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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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May
6
2020
Virginia Clean Economy Act Requires Extensive New Clean Energy Measures Beveridge & Diamond PC
Sep
8
2022
California Passes Two New Bills to Overhaul State’s Battery Extended Producer Responsibility Program and Broadly Expand State’s E-Waste Program Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
17
2015
MassDEP Provided Substantial Discretion to Interpret Legislative Mandate in Global Warming Solutions Act Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jun
2
2020
EPA Warns Against False or Misleading Antiviral Claims, Highlights Enforcement Beveridge & Diamond PC
Oct
13
2022
MTCA Liability for Smokestack Emissions Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jun
16
2020
Oregon Appeals Court Confirms Water Rights for Hydroelectric Power Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jun
24
2020
Massachusetts SMART Program Regulations: More Solar Capacity, Less Land Area Beveridge & Diamond PC
Nov
1
2022
EPA Region 1 Expands NPDES Stormwater Permitting Requirement to Sites Across Three Massachusetts Watersheds Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
24
2020
Pacific Northwest Utilities Seek Thousands of Megawatts of New Renewable and Non-Emitting Energy: A Huge Opportunity for Independent Power Producers Beveridge & Diamond PC
Sep
1
2020
Montana Supreme Court Rejects Public Service Commission’s Reduction of Avoided Cost Rates and Contract Terms for PURPA Contracts Beveridge & Diamond PC
Oct
10
2015
California Attorney General Proposes Proposition 65 Amendments To Address Litigation Abuse Beveridge & Diamond PC
Oct
14
2020
Oregon Releases Updated Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance Beveridge & Diamond PC
Oct
27
2020
Brazilian Institute Proposes Revised Chemical Classification, Labeling, and Hazard Communication Standard Beveridge & Diamond PC
Nov
10
2015
Eighth Circuit Holds Fear of Contamination Insufficient to Establish Nuisance Class Beveridge & Diamond PC
Nov
18
2015
Substantial OSHA Penalty Increases Are Coming Beveridge & Diamond PC
Dec
14
2022
Washington Supreme Court Affirms Ecology’s Authority to Bypass Rulemaking When Requiring New PCB Sampling Methods Under CWA Permits Beveridge & Diamond PC
Dec
7
2020
Mandatory Climate Risk Disclosures in the UK by 2025 Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jan
5
2023
EPA Issues Environmental Justice Guidance for Clean Air Act Permits Beveridge & Diamond PC
Dec
9
2020
COVID-19 Impacts in Massachusetts: Governor Returns Businesses to Phase 3 Step 1 and State Jury Trials Delayed Until January Beveridge & Diamond PC
Feb
16
2023
Washington Department of Ecology Signals that Nooksack Basin Water Rights Adjudication is Ready for Launch Beveridge & Diamond PC
Feb
23
2023
Ninth Circuit Causes a Ripple Beveridge & Diamond PC
Feb
9
2021
Agriculture In Focus Under Biden Climate Policy Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jun
25
2018
Appeals Court Offers Path for Challenging ZBA’s Failure to Act Beveridge & Diamond PC
Feb
19
2021
After Months of Delay, EPA Quietly Takes Steps Toward Community Outreach on Ethylene Oxide Risks Beveridge & Diamond PC
Aug
3
2018
Top Environmental Authority in China Proposes Amendment to the Solid Waste Law Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
18
2021
Washington Joins Chorus of States with Major Environmental Justice Laws Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
23
2023
EPA Proposes New Rules Strictly Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Nation’s Fossil Fuel Power Plants Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
27
2021
The Need for Speed: Five Drivers Affecting Developments in Climate Action Beveridge & Diamond PC
 

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