Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/4/2011
Peter Martin Kuhn Added to EPA Fugitive List / Defendant failed to surrender after indictment in illegal mining waste dumping case U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 9/3/2011
Secretary Chu, Intel President Discuss Need for More U.S. Engineers U.S. Department of Energy 9/3/2011
Lanham Act Attorneys’ Fees Awarded in the Absence of Damages McDermott Will & Emery 9/2/2011
Governors Group Makes Recommendations To Administration for Bolstering U.S. Wind Industry Development Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/2/2011
Obama-backed Solar Firm Collapses After A Big Federal Loan Guarantee Center for Public Integrity 9/1/2011
IHS Report Says EPA Greenhouse Gas Formula Flawed Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/1/2011
California State Officials Ignored Scientists in Approving Pesticide Center for Public Integrity 8/30/2011
U.S. Geological Survey Releases New Assessment of Marcellus Gas Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/30/2011
Risk to Nuclear Plants in Hurricane's Path May Not be What You Think -Industry Watchdogs Concerned About Power Supplies to Reactors Center for Public Integrity 8/29/2011
Fourth Fire this Year Strikes Refinery that Relies on Toxic Acid Center for Public Integrity 8/28/2011
IRS Issues Final Regulations on Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/28/2011
Department of Energy Announces $41 Million Investment for Carbon Capture Development U.S. Department of Energy 8/27/2011
Aviation Alert - Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) For Second Half Of Calendar Year 2011 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/27/2011
The Murky Future of Stormwater Numeric Standards Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/26/2011
A Case Where CEQA Worked Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/26/2011
West Virginia DEP Files Emergency Horizontal Drilling Rule Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/25/2011
New Regime for Offshore Wind Energy in France McDermott Will & Emery 8/24/2011
Department of Energy Offers Abengoa Bioenergy a Conditional Commitment for a $133.9 Million Loan Guarantee U.S. Department of Energy 8/24/2011
New Regime in France for Roof-Mounted Photovoltaic Panels McDermott Will & Emery 8/24/2011
What are the Risks of an Earthquake Beneath a Reactor Near You? Center for Public Integrity 8/23/2011
DOE Laboratories Help Develop Promising New Cancer Fighting Drug, Vemurafenib U.S. Department of Energy 8/23/2011
Foreign Responses To Climate Change May Impose Carbon Footprint On US Companies Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/22/2011
“Dashboard” Mark Merely Descriptive of Automotive Information Services McDermott Will & Emery 8/21/2011
New Yorkers Believe That Drilling In The Marcellus Shale Will Create Jobs Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/20/2011
Federal Fracking Response Could be Years Away Center for Public Integrity 8/20/2011
Environmental Enforcement on the Rise: Practical Tips for Responding to Governmental Requests for Information Much Shelist, P.C. 8/20/2011
District of Columbia and Seventh Circuits Allow for Corporate Liability Under The Alien Tort Statute, Splitting With Second Circuit Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/19/2011
What To Expect From a President Perry on the Environment? Some Texas-Sized Clues Center for Public Integrity 8/19/2011
Mutual Indemnification Clause Gives Rise to Attorneys’ Fees Regardless of Prevailing Party McDermott Will & Emery 8/18/2011
NJDEP Releases Final Rules for Its Site Remediation Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/18/2011
Department of Energy Awards Nearly $7 Million to Advance Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Storage Systems Research U.S. Department of Energy 8/18/2011
Power NY Act of 2011 Swings the Door Open for Renewable Development Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/17/2011
Green Groups Challenge EPA's Air Pollution Exemption for Biomass Power Plants Center for Public Integrity 8/17/2011
Department of Energy Finalizes $102 Million Loan Guarantee to Record Hill Wind, LLC for Maine Wind Project U.S. Department of Energy 8/17/2011
Fifth Circuit Rejects Per Se Rule That Recharacterization Applies Only To Insiders Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/16/2011
Green Building Risks - What You Need to Know Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/16/2011
Department of Energy Finalizes a $967 Million Loan Guarantee to Support the Agua Caliente Solar Project U.S. Department of Energy 8/13/2011
Fish and Wildlife Service Settles Lawsuits on Listing Deadlines Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/13/2011
NLRB in Battle Against S.C. Boeing Workers Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/13/2011
Energy Department Advisory Committee Endorses Shale Gas Exploration Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/12/2011
EPA Announces Top Contenders in Energy Star National Building Competition / In the first six months of the competition, participants saved more than $3.7 million on utility bills U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/12/2011
Swift Faces Class Action Over Background Checks Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/12/2011
U.S. Advisory Group on Fracking has Abundant Ties to Energy Industry Center for Public Integrity 8/11/2011
Obama Administration Advances Efforts to Protect Health of U.S. Communities Overburdened by Pollution / Federal Agencies Sign Environmental Justice Memorandum of Understanding U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/11/2011
White House Announces First Ever Oil Savings Standards for Heavy Duty Trucks, Buses/Saving $50 billion in fuel costs and over 500 million barrels of oil U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/10/2011
EPA and USDA Create a Partnership to Improve Drinking Water Systems and Develop Workforce in Rural Communities U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/9/2011
US Labor Department’s MSHA announces $1 million for Brookwood-Sago mine safety grants U.S. Department of Labor 8/8/2011
Can Our Grid Really Get Smart? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/7/2011
US Department of Labor’s OSHA announces measures to improve Whistleblower Protection Program U.S. Department of Labor 8/7/2011
Another Federal Court of Appeals Weighs in on the Applicability of the Six-Year Statute of Limitations Period to an Overstatement of Basis McDermott Will & Emery 8/6/2011
Aviation Alert - Congress Extends FAA Authorization Through Mid-September 2011 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/6/2011
The NJ Solar Energy Industry: Boom, Correction And The Future - Part II Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 8/5/2011
SEC Investigating Shale Gas Producers Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/3/2011
Department of Energy to Invest $50 Million to Advance Domestic Solar Manufacturing Market, Achieve SunShot Goal U.S. Department of Energy 8/2/2011
It's Not Easy Being Green: Understanding and Avoiding the Pitfalls of Green Marketing Much Shelist, P.C. 8/2/2011
Environmental Justice Groups Intensify Judicial and Legislative Campaign Against California's Proposed Cap-and-Trade Program Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/2/2011
MSHA announces results of June impact inspections U.S. Department of Labor 8/1/2011
Departments of Energy, Defense Partner to Install Fuel Cell Backup Power Units at Eight Military Installations U.S. Department of Energy 7/31/2011
EPA Proposes Air Pollution (VOC) Standards for Oil & Gas Operations that EPA Claims Will Save Millions Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/31/2011
Department of Energy Cites Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Violations U.S. Department of Energy 7/30/2011
Kinder Morgan to pay more than $830,000 in overtime back wages to 4,659 employees, resolving US Labor Department lawsuit U.S. Department of Labor 7/30/2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Addresses Issues Concerning the Default Judgment Statute, the Direct Action Statute, and Personal Liability for Corporate Officers von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/29/2011
Eastern Population of Gopher Tortoise Eligible for Endangered Species Act Protection Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/28/2011
Court grants MSHA request for preliminary injunction against anthracite mine operator in Lykens, Pa. U.S. Department of Labor 7/28/2011
OEHHA Identifies 39 New Chemicals for Evaluation Under Proposition 65 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/27/2011
How Conflicts of Interest Hinder Offshore Drilling Regulation Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/27/2011
U.S. Department of Energy and India Partner to Advance Accelerator and Particle Detector Research and Development U.S. Department of Energy 7/27/2011
Department of Energy Cites Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Violations U.S. Department of Energy 7/25/2011
Office of Management and Budget Dodges Subpoena on Solyndra Center for Public Integrity 7/24/2011
California's Green Chemistry Rulemaking Renewed Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/21/2011
Oil & Gas Activities – Agencies are “Up-in-the-Air” on Air Regulations Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/21/2011
Thinking About Storage Options for Your Corn Crop? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/19/2011
Environment Nearly one-third of U.S. cars won't be ready for 2013 switch to anti-pollution technology Center for Public Integrity 7/17/2011
BARR battle: Obama administration to make more corporate jet data public despite flak Center for Public Integrity 7/16/2011
Treasury Releases Guidance on Evaluating the Cost Basis for 1603 Grant Purposes McDermott Will & Emery 7/15/2011
IRS Defends Discretion to Withhold Section 1256 Exchange Designation for ISOs McDermott Will & Emery 7/13/2011
ASTM Releases Standard Guide for Identifying and Complying with Continuing Obligations under CERCLA -Environmental Law Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/12/2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Village of East Troy’s High Capacity Well Permit; Finds WDNR Has a General Duty under Statute and the Public Trust Doctrine to Consider Impact to Waters of the State Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/12/2011
No One Knows if Texting While Driving Bans Have Prevented Car Crashes Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/11/2011
Pennsylvania To Amend Its Erosion and Sediment Control General Permit Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/10/2011
Stimulus Funds for West Virginia's Handicapped and Poor Instead Goes for Lobbying, Consulting Center for Public Integrity 7/9/2011
California Air Regulators Move Forward With Carbon Trading Program But Delay Enforcement Until 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/9/2011
Not Just Loose Change: Bottom Line Benefits of Sustainability Innovations Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/9/2011
The NJ Solar Energy Industry: Boom, Correction And The Future - Part I Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 7/8/2011
EPA and Corps of Engineers Extend Comment Period for Revised Guidance on Identifying Waters Subject to the Clean Water Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/8/2011
Transferring a Right to Discharge on the International Registry: What You Should Know Vedder Price P.C. 7/8/2011
D.C. Circuit Limits the DOT’s Authority to Regulate Air Charter Brokers Vedder Price P.C. 7/7/2011
EPA selects Colorado, North Dakota sites as case study locations for national hydraulic fracturing study U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 7/7/2011
June Proves To Be A Busy Month For ARB And Its Proposed Cap-and-Trade Program Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/6/2011
Update on Federal Response to Oil Spill Near Billings, Montana U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 7/5/2011
Choice of Law After England’s Blue Sky One Case Vedder Price P.C. 7/5/2011
Watch For Vicarious Liability For Employee Negligence Williams Kastner 7/4/2011
NYSDEC Recommends Lifting Fracking Ban, Subject to Limitations Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/2/2011
Supreme Court Changes the Climate on Greenhouse Gas Suits Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/30/2011
Federal Court Has Jurisdiction Over Local Carbon Tax Dispute Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/29/2011
Wisconsin DNR’s New Phosphorus Rules: Update – They Are in Effect Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/29/2011
EPA Rejects Confidential Business Information Claims for More than 150 Chemical Names – Posts Information on EPA Website Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/28/2011
U.S. Supreme Court Decides American Electric Power Co., Inc. v. Connecticut Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/27/2011
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds Now Available to Private Water Companies Poyner Spruill LLP 6/26/2011
More Year of the Hack: Government Based Cyber Security Threats Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/25/2011
Global Warming and Droughts Not New Information; Project Opponents Must Fairly Present Claims Before Filing CEQA Lawsuit Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/25/2011
FERC Punts on Generators' Appeals of NERC Registrations Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/23/2011
Insurance for Hydrofracking Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/22/2011
Corps Drops Appeal Over Wetlands Rules Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/22/2011
American Electric Power v. Connecticut: The Dog That Did Not Bark Andrews Kurth LLP 6/22/2011
Application of Sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act to California Delta Smelt Does Not Violate Commerce Clause Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/22/2011
Environmental Law Alert - Climate Change Torts Thrown Out of Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/21/2011
Lester Brown on How Climate Change Is Catastrophically Straining the Global Food Supply Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/21/2011
As Tornado Costs Rise, Congress Might Finally Pony Up Some Money to Look at Ways to Limit Damages Center for Public Integrity 6/20/2011
Mine Operators Face Additional Challenges, Burdens, Under New Specialized SEC Disclosure Regime Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/20/2011
California and Florida Lead Trend of New State-Level Iran Sanctions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/19/2011
A Year of Unprecedented Tornadoes and Floods — And How Insurance Helps Companies Rebuild Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/19/2011
Deepwater Drilling: Offshore Oil Progress Delayed Under "Slowmatorium" Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/18/2011
U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Wisconsin’s New Source Review Reform Rules Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/17/2011
Court Affirms CEQA Does Not Require Cumulative Impact Analysis Where Project Makes No Contribution to Groundwater Impacts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/16/2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds There is No Coverage for Negligent Entrustment of a Vehicle Because There Was No Coverage for the Underlying Negligent Operation of the Vehicle von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/13/2011
CERCLA Updates Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/13/2011
Decades After Clear Air Act, Most Smokestacks Still Lack Scrubbers Center for Public Integrity 6/11/2011
Superior Court's Injunction Preventing California's Cap and Trade Program Has Been Stayed...Right? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/10/2011
Developers Must Pay Prevailing Wages for Privately Financed Public Infrastructure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/9/2011
Obama Administration Takes Major Step toward Advanced Vehicles with New Fleet Management Practices and Launch of First Federal Electric Vehicle Pilot U.S. Department of Energy 6/8/2011
The Risks of Hydrofracking Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/5/2011
EPA Funds 10 Small Businesses to Develop Environmental Technologies U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 6/4/2011
The Countries Most at Risk for Energy Security Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/4/2011
China’s NDRC Delegates Powers to Lower Levels to Approve Overseas Investment Projects Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/3/2011
DOE Pension Obligation to Contractors has More than Doubled Center for Public Integrity 6/2/2011
Governor Cuomo Tells NYSDEC To Consider Pennsylvania Well Blowout in Horizontal Drilling Review, Finish Review by July 1 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/1/2011
Tier 1 and Tier 2 WPDES General Storm Water Permits Reissued Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/31/2011
Another Fatal Bus Crash Highlights an Expanding Industry’s Lack of Oversight Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/31/2011
Massachusetts is Winding the Future U.S. Department of Energy 5/31/2011
Federal Judge Orders California Waste Hauling Firm to Reinstate Two Drivers and Cease Anti-Union Activity National Labor Relations Board 5/31/2011
Next Stop: Better Bus Safety Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/30/2011
Non-Partisan Legislative Analyst Recommends Ceasing All Work on the Cap-And-Trade Program Until More Alternatives are Analyzed By Legislature Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/29/2011
Can I Sue My Neighbor Under Nuisance Law for Contributing to Climate Change? The Supreme Court’s AEP vs. Connecticut: A Case of “What Will Kennedy Decide”? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/29/2011
EPA Proposes Plan to Remove Contaminated Soil from Nepera Chemical Superfund Site in Orange County, N.Y.; EPA to Hold Public Meeting on June 15 to Discuss Plan U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5/28/2011
How Energy Companies Reduce Risk Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/28/2011
West Virginia Dismisses Challenge to Marcellus Oil and Gas Development Clean Air Act Permits Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/26/2011
US Labor Department’s order involving mine operator’s failure to timely notify of roof collapse upheld U.S. Department of Labor 5/25/2011
Department of Energy Offers Conditional Commitment for Loan Guarantee to Support Solar Generation Project in Nevada U.S. Department of Energy 5/24/2011
Senate Rejects Bill Attempting to Speed Up Offshore Drilling Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/24/2011
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Expanded Partnership with Industry to Advance Next-Generation Automotive Technologies U.S. Department of Energy 5/23/2011
Permitting Some Fudging on Oil Stats: Fact Check Center for Public Integrity 5/23/2011
Texas Egg Producer to Pay $1.9 Million Penalty to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5/23/2011
DOE Announces Funding for U.S.-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center U.S. Department of Energy 5/22/2011
Statement by MSHA Assistant Secretary Joseph A. Main on release of Upper Big Branch Independent Investigation Report U.S. Department of Labor 5/21/2011
Emergency Transport Company Sued by EEOC For Pregnancy Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 5/20/2011
Persistent black lung, old scourge of coal, found in autopsies of most Massey miners Center for Public Integrity 5/20/2011
MSHA signs memorandum of understanding with Interstate Mining Compact Commission during mine emergency response meeting U.S. Department of Labor 5/19/2011
Antitrust Aspects of Dealing with the Japanese Earthquake McDermott Will & Emery 5/17/2011
Prem Kumar Added to EPA Fugitive List / Defendant Failed to Surrender after Indictment in Illegal Vessel pollution case U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5/17/2011
Court Tosses Transpacific Air Passengers' Claims Based on Alleged Overcharges for Flights Originating in Asia Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/16/2011
EPA Takes Action to Protect Ground Water from Petroleum Contamination U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5/16/2011
Hyundai Ideal Electric Company to Pay $188,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Bias and Retaliation Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 5/16/2011
Bill Allowing More Offshore Drilling Introduced to Congress Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/13/2011
MSHA Releases Upper Big Branch Mine Investigation Interview Transcripts U.S. Department of Labor 5/13/2011
New Research Center to Increase Safety and Power Output of U.S. Nuclear Reactors U.S. Department of Energy 5/12/2011
After Decades, Preventable Fire Hazards Persist at Alabama Nuclear Reactor Center for Public Integrity 5/12/2011
Clean Energy Standard, is That What We're Calling it Now? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/12/2011
CFTC Proposes a Swap Product Definition and Capital Requirements Under Dodd-Frank Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/12/2011
Third Circuit Limits Continuing Nuisance Exception to Statute of Limitations (SOL) Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/11/2011
EPA Helps Build Awareness Around Asthma / Asthma affects nearly 25 million people in the U.S. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5/11/2011
Wind Power Operators Beware: OSHA Is Focused on You Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/11/2011
BP Alaska to Pay $25 Million Penalty for Alaskan North Slope Oil Spill U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5/11/2011
U.S. Cities Facing $300 Billion Exposure to Storm Surge Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/11/2011
Newt Gingrich Faces Questions About Consulting Job and Support for Biofuels Center for Public Integrity 5/10/2011
NLRB's Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon Releases Statement on Boeing Complaint National Labor Relations Board 5/10/2011
The New DOJ Working Group and What It Means to the Oil and Gas Industry Andrews Kurth LLP 5/10/2011
Wisconsin DNR’s New Phosphorus Rules: Are They in Effect? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/10/2011
How to Provide More Certainty in Financing Biomass Power Projects Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/10/2011
USDA and DOE Award Biomass Research and Development Grants to Reduce America's Reliance on Imported Oil U.S. Department of Energy 5/9/2011
Year after Tragedy, Mining Industry Seeks Some Self-Policing: Coal Companies Urge Government to Reward Safety with Fewer Inspections Center for Public Integrity 5/9/2011
Air Toxics Near Young Scholars Academy Below Levels of Concern U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5/8/2011
National Biomass Debate Intensifies With New Limits in Massachusetts Center for Public Integrity 5/8/2011
Judge Hands Everglades Permitting to EPA Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/5/2011
EPA, Clean Air Act & Climate Change: Consider the Facts McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP 5/4/2011
Proposal to Handicap EPA's Regulation of Greenhouse Gases Evaporates in Senate McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP 5/1/2011
Risk Management Lessons from the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. Black Swan or Black Sheep? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/1/2011
Obama Administration Affirms Comprehensive Commitment to Clean Water U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4/30/2011
Coal is Back, Even as the Obama Administration Pushes Green Energy Center for Public Integrity 4/30/2011
Treasury Updates Section 1603 Cash Grant Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions McDermott Will & Emery 4/30/2011
EPA and Corps Issue Draft Guidance on Waterways and Wetlands That Fall Under Federal Jurisdiction as Part of Obama Administration’s Just Released Clean Water Framework Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/29/2011
Oil and Gas Fraud Working Group to Focus on Energy Markets Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/29/2011
FERC Issues $30 Million Penalty for Alleged Violations of Anti-Manipulation Rule Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/28/2011
Renewing the Debate Over Renewables Poyner Spruill LLP 4/28/2011
CFTC & Fed Propose Margin Rules Under Dodd-Frank: Banks To Be Barred from Accepting Non Cash Collateral Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/28/2011
U.S. EPA Reaches Settlement With Company for nearly $1 Million at Anaconda Copper Mine Superfund Site U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4/28/2011
Potential North Carolina Utilities Commission "NCUC" Regulation for Sanitary Districts in North Carolina? Poyner Spruill LLP 4/25/2011
EPA Proposes Standards for Cooling Water Intake Structures at Existing Facilities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/24/2011
IMPACT: In Philadelphia, Plea for Safer Alternative at Refinery Center for Public Integrity 4/23/2011
FTC and CFTC to Share Confidential Information, Increases Investigation Risks McDermott Will & Emery 4/23/2011
Could Hydrofracking Cause Cancer? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 4/18/2011
USDA Announces Funding for Blender Pumps Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/18/2011
Formaldehyde Permitting And Toxic Tort Litigation On The Rise? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/17/2011
Unprecedented Enforcement Action is First in Mine Act History U.S. Department of Labor 4/17/2011
Robot Reworked to Analyze Radiation in Japan U.S. Department of Energy 4/17/2011
DOE's Oak Ridge and Lawrence Berkeley National Labs Join with Dow Chemical to Develop Next-Generation Cool Roofs U.S. Department of Energy 4/16/2011
Big Break for Big Oil, Larger Burden for Taxpayers Center for Public Integrity 4/15/2011
New Texas Rule Creates Liabilities and Obligations for Operators of Inactive Oil and Gas Wells Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/15/2011
Energy Dollars Fueled Campaigns of Democrats Who Defected on EPA Vote Center for Public Integrity 4/14/2011
Municipalities Are Responsible For Discharges Of Stormwater Regardless Of The Ultimate Source Of Pollution Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/14/2011
U.S. Department of Energy and Qatar Sign Agreement to Strengthen Cooperation on Clean Energy U.S. Department of Energy 4/12/2011
Final Decision Suspends California's AB 32 GHG Regulations: What Now? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/11/2011
April 4, 2011 Update on Ongoing Monitoring U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4/11/2011
EPA Awards Five Grants to Combat Bed Bugs U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4/10/2011
Pentagon Balks on Report About Rare Earth Metal Reliance on China Center for Public Integrity 4/10/2011
Climate Facts and Fancy: From God to Cows, Facts and Falsehoods Accompany Global Warming Votes Center for Public Integrity 4/9/2011
The Year 2010 In Review: Public Works Projects (CA) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/8/2011
Vice President, Two Managers of Waste Treatment Facility Sentenced for Clean Water Act felonies U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4/7/2011
Department of Energy Launches "America's Next Top Energy Innovator" U.S. Department of Energy 4/1/2011
Five Quick Facts About Incoterms 2010 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/29/2011
Cleantech Patents: When is Trade Secret the Right Protection? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/28/2011
Insurance Claims for Supply Chain Aftershocks of the Japanese Earthquake Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/27/2011
U.S. Department of Energy Releases Radiation Monitoring Data from Fukushima Area U.S. Department of Energy 3/27/2011
Tips To Get A New Market Tax Credit Commitment Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/27/2011
Water Risk in the Middle East Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/26/2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Limits WDNR’s Authority Regarding WPDES Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/24/2011
Comments Solicited on Fundamental Changes to FERC's Market-Based Rate and Merger Review Process Tests Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/23/2011
U.S. Nuclear Aid May Be Going to Countries Like Iran and Syria Center for Public Integrity 3/21/2011
Energy Department Stimulus Funds Produce Questionable Results Center for Public Integrity 3/20/2011
Quake Concern Delays Nuclear Plant Extension in California Center for Public Integrity 3/19/2011
Regulators Aware for Years of Understated Seismic Risks to Nuclear Plants -Despite Six Years of Study, Industry Collaboration, and a Missed Deadline, no Decision on Reactor Fixes Center for Public Integrity 3/18/2011
EPA Redefines “Solid Waste” to Incentivize Creative Fuel Technology: Garbage to Gold Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 3/18/2011
Reactors at Heart of Japanese Nuclear Crisis Raised Concerns as Early as 1972, Memos Show. Some Watchdogs Fear U.S. Regulators Complacent Then — and Now. Center for Public Integrity 3/17/2011
While Touting Green Power, Democrats Arrange Duke Energy Backup Loan Center for Public Integrity 3/17/2011
Earthquake, Tsunami Reshape Japan’s Coastline Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/17/2011
CFTC Proposes to Eliminate Certain Fund Exemptions and Extend Regulation of Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors Under Dodd-Frank Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/17/2011
No, EPA Can’t Require a NPDES Permit Without an Actual Discharge! (Take II) Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/16/2011
Indiana’s Environmental Legal Action (“ELA”) Statute of Limitations: 6 Years or 10? Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 3/16/2011
Congressman Says 10-mile Policy on Iodine Pills is Irresponsible Center for Public Integrity 3/15/2011
Superfund Recycling Equity Act (SREA) Fee Shifting: PRP Group Liable for Third-Party Defendants’ Attorneys' Fees Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 3/14/2011
Energy Department Announces New Advance in Biofuel Technology U.S. Department of Energy 3/14/2011
Department of Energy Finalizes $50 Million Loan for Vehicle Production Group U.S. Department of Energy 3/12/2011
Fifth Circuit Concludes that Allegations of Price-Fixing Involving Private Corporate Participation with OPEC are Beyond the Reach of Section 1 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/11/2011
Europe Just Cost Women a Bunch of Money on Their Car Insurance By Switching to Gender Equality Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/10/2011
No More Bees, No More Man? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/9/2011
EPA Postpones Deadline for Reporting 2010 GHG Emissions Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/9/2011
The Sun Sets on the Era of Unbridled Emissions Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/8/2011
Department of Energy Offers Conditional Commitment for a Loan Guarantee to Support Maine Wind Project U.S. Department of Energy 3/8/2011
Climate Change and the Duty to Defend Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/7/2011
ANALYSIS — U.S. Interests at Risk in Six Mideast Nations Center for Public Integrity 3/4/2011
Government Accountability Office "GAO" Cites Billions of Dollars in Duplication, From Military to Highways Center for Public Integrity 3/2/2011
Army Corps of Engineers Proposes New, Reissued, and Modified Nationwide Permits Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/2/2011
Taxpayers Foot Bill for Oil and Gas Well Cleanup on Federal Land Center for Public Integrity 3/1/2011
Fourth Circuit Offers Pyrrhic Victory On Corps Jurisdiction Over Developer's Clean Water Act Permit Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/28/2011
Arkansas Earthquakes Due to Gas Exploration? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 2/28/2011
EPA Issues Final Boiler MACT Rules Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/25/2011
Department of Energy Finalizes $96.8 Million Loan Guarantee for Oregon Geothermal Project U.S. Department of Energy 2/25/2011
Beyond Tax Subsidies: Developing the Infrastructure for Ethanol Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/24/2011
Protecting Against D&O Liability for Climate Change-Related Disclosures Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 2/23/2011
The Continuing Evolution in Mine Permitting -EPA's War Against Coal Reaches New Heights Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/23/2011
EPA Superfund Cleanup Costs Outstrip Funding Center for Public Integrity 2/22/2011
FCC Adopts Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/21/2011
Bill Filed to Make Site-Specific, Risk-Based Clean-Up Standards Universally Available in Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites in North Carolina Poyner Spruill LLP 2/20/2011
Court Approves Disgorgement of Profits from Anticompetitive Behavior in Electricity Market Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/18/2011
Republican Duo Supported by Energy Industry Seek to Rein in EPA on Coal Ash Center for Public Integrity 2/17/2011
China Restricts Growth of Polysilicon Industry Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/16/2011
California Court Issues Tentative Ruling Enjoining AB 32 Implementation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/12/2011
Inquiry to Learn whether Businesses Assert Business Confidentiality Claims Andrews Kurth LLP 2/11/2011
Not Your Father's Insurance Coverage: Using Transactional Insurance to Drive Business Opportunities Much Shelist, P.C. 2/10/2011
Kentucky Supreme Court Affirms Coal Company’s Efforts to Exercise Surface Rights Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/9/2011
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 and its effect on the Energy Sector Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/8/2011
A Sputnik Moment for Renewable Energy or Another Failed Launch? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/8/2011
Combating the Pirate Threat: A Rising Risk on the High Seas Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 2/7/2011
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Contractor Conflicts of Interest Andrews Kurth LLP 2/6/2011
Endangered and Threatened Species: Designation of Critical Habitat for Threatened Lower Columbia River Coho Salmon and Puget Sound Steelhead Andrews Kurth LLP 2/5/2011
Stream Conductivity: It's Not Just a Mining Issue Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/5/2011
‘Clean Energy’ Expansion Could Strain U.S. Power Grid Center for Public Integrity 2/5/2011
Call for Information Related to the Development of Emission-Estimating Methodologies for Animal Feeding Operations Andrews Kurth LLP 2/4/2011
Call for Information on Inputs to Emission Equations Under the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule Andrews Kurth LLP 2/3/2011
It Snows in Winter? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 2/2/2011
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Proposed 2012-2017 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Andrews Kurth LLP 2/1/2011
Crisis in Egypt: The Economical Repercussions Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/31/2011
9th Circuit Abandons Federal Defendant Rule Prohibiting Intervention Of Right In National Environmental Policy Act "NEPA" Cases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/30/2011
Internal E-mails Suggest Doctoring of Oil Spill Information by White House Center for Public Integrity 1/27/2011
The Practical Effects of the Revised Biomass Crop Assistance Program "BCAP" Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/26/2011
SEC Proposes Rules to Implement the Dodd-Frank Act’s Mine Safety Disclosure Requirements Andrews Kurth LLP 1/26/2011
Greenhouse Gas Permitting Requirements Now in Effect (For Now?) Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/25/2011
CleanTech Opportunities On The Rise Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/25/2011
Lender Liability and the Exception to CERCLA Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/24/2011
Commodity Futures Trading Commission "CFTC" Approves Position Limits Proposal for Derivatives Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/24/2011
EPA Defers GHG Permitting Requirements for Biomass Industries Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/18/2011
"Over the River" and into the Legal Fray: Christo and Jeanne-Claude Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/17/2011
Court Invalidates EIR's Use of a Baseline Predicated On Future, Post-Approval Conditions For Analysis of Project's Impacts - Sunnyvale West Neighborhood Assn. v. City of Sunnyvale City Council, No. H035135 (6th Dist., December 16, 2010) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/16/2011
EPA Inspector General Responds to FOIA Review by Sen. Grassley and Rep. Issa Center for Public Integrity 1/16/2011
Baseline Using Existing Entitlements Acceptable If It Corresponds To Conditions "On The Ground" - Cherry Valley Pass Acres and Neighbors, et al. v. City of Beaumont, E049651 (4th Dist. Div. 2, November 22, 2010) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/15/2011
Local Air District Rule Requiring Development Sites to Reduce Amount of Pollutants Emitted Not Preempted by the Clean Air Act - National Association of Home Builders v. San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, No 08-17309, (9th Cir., D) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/14/2011
SEC Proposes Disclosure Rules for Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers Andrews Kurth LLP 1/14/2011
Following Record Temperatures in 2010, Lobbyists Likely to Turn up Heat Center for Public Integrity 1/13/2011
New Defense Authorization Act Imposes Buy American Act Mandate for Photovoltaics Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/13/2011
Lights Out on Traditional Bulbs Poyner Spruill LLP 1/13/2011
Climate Change in the Gulf Coast Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/12/2011
Mining Groups Seek to Delay SEC’s Conflict Mineral Deadline Center for Public Integrity 1/11/2011
EPA Needs to Improve Monitoring of Missouri Toxic Waste Site Center for Public Integrity 1/8/2011
Attorney Fees Award May Be Reevaluated When Claims Are Partially Reversed On Appeal - Environmental Protection Information Center, et al. v. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, et al., A108410 (1st Dist. Div. 5, November 19, 2010) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/7/2011
Economic Recovery: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/6/2011
Landmark Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program Adopted in California Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/6/2011
Blighted Biomass Crop Assistance Program Begins Again Center for Public Integrity 1/5/2011
After Oil Spill Cleanup, Mystery Surrounds Oil Remaining in Gulf Center for Public Integrity 1/4/2011
EPA Reminds Republicans Cap-and-Trade Used to be GOP Idea — and it Worked for Acid Rain Center for Public Integrity 1/3/2011
How Carjackers Celebrate New Year’s Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/31/2010
What’s So Smart About Smart Grids? Poyner Spruill LLP 12/30/2010
European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Corporate Social Responsibility Foley Hoag LLP 12/28/2010
President Signs Tax Bill with Numerous Renewable Energy Implications Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/28/2010
The Year in Risk - Recap of Natural and Man-Made Disasters of 2010 Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/25/2010
Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Global Warming Litigation In American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/23/2010
Increase in Accidents Since Ban on Texting Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/22/2010
U.S. Department of Energy Announces up to $30 Million for Research to Advance Next Generation Biofuels Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/18/2010
EPA Workshops: Cumulative Mixtures Risk of Six Selected Phthalates Andrews Kurth LLP 12/17/2010
USEPA’s DRAFT “Integrated Cleanup Initiative” Andrews Kurth LLP 12/16/2010
SEC Moves Ahead On Oil, Mining, Derivatives Transparency Center for Public Integrity 12/15/2010
From Trash to Cash - General Liability Policies Purchased Before Mid-1980s May be Able to be Sold Back. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/15/2010
Draft Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System Andrews Kurth LLP 12/14/2010
CFTC Proposes Definitions for "Swap Dealer" and "Major Swap Participant" Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/14/2010
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program: Draft Policies and Procedures for Screening Safe Drinking Water Act Chemicals Andrews Kurth LLP 12/13/2010
The Legal Recourse in a Sea of Oil Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/13/2010
Regulating the Regulators: West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) Forced to Issue Permits to Itself Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/12/2010
Guidance on Planning, Implementing, Maintaining, and Enforcing Institutional Controls at Contaminated Sites Andrews Kurth LLP 12/12/2010
EPA Releases Final Renewable Energy Fuel Standards for 2011 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/11/2010
Capacity Transfers on Intrastate Natural Gas Pipelines Andrews Kurth LLP 12/11/2010
Reform Reading: SEC Tackles Energy Payments, Conflict Minerals Next Week Center for Public Integrity 12/10/2010
New Wisconsin Law Goes Into Effect Banning Landfilling of Used Oil Filters and Absorbents on January 1, 2011 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/10/2010
Intellectual Property Traps When Using Federal Money for Renewable Energy Projects Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/9/2010
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Finds For Insurer Holding That Insured’s Alleged Negligence Was Not An Independent Concurrent Cause of An Accident von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 12/8/2010
Attention Walmart Shoppers: The DHS Needs Your Help Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/8/2010
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles; Proposed Rule Andrews Kurth LLP 12/7/2010
IRS Gets More Tools to Crack Down On Overseas Tax Cheats Center for Public Integrity 12/6/2010
Independent Contractor Misclassification Cases Cost yet another Truck Delivery Firm Millions to Settle Pepper Hamilton LLP 12/4/2010
Chamber Seeks Cash From Insurers, Financial Firms For New Effort, Health Reform and Financial Rules Targeted by Anti-Regulation Drive; EPA Rules Too Center for Public Integrity 12/1/2010
PTO Expands Program Expediting Green Tech Patents Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/1/2010
New York Joins Other States in Suing FEDEX for Misclassification of its Ground Division Drivers as Independent Contractors Pepper Hamilton LLP 11/29/2010
“Beneficial Use” of Coal Ash In Question As EPA Mulls Regulation Center for Public Integrity 11/26/2010
Director Kappos Gives Early Holiday Present to Patent Owners of "Green Technology" Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/23/2010
USEPA Guidance: GHG Permitting to Begin January 2011 for Largest Stationary Sources Andrews Kurth LLP 11/21/2010
Courts Clarify Local Agency Role In Mobile Home Park Ownership Conversions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/20/2010
FTC Proposes Changes to "Green Guides" Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/18/2010
Proposition 23's Failure Means Full Speed Ahead on AB 32 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/16/2010
EPA Issues Guidance on Permitting for GHG Emissions Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/14/2010
Even More Risky Than Texting While Driving? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/14/2010
USPTO Extends and Expands the Green Technology Pilot Program Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/13/2010
EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules Expanded to Oil and Gas - Update Andrews Kurth LLP 11/12/2010
Revised Biomass Crop Assistance Program Begins Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/11/2010
Record FCPA Settlements Continue, Important Lessons To Be Learned Andrews Kurth LLP 11/10/2010
CFTC Proposes Anti-Manipulation Rules to Implement Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/9/2010
Texas Railroad Commission, O&G Division, Clarification re Filing Application to Maintain and Use a Pit Andrews Kurth LLP 11/6/2010
Natural Gas Industry Challenges EPA's Costly Rule Targeting Emissions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/4/2010
Lawsuit Challenging Legitimacy of LEED Program Could Have Major Implications Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/3/2010
Two Recent Cases Shed Light on Liquidated Damages Vedder Price P.C. 11/2/2010
UPDATE: The Luxembourg Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Railway Rolling Stock Vedder Price P.C. 10/28/2010
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Concludes That Pollution Exclusion is Not Applicable Despite the Presence of Bat Guano On Residence von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/27/2010
Lender Environmental Liability Under CERCLA...and How to Avoid It Much Shelist, P.C. 10/27/2010
What Does a Surface Transportation Board (STB) Filing Tell You? Vedder Price P.C. 10/26/2010
Court of Appeal Upholds Previous Decision, Finding that the Requirements for Exhausting Administrative Remedies Before Challenging Ceqa Exemption Did Not Apply -- Tomlinson v. County of Alameda Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/26/2010
Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Two Bills Providing Moderate CEQA -California Environmental Quality Act Improvements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/23/2010
FERC Introduces Tougher Rules on Credit Practices in Organized Electric Markets Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/22/2010
If Approved by Voters on November 2nd, California Ballot Initiative Would Suspend California's Climate Change Law Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/21/2010
FTC Updates “Green Guides” to Environmentally Friendly Marketing Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/19/2010
China Plays Hardball With Rare Earth Exports Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/18/2010
Will The Revised "Green Guides" Do More Harm Than Good? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/18/2010
EPA’s Draft Plan for Putting Contaminated Sites to Good Use: “RE-Powering America’s Land” Andrews Kurth LLP 10/17/2010
Sweat the Small Stuff: Building-Scale Renewables and Sustainability Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/13/2010
Clean Coal Technologies. Need for Meaningful Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/6/2010
Distracted Driving Policies: Improve Safety and Limit Exposure Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/5/2010
Department of Interior Issues New Rules for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Andrews Kurth LLP 10/2/2010
CFTC to Address Requirements for Reporting of Pre-Enactment Swaps Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/27/2010
Assessing Your Current Leases for Implementation of LEED® Pepper Hamilton LLP 9/24/2010
The Risks of Climate Change: Christiana Figueres Wants Improved Resiliency and Insurance Solutions Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/23/2010
Wood-to-Energy Developments Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/23/2010
Renewable Energy Financial Incentives: Interested Parties Scramble for More Time Pepper Hamilton LLP 9/22/2010
EPA Looks to the Sky for New Limits on Natural Gas Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/21/2010
Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Review Seventh Circuit Decision Holding that Bankruptcy Does Not Discharge Environmental Clean-Up Liability Under The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RCRA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/21/2010
Top Ten Disasters of the Past Decade - from an Insurance and Risk Management Perspective Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/21/2010
The Risks of Climate Change Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/20/2010
New Railroad Commission of Texas Rules re 10-Year Inactive Wells Andrews Kurth LLP 9/20/2010
Considerations for Design Services Agreements for Projects Seeking LEED® or Similar Certification Pepper Hamilton LLP 9/20/2010
NOAA Establishes New “Climate Service” Office and Names Regional Climate Services Directors Andrews Kurth LLP 9/19/2010
Class Action Defense Cases–Hershey v. Energy Transfer Partners: Fifth Circuit Court Affirms Dismissal Of Class Action Complaint Under Commodities Exchange Act Holding Plaintiffs Failed To Adequately Allege Specific Intent Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell LLP 9/18/2010
When Are We Going to Get This Transmission Thing Right? Installations of Wind Turbines in the Second Quarter of 2010 are Down by Nearly 70%. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/15/2010
Wisconsin Public Service Commission Approves Administrative Rule to Site and Permit Wind Farms Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/13/2010
U.S. Supreme Court Faces Issue of Litigation vs Regulation for Setting GHG Limits Andrews Kurth LLP 9/10/2010
New FAA Re-Registration and Renewal Rule Becomes Final Vedder Price P.C. 9/3/2010
Learning from Katrina: Storm Surge Protection Is Paramount Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/1/2010
Bloodsucking Bedbugs Back Biting Big Apple Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/31/2010
Hurricane Earl Projected to Possibly Strike Northeast Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/30/2010
States to Re-evaluate Feed-in Tariffs After Recent FERC Ruling Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/29/2010
Are Oil-Eating Bacteria Cleaning Up the Gulf? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/28/2010
Building Better Bridges - Engineering Firm that Consulted on Minneapolis I 35W Bridge that Collapsed in 2007 Agrees to Pay Out $52.4 Million. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/26/2010
CFTC Fines ConAgra $12 Million, Two Commissioners Dissent Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/26/2010
The Next Frontier of Risk: Space Debris Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/26/2010
Ninth Circuit Rules that NPDES Permits Are Required for Logging Road Ditches and Culverts Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/24/2010
Regulation by Litigation: Fourth Circuit Weighs in on Nuisance Suits Involving Air Emissions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/23/2010
Everything's Gone Green - CleanTech Meets the Fashion Industry Andrews Kurth LLP 8/23/2010
EPA Proposing Chemical Regulation Changes That Implicate Industry Trade Secret Issues Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 8/23/2010
Was a Bad Egg Behind the Egg Recall? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/21/2010
Wisconsin Supreme Court: Settling Within Policy Limits Does Not Preclude a Bad Faith Claim Against Insurer Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/19/2010
Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion and the Federal Response: Part Two How will Federal Actions Ultimately Impact West Virginia’s Coal Mining Industry? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/18/2010
Demand for Oil Companies To Prove Disaster Preparedness Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/17/2010
Coastal Commission's No Substantial Issue Determination Will Be Upheld Even If Project Technically Not Consistent With LCP Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/16/2010
Environmental Risk: Not a Hot Topic For Spain’s Businesses Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/16/2010
Three-Year Statute Of Limitations Applies To Inverse Condemnation Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/14/2010
Wisconsin Public Service Commission Presented Final Recommendations For Rule to Site and Permit Wind Farms Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/14/2010
Spilling the Blame -System Failures Leading to the BP Oil Spill. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/12/2010
Under CERCLA, "Owner" Means Owner When Cleanup Costs Are Incurred, Not When Reimbursement Is Sought Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/12/2010
The Gulf is Not the Only Place Experiencing an Oil Spill -Kalamazoo River, Michigan Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/1/2010
California Endangered Species Act Prohibits State Agencies From Taking Threatened and Endangered Species Without Permit Authority Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/27/2010
County Approval of Conditional Siting Agreement Not A Project Approval Under CEQA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/26/2010
Recent Court Ruling Lowers Threshold for Obtaining Treble Statutory Damages in Class Actions Brought Pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/26/2010
Congress Passes Legislation Requiring Oil, Gas and Mining Companies to Report Payments to Government Foley Hoag LLP 7/25/2010
CFTC Designates Four Additional Electricity Contracts as SPDCs Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/23/2010
9th Circuit Upholds Critical Habitat Designation for Mexican Spotted Owl Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/22/2010
Supreme Court Says Florida's Beach Preservation Activities Did Not Infringe Shoreline Property Rights; Justices Scrap Over Role Of Courts In Property Takings Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/21/2010
9th Circuit Upholds Corps Permit and Biological Opinion Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/20/2010
General And Special Benefits Of Special Assessments Must Be Separated And Quantified Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/19/2010
New Kentucky Law Bans Texting While Driving Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/19/2010
Notice Of Exemption Triggers A 35-Day Statute Of Limitations Under CEQA Despite Flaws in Underlying Approval Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/18/2010
Attention West Virginia County Boards of Education: Is "Proof" Required for Utilizing Charter Buses? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/18/2010
Distracted Driving on Company Time . . . Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/17/2010
CFTC Finds Two Monthly Mid-C Electricity Contracts Are SPDCs Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/17/2010
Pennsylvania Legislature Expresses Intention to Enact a Natural Gas Severance Tax Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/15/2010
Supercenters Do Not Automatically Trigger Requirement To Study Urban Decay Effects In An EIR Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/11/2010
EPA Proposes 'Veto' of Section 404 Permit for Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Project in West Virginia Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/9/2010
EPA's Climate Change Requirements Grow: Underground Coal Mines Added to List July 6, 2010 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/6/2010
After the Supreme Court's Free Enterprise Fund Decision, Could NERC's Level of Autonomy Face a Constitutional Challenge? Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/5/2010
Could "Green Energy" Replace Coal? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/2/2010
Update on Initiative to Suspend California's Global Warming Bill Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/2/2010
US Patent Office Expands Green Technology Accelerated Examination Program - More categories of invention are now eligible for expedited processing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/2/2010
By the Numbers: The Gulf Oil Spill - Some Statistics on the Gulf Oil Spill Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/2/2010
Solar City May Be Subject To “Light-Handed” Retail Regulation In Arizona Troutman Sanders LLP 6/30/2010
The Supreme Court or Congress: Which Will Decide Whether Large Emitters of Greenhouse Gasses May be Held Liable for the Effects of Global Warming? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/29/2010
Thinking Small - Risk Management Considerations for Nanotechnology Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/27/2010
Slick Attorneys - Thoughts About Attorney Marketing and the Gulf Oil Spill TC Public Relations 6/23/2010
When the Fail-Safe Fails - Collective Risk Management Failings which Lead to the Gulf Oil Spill Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/23/2010
FERC Proposes Significant Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Reforms Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/23/2010
UK Environmental Regulation- EU's Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/23/2010
Sustainability — Managing a Major Business Risk Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/18/2010
Sixth Circuit Throws Out Lost Profits Claim, Requires Disclosure of Cost Savings Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/16/2010
BP Oil Spill Claims Reach $1.6 Billion Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/15/2010
Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion and the Federal Response. How Will Federal Actions Ultimately Impact West Virginia’s Coal Mining Industry? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/13/2010
The Dangerous Driver Dilemma Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/13/2010
Oil and Gas 101: The Basics for County Boards of Education Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/12/2010
Vehicle Telematics: Risk Management at Every Turn Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/12/2010
Insurance Coverage for Gulf Oil Spill Losses Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/11/2010
Charting the BP Oil Spill in Infographic Form Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/10/2010
Does Saying “I Was Wrong” Help Repair the Brand? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/9/2010
Political Enforcement v. Due Process: Does the Victor Create Safety for Our Nation's Miners? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/9/2010
How Not to Manage Your Reputation Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/9/2010
Gulf Oil Spill, Day 44 Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/8/2010
The Risks of Oil-Producing Countries Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/7/2010
I-94W Paper Form for Visa Waiver Program Travelers to be Eliminated Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/5/2010
Coal Ash Regulations: EPA Speaks--Sort of... Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/5/2010
EPA Issues Final “Tailoring” Rule for Greenhouse Gas Emissions 5/29/2010
Dodd-Lincoln Derivatives Regulation Bill Passes Senate - Issues Shifted to Conference Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/25/2010
EPA'S New "Guidance" on Coal Mine Permitting Reveals a Different Kind of Transparency Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/25/2010
Customs Reverses Course on Proposed Change to Jones Act Interpretation Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 5/25/2010
New Measures to Strengthen Aviation Security Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/21/2010
Obtaining Stimulus Funds Comes With "Green" Strings Attached Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/20/2010
MSHA - Whose Plan Is It? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/19/2010
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Denial Of Due Process In The MSHA Conference Process Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/19/2010
New Federal Requirements for Coal Barges and Other Vessels Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/18/2010
EPA Proposing New Enforcement Priorities Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/18/2010
Appalachian Coal Industry Faces Challenges in 2010 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/18/2010
EPA Targets Refineries, Power Facilities, Large Sources in GHG Permit Tailoring Rule Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/18/2010
West Virginia Legislature Voices Opposition to EPA Intrusion into State Water Quality Rulemaking Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/16/2010
The Emissions Trading Scheme in European Airspace Takes Shape—Can the United States Be Far Behind? Vedder Price P.C. 5/15/2010
Collateralization of Swap Obligations in Leveraged Financings Vedder Price P.C. 5/15/2010
Single-Purpose Entities and Independent Directors: Does the General Growth Ruling Change Structured Finance? Vedder Price P.C. 5/15/2010
EPA’s New Enforcement Priorities Target the Energy Extraction Industry Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/13/2010
CFTC Designates Seven ICE Natural Gas Contracts as "Significant Price Discovery Contracts," Subjecting Them to Regulatory Oversight Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/12/2010
EPA Proposing New Enforcement Priorities Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/10/2010
Before and After Kingston: A Coal Ash Litigation Update Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/6/2010
Are We There Yet? Motor Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Rule Just a Pit-Stop, But Don't Ask for Directions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/5/2010
EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules Expanded to Oil and Gas, Enhanced Oil Recovery 4/1/2010
Department of Transportation Prohibits Drivers of Commercial Vehicles From Texting While Driving Poyner Spruill LLP 3/30/2010
Developing Frac Issues – Newly Proposed Completion Rules for Wyoming & Pennsylvania Andrews Kurth LLP 3/30/2010
State Legislatures Continue Their Attack on Banning the Use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in Baby Bottles and Containers Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP 3/23/2010
EPA Announcement Is First Public Acknowledgment that New Fracing Study Is Underway Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/18/2010
FERC Issues NOPR to Address Control and Affiliation Concerns Schiff Hardin LLP 3/17/2010
Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Concerns May Slow Natural Gas Development Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/15/2010
EPA Rulemaking Hotline Andrews Kurth LLP 3/8/2010
Insurers Prevail Before Nebraska Supreme Court in Environmental Coverage Dispute Troutman Sanders LLP 2/21/2010
Making the Case for Causation in Toxic Tort Cases: Superfund Rules Don’t Apply Schiff Hardin LLP 2/18/2010
Massachusetts Appeals Court holds that exception to pollution exclusion allows coverage for common law liability, even when such liablity overlaps 21E liability Nina E. Kallen Attorney at Law 2/16/2010
$2.3 Billion in Clean Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits Awarded Morris Manning & Martin, LLP 2/3/2010
Building Green Without Losing Green: Managing Risks In Sustainable Design And Construction Contracts Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 2/1/2010
Increased Governmental Scrutiny on Oil and Gas Development Andrews Kurth LLP 1/31/2010
Stricter Smog Standards to Burden Municipalities and Industry Andrews Kurth LLP 1/31/2010
Divided SEC Adopts Guidance on Climate Disclosure, But Uncertainty Remains 1/29/2010
Soaring Patent Activity in Biofuel Technology Part II 1/27/2010
Soaring Patent Activity in Biofuel Technology Part I 1/27/2010
How "Absolute" is the "Absolute Pollution Exclusion"? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/17/2009
Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics: The Truth Behind MSHA Penalty Challenges Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/22/2009
Double Jeopardy? Citizen Suit May Proceed Despite Government Enforcement Action Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/20/2009
Global Warming Litigation and the Ghost of Mrs. Palsgraf - Why Carbon-Heavy Entities Should Be Scared of Both Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/8/2009
EPA’S FINAL GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING RULE: A KEY PIECE OF THE EMERGING FEDERAL REGULATORY REGIME ON CLIMATE CHANGE Ungaretti and Harris LLP 10/16/2009
United States Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Travelers Appeal Of Manville Related Liability Clark Hill PLC 9/11/2009
ILLINOIS TRIAL COURT RULES THAT INSURED FAILS TO PROVE EXHAUSTION OR IMPAIRMENT OF $41 MILLION IN PRIMARY COVERAGE RELATED TO UNDERLYING ASBESTOS BODILY INJURY SUITS Clark Hill PLC 9/10/2009
WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT RULES ON NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES, ALLOCATION Clark Hill PLC 9/9/2009
NAIC ADOPTS MANDATORY REQUIREMENT THAT INSURERS DISCLOSE CLIMATE CHANGE RISK Clark Hill PLC 9/9/2009
Understanding the Federal Climate Change Legislation: The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, H.R. 2454 Ungaretti and Harris LLP 9/1/2009
Stopping CERCLA Liability In Its Tracks? Supreme Court Limits Joint And Several Liability, Narrows Arranger Liability Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 8/25/2009
Employers Should Have Written Policy for Employee Mobile Phone Usage While Operating a Motor Vehicle Poyner Spruill LLP 8/10/2009
New Developments on Federal Highway and Transit Programs Akerman Senterfitt 7/30/2009
Chinese Drywall Remediation: What Needs to be Imported into your Construction Contract? Akerman Senterfitt 7/1/2009
Department of Energy Outlines Funding for Solar and Geothermal Energy Projects Day Pitney LLP 6/29/2009
Ten Ways to “Green” A Commercial Lease Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC 6/27/2009
New Jersey & Pennsylvania – Law Firms The New Jersey-Israel Connection: “Green” Buildings And Much More Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/3/2009
New Jersey & Pennsylvania – Law Firms The Path To New Jersey’s Future Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/3/2009
Obama's Environmental Programs Offer Business Opportunities Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC 6/1/2009
Reminder to Retailers and Restaurant Owners: Truncate Credit Card Numbers and Eliminate Expiration Dates to Avoid FACTA Litigation Much Shelist, P.C. 5/31/2009
Avoid Class Action Litigation: Compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act When Faxing Advertising Material Much Shelist, P.C. 5/31/2009
The Devil Is in the Details (Part III): The Risky Intersection between Insurance Coverage and Corporate Transactions Much Shelist, P.C. 5/26/2009
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