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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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Nov
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2015
Release of First Draft of Pennsylvania Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force Report Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Feb
26
2016
Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs CAA 112(r) Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Aug
24
2016
2016 Toxic Substances Control Act Reporting Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Aug
29
2016
Third Circuit Denies Environmental Challenge Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Nov
17
2020
Disagreement Does Not Mean Ambiguity: West Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Water Backup Exclusion Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
20
2017
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Opens Brief Window for Impact Fee Refund Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
May
8
2019
A Line in the Sand: Weld County & Boulder County Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
24
2014
Does New Ohio EPA Policy Means Less Familiarity With Sources? Agency to Rotate Inspectors and Permit Writers Every 5 Years Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jan
13
2015
Indiana Legislature Considers Aboveground Storage Tank Legislation Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jan
23
2015
G80-A – Class II General Permit for Natural Gas Activities Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
8
2015
Northern Long Eared Bat To Be Designated as Threatened, not Endangered – Litigation Immediately Begins Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jan
7
2020
Did I Miss Something? What Happened in the Energy Sector in the Rockies Around the Holidays Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
23
2015
Pennsylvania Chapter 78 Rules on Oil and Gas Activities – New Issues, New Controversies Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
16
2020
Tell Me Somethin’ Good Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Dec
22
2015
Texas House Bill 2207 Takes Effect January 1, 2016 re: Oil and Gas Leases Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
21
2016
OSHA’s Silica Exposure Rule Set to Impact Hydraulic Fracturing Operations Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
8
2016
Concentrated Solar Plants – Ray of Light for Renewable Power? Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
30
2016
TSCA Reform Bill Signed Into Law: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Nov
7
2018
Proposition 112 Does Not Pass in Colorado Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
3
2017
State Department Approval of Keystone XL Gives False Sense of Pipeline’s Regulatory Finality Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Sep
17
2014
Congress Tries to Reign in US EPA Rulemaking on Waters of the United States Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
25
2014
PA Chapter 78 Rulemaking Revisions – A Break for Conventional Operations Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
25
2019
Wyoming’s Increases in the Energy Sector are Visually Apparent Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jan
16
2015
MATS Corrections --Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Sep
25
2019
Oil and Gas Bankruptcies Rising Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
4
2019
PHMSA’s New Rules Aim to Overhaul Pipeline Safety Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Mar
25
2015
West Virginia DOL May Require PE's Working Shale Gas Development to Obtain Contractor License Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
8
2015
Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Issued; Criticized by NGOs and Challenged by Industry and States Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
 

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