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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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Jul
17
2010
CFTC Finds Two Monthly Mid-C Electricity Contracts Are SPDCs Bracewell LLP
Jul
17
2010
Distracted Driving on Company Time . . . Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jul
18
2010
Attention West Virginia County Boards of Education: Is "Proof" Required for Utilizing Charter Buses? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
18
2010
Notice Of Exemption Triggers A 35-Day Statute Of Limitations Under CEQA Despite Flaws in Underlying Approval Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
19
2010
New Kentucky Law Bans Texting While Driving Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
19
2010
General And Special Benefits Of Special Assessments Must Be Separated And Quantified Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
20
2010
9th Circuit Upholds Corps Permit and Biological Opinion Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
21
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
Jul
22
2010
9th Circuit Upholds Critical Habitat Designation for Mexican Spotted Owl Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
23
2010
CFTC Designates Four Additional Electricity Contracts as SPDCs Bracewell LLP
Jul
25
2010
Congress Passes Legislation Requiring Oil, Gas and Mining Companies to Report Payments to Government Foley Hoag LLP
Jul
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
Jul
26
2010
County Approval of Conditional Siting Agreement Not A Project Approval Under CEQA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
27
2010
California Endangered Species Act Prohibits State Agencies From Taking Threatened and Endangered Species Without Permit Authority Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
1
2010
The Gulf is Not the Only Place Experiencing an Oil Spill -Kalamazoo River, Michigan Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
12
2010
Under CERCLA, "Owner" Means Owner When Cleanup Costs Are Incurred, Not When Reimbursement Is Sought Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
12
2010
Spilling the Blame -System Failures Leading to the BP Oil Spill. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
14
2010
Wisconsin Public Service Commission Presented Final Recommendations For Rule to Site and Permit Wind Farms Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
14
2010
Three-Year Statute Of Limitations Applies To Inverse Condemnation Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
16
2010
Environmental Risk: Not a Hot Topic For Spain’s Businesses Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
16
2010
Coastal Commission's No Substantial Issue Determination Will Be Upheld Even If Project Technically Not Consistent With LCP Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
17
2010
Demand for Oil Companies To Prove Disaster Preparedness Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
18
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
Aug
19
2010
Wisconsin Supreme Court: Settling Within Policy Limits Does Not Preclude a Bad Faith Claim Against Insurer Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
21
2010
Was a Bad Egg Behind the Egg Recall? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
23
2010
EPA Proposing Chemical Regulation Changes That Implicate Industry Trade Secret Issues Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
23
2010
Everything's Gone Green - CleanTech Meets the Fashion Industry Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
23
2010
Regulation by Litigation: Fourth Circuit Weighs in on Nuisance Suits Involving Air Emissions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
 

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