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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
12
2013
Senate Bill Would Increase Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Budget by Over 12 Percent Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
12
2013
D.C. Circuit’s Decision Remanding PM-2.5 Implementation Rules Is Not Preventing Redesignation of PM-2.5 Nonattainment Areas Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
12
2013
A Closer Look at the Supreme Court's Koontz Decision [VIDEO] Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul
12
2013
Inter-regional Plans for the Nation's High-Voltage Transmission Grid Land on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Doorstep McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
12
2013
The Internet, Food, Petroleum, and World Culture: Recent Updates to the Syria Sanctions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
11
2013
Farming Solar Rays: County Decision to Approve Industrial-Scale Solar on Williamson Act Lands OK'd Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
11
2013
The Supreme Court Gets It Right On Takings - And Wrong - A View from "Inside the Curtilage": The Property Owner's Perspective Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
11
2013
Establishing a Legal Lake Level in Michigan Varnum LLP
Jul
11
2013
Farmers Win Some And Lose More in Michigan Wetland Amendments Varnum LLP
Jul
11
2013
Michigan’s Wetland Statute Amended to Satisfy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Varnum LLP
Jul
11
2013
New York Vermiculite Regulation Update Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
11
2013
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) Extends the Availability of Valuable Solar Carve-Out Program McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
11
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Issues Guidance on the Conflict Minerals Rule Faegre Drinker
Jul
10
2013
The Farm and FY14 Energy and Water Development Bills Mintz
Jul
10
2013
New International Trade Commission (ITC) Investigation Could Affect Supply of Oil and Gas Tubulars Bracewell LLP
Jul
10
2013
On Heels of European Raids, Energy Companies Face U.S. Class Actions McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
10
2013
MassDEP Issues New Solid Waste Master Plan Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
9
2013
Seventh Circuit Determines That Failing to Obtain a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permit is a One-Time Violation of the Clean Air Act Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
9
2013
Railway Agrees to Pay over $49,000 Penalty and Change Practices to Resolve Solid Waste Claims in Settlement with MassDEP Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
9
2013
U.S. Pledges Support for Investments in Sub-Saharan African Power Projects McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
9
2013
Public Water System Manager Found Guilty of Tampering with Drinking Water Samples After Trial
Jul
9
2013
Energy and Environmental Law Update - Week of July 8, 2013 Mintz
Jul
9
2013
Massachusetts Appeals Court Reaffirms Local Control Over Nonconforming Uses Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
9
2013
Revised Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Regulations Codify Review of Project Greenhouse Gas Emissions Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
8
2013
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Fines Generator for Violations Related to Lead Line Operations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
8
2013
Increased Fracking on the Horizon in UK Gas Sector? McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
8
2013
Solar Panels at General Motors (GM) Tech Center Varnum LLP
Jul
8
2013
U.S. District Court Vacates SEC Rule on Extractive Industries Disclosure Requirements; Issuers Await Decision on Conflict Minerals Rule Greenberg Traurig, LLP
 

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